LONDON (December 7, 2010) - Trustwave, a leading provider of information security and compliance solutions, announces the appointment of John Yeo to Director of SpiderLabs for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). SpiderLabs is the advanced security team within Trustwave responsible for application security, incident response, penetration testing, physical security and security research.
Yeo has significant experience within information security, with a specific focus on information protection and assurance, security testing and digital forensics. Most recently, Yeo was country lead for Verizon Business's Threat and Vulnerability Management Practice covering the United Kingdom and Ireland. Immediately prior, he was a senior security consultant specializing in network and Web application penetration testing working with a broad portfolio of clients including financial institutions, retail, gaming and telecommunications.
At Trustwave, Yeo will be responsible for managing all aspects of SpiderLabs EMEA including application security, penetration testing and incident response. As a security advisor to Trustwave's clients, he will help them build holistic security programs to help ensure they are adequately protecting critical assets and personally identifiable data.
Yeo is a recognized Chartered Professional member of the British Computer Society and is one of fewer than a hundred people in the United Kingdom qualified to lead security assessments of Her Majesty's government information system deployments on behalf of the Computer and Electronic Surveillance Group (CESG), the information assurance arm of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). He is a member of the globally recognized Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) where he maintains Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) status.
"SpiderLabs is world renowned for solving the most challenging technical security problems," said Yeo. "We have the necessary expertise, service maturity, geographic coverage and agility required to deliver enterprise class security services and forensic investigations across the region. I look forward to driving our growth across EMEA by consistently helping customers solve their security problems with tailored solutions."
"John has extensive experience and a strong understanding of the technical security challenges faced by our SpiderLabs' customers," said Andy Bokor, executive director of Trustwave EMEA, APAC. "We're excited to have him leading our strategic development and growth, and providing our customers with the knowledge required to enhance data privacy."
About Trustwave
Trustwave is a leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based information security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and government entities throughout the world. For organizations faced with today's challenging data security and compliance environment, Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its flagship TrustKeeper® compliance management software and other proprietary security solutions including SIEM , WAF , EV SSL certificates and secure digital certificates . Trustwave has helped hundreds of thousands of organizations-ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers-manage compliance and secure their network infrastructures, data communications and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/.