Amazon’s new board member is a cybersecurity founder who sold his last company to Google for $5.4B
Amazon said Mandia’s cybersecurity background will help the board address AI-driven threats as the company adds a veteran breach investigator and startup founder.
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Amazon’s new board member is a cybersecurity founder who sold his last company to Google for $5.4B
Amazon has named Kevin Mandia, the founder of breach-investigation firm Mandiant, to its board of directors, adding security expertise a few months after former NSA director Keith Alexander stepped down. Mandia now runs Armadin, a startup that uses AI to run attacks against corporate networks as a way of testing their defenses.
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsKevin Mandia joins the Amazon board with 30-plus years in cybersecurity
Amazon elected Kevin Mandia to its Board of Directors on September 8. Mandia founded Mandiant and served as its CEO before Google acquired the firm in September 2022, and he has worked against cyber threats in the public and private sectors for more than 30 years. Amazon called cybersecurity “one of the most consequential risks and responsibilities organizations face today,” and pointed to advances in AI as the reason the threat landscape keeps …
Amazon (AMZN) Appoints Cybersecurity Veteran Kevin Mandia to Boa | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware - National Cyber Security Consulting
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN announced on September 8, 2026, that its Board of Directors has elected Kevin R. Mandia as a new director. Mandia, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity industry, will also serve on the company's Audit Committee and Security Committee, according to a recent SEC Form 8-K filing. Mandia brings a wealth of experience […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!
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