Gemini Taps David Damato as its Chief Security Officer
- Damato joins the cryptocurrency exchange from Tanium, where he was also the CSO.
Gemini Trust Company, LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has managed to secure David Damato as its Chief Security Officer (CSO), the company announced this Monday.
In this new role, Damato will be in charge of the Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term’s security program. He joins the company with more than two decades worth of experience in security leadership and will report directly to Gemini's Chief Executive Officer, Tyler Winklevoss.
Commenting on the appointment, Tyler Winklevoss said: "Security is the bedrock of our culture, and Dave adds to that legacy. His depth of security knowledge and his experience defending global networks will be invaluable as we continue to build the market's most secure cryptocurrency offering."
Damato joins Gemini from Tanium
Damato joins the crypto firm, which has been actively expanding its senior management over the past year, from Tanium, where he was also the CSO. He joined the world's most valuable privately-held Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a blanket term that refers to the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft.More broadly speaking, cybersecurity can also represent countermeasures against damage to hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.It was not long ago that the term cybersecurity not exist as it was first used in 1989. In today’s vernacular cybersecurity, refers to measures taken to protect a computer or computer Cybersecurity is a blanket term that refers to the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft.More broadly speaking, cybersecurity can also represent countermeasures against damage to hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.It was not long ago that the term cybersecurity not exist as it was first used in 1989. In today’s vernacular cybersecurity, refers to measures taken to protect a computer or computer Read this Term company in June of 2015 until leaving this month, his LinkedIn states.
David Damato, Chief Security Officer of Gemini
Source: LinkedIn
During his time at Tanium, Damato was responsible for both leading and building the company’s security team that built security systems provided to protect government agencies, banks, and Fortune 500 companies.
In his career, Damato was also an early member of the leadership team at Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm that was acquired by FireEye. Initially joining the firm in 2010 as a Manager, he went on to become a Director in 2011 and Managing Director in 2013, until leaving the firm in 2015.
Damato also spent more than four years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he first an associate and worked his way up to a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Washington Federal Practice (WFP).
During his career, he has also been a Network Engineer at Raytheon, an Advisory Board Member, Computer and Digital Forensics at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and an Advisory Board Member for Remediant and Exabeam, his LinkedIn states.
Gemini Trust Company, LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has managed to secure David Damato as its Chief Security Officer (CSO), the company announced this Monday.
In this new role, Damato will be in charge of the Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term’s security program. He joins the company with more than two decades worth of experience in security leadership and will report directly to Gemini's Chief Executive Officer, Tyler Winklevoss.
Commenting on the appointment, Tyler Winklevoss said: "Security is the bedrock of our culture, and Dave adds to that legacy. His depth of security knowledge and his experience defending global networks will be invaluable as we continue to build the market's most secure cryptocurrency offering."
Damato joins Gemini from Tanium
Damato joins the crypto firm, which has been actively expanding its senior management over the past year, from Tanium, where he was also the CSO. He joined the world's most valuable privately-held Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a blanket term that refers to the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft.More broadly speaking, cybersecurity can also represent countermeasures against damage to hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.It was not long ago that the term cybersecurity not exist as it was first used in 1989. In today’s vernacular cybersecurity, refers to measures taken to protect a computer or computer Cybersecurity is a blanket term that refers to the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft.More broadly speaking, cybersecurity can also represent countermeasures against damage to hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.It was not long ago that the term cybersecurity not exist as it was first used in 1989. In today’s vernacular cybersecurity, refers to measures taken to protect a computer or computer Read this Term company in June of 2015 until leaving this month, his LinkedIn states.
David Damato, Chief Security Officer of Gemini
Source: LinkedIn
During his time at Tanium, Damato was responsible for both leading and building the company’s security team that built security systems provided to protect government agencies, banks, and Fortune 500 companies.
In his career, Damato was also an early member of the leadership team at Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm that was acquired by FireEye. Initially joining the firm in 2010 as a Manager, he went on to become a Director in 2011 and Managing Director in 2013, until leaving the firm in 2015.
Damato also spent more than four years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he first an associate and worked his way up to a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Washington Federal Practice (WFP).
During his career, he has also been a Network Engineer at Raytheon, an Advisory Board Member, Computer and Digital Forensics at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and an Advisory Board Member for Remediant and Exabeam, his LinkedIn states.