Meta hires Assaf Keren from Qualtrics and PayPal as its new chief information security officer

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Meta hired Assaf Keren as its new CISO from Qualtrics and PayPal, replacing Guy Rosen who announced his departure in June

Meta has hired Assaf Keren as its next chief information security officer, filling a vacancy created when Guy Rosen announced his departure in June after 13 years at the company. Keren joins this week from software platform Qualtrics, where he spent two years as chief security officer, and previously held the same title at PayPal. Rosen will remain as CISO through a transition period of several months before leaving later this year, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the appointment.

Keren said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday that he would focus on building security and trust into Meta’s artificial intelligence systems and underlying infrastructure. The mandate reflects how thoroughly AI has reshaped Meta’s operations since Mark Zuckerberg told employees earlier this year that the company was...

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