The Department of Homeland Security has named Mischel Kwon, the chief IT security technologist for the U.S. Department of Justice, as the new head of its U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author has been selected to run a new government organization whose mission is to protect the computer networks of federal agencies from attack, his former company announced on Thursday.

Brian Cohen has been named president and chief executive officer of Steelbox Networks

In a move overshadowed by sizable layoffs announced this week, Yahoo has named VeriSign's Aristotle Balogh its new chief technology officer (CTO).

Symantec has reorganized a key part of its operations, moving away from a business unit-based model, and elevated Enrique Salem, formerly group president, worldwide sales and marketing, to chief operating officer.

McAfee, in a filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, has restated a decade of earnings after the company revealed last year that an internal investigation turned up stock option improprieties.

Vendors LogLogic and Steelbox Networks today announced the appointment of new chief executives -- both former leaders of recently acquired security providers.

The latest from the boardrooms of the IT security industry.

The latest happenings in the boardrooms of the IT security world.