{"id":22281,"date":"2023-08-24T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vantage-wordpress.azurewebsites.net\/?post_type=news&p=22281"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T19:24:38","slug":"vantage-data-centers-appoints-gregory-thompson-jr-as-inaugural-chief-information-security-officer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vantage-dc.com\/fr\/news\/vantage-data-centers-appoints-gregory-thompson-jr-as-inaugural-chief-information-security-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage Data Centers Appoints Gregory Thompson Jr. as Inaugural Chief Information Security Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER (Aug. 24, 2023) <\/strong>\u2013 Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of Gregory Thompson Jr. to its global leadership team as chief information security officer (CISO). In this newly created role, Thompson will lead the strategy to further strengthen Vantage\u2019s cybersecurity posture to secure data as the company continues to scale internationally, including building a model for security threat responses, creating business continuity plans, and developing and maintaining state-of-the-art security architecture portfolio wide.<\/p>\n

With nearly 15 years of experience navigating security requirements across commercial and government organizations, Thompson most recently served as the global vice president of physical security and cybersecurity at Vantage. Prior to joining Vantage, Thompson was a security manager at General Dynamics Corporation where he oversaw the organizational security efforts for more than 400 employees. Earlier in his career, he held several roles at the FBI, including acting associate chief security officer, where he demonstrated his commitment to risk reduction by implementing enhanced security measures and risk assessments.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the increased number of cyber threats that businesses all around the world are faced with today, it\u2019s our responsibility to be prepared to address and mitigate the potential harm these may cause,\u201d said Chris Yetman, chief operating officer at Vantage. \u201cAs Vantage continues to scale internationally, so do our networks, demanding a holistic approach to strengthening the cybersecurity protections for our customers and for our organization. I\u2019m pleased to continue working with Greg in this new capacity to mature our cyber program while investing in technology and processes to best protect our systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a volatile time in the cybersecurity space as organizations across multiple industries face cyber events each day,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cI\u2019m excited to take on this new role and exclusively lead Vantage\u2019s cyber initiatives to protect our digital infrastructure across the company\u2019s growing number of data center assets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson\u2019s dedication to security excellence has earned him industry recognition as part of Security Systems News\u2019 40 under 40 list in 2020 and the Northern Virginia Technology Council\u2019s (NVTC) Next Generation Leader award in 2021.<\/p>\n

About Vantage Data Centers
\n<\/strong>Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world\u2019s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit https:\/\/vantage-dc.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Press Contacts
\n<\/u>Mark Freeman
\nVantage Data Centers
\nmfreeman@vantage-dc.com<\/a>
\n+1-202-680-4243<\/p>\n

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Robin Bectel
\nREQ for Vantage Data Centers
\nvdc@req.co<\/a>
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