Cybersecurity
People and talent professionals in Cybersecurity
These ten HR, people and talent acquisition professionals have worked at cybersecurity companies, in roles ranging from people leadership to hands-on recruiting. A reader can learn how security companies recruit technical talent, build their people teams, and keep HR processes working as headcount grows.
Professionals to explore
01—10Charis Hammond
LinkedInExperience: Head of Talent Acquisition, AMS & EMEA · DigiCert
Head of Talent Acquisition, AMS & EMEA at DigiCert since 2026 and former Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition at DigiCert (2024–2026). The profile describes DigiCert as a global security authority whose encryption is trusted by major ecommerce brands and the world's largest companies. Other listed roles include Talent Partner at Rubrik (2022–2024) and Recruiter at Ping Identity (2019–2022).
Chloe Thirion
LinkedInExperience: Talent Acquisition Specialist · SBS CyberSecurity
Talent Acquisition Specialist at SBS CyberSecurity since 2025; the profile describes SBS CyberSecurity as a computer and network security company offering cybersecurity consulting. Former Talent Specialist (2023–2025) and People Operations Specialist (2020–2024) at Axcient, and Human Resources Assistant at Professional Case Management (2019–2020).
Dhanya Nair
LinkedInExperience: Talent Acquisition Partner · Arctic Wolf
Talent Acquisition Partner at Arctic Wolf since 2025. Former Senior Recruiter (2022–2024) and Talent Acquisition Specialist (2018–2022) at Sophos, Talent Acquisition Partner at Dassault Systèmes (2024–2025) and HR Specialist at Amazon (2016–2018). The profile describes recruiting for technical, IT and cybersecurity roles, including demand planning, talent mapping and employer branding.
Erin O'Brien Furlani
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Talent Acquisition · Barracuda
Former Global Director of Talent Acquisition (2021–2025) and Global Manager of Talent Acquisition (2021) at Barracuda. Recruiting Manager at Mecklenburg County since 2025 and Founder & Managing Member at Vertex Point Holdings, LLC since 2026; former Talent Acquisition Manager at Ora (2020–2021). The profile describes building global recruiting teams and aligning recruiting processes with business needs.
Jill Samuel
LinkedInExperience: VP, HR · Dragos, Inc.
Former VP, HR at Dragos, Inc. (2018–2024) and Vice President of Human Resources at NowSecure (2017–2018). Chief People Officer at Surefire Cyber Inc. since 2026, and former VP of HR at SixMap, Inc. (2024–2026). The profile describes expertise across human resources management, including strategy, policy, organizational development and training.
Liat Dvir
LinkedInExperience: VP of HR · Tenable
Former VP of HR at Tenable (2023–2025); the profile describes Tenable as a computer and network security company specializing in vulnerability and exposure management. Chief People Officer & Chief of Staff at Oak - Identity Security OS since 2026. Other listed roles include Chief Human Resources Officer at PointFive (2025–2026), Chief People Strategy Officer at Ermetic (2022–2023) and VP People & Talent at SentinelOne (2021–2022).
Mira Smus
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of People · SafeBreach
Global Head of People at SafeBreach since 2026, and also Global People Manager at SafeBreach since 2025. Former People Manager (2023–2025) and People Partner (2021–2023) at SafeBreach, and Global Talent Acquisition Partner at Checkmarx (2018–2021). The profile describes SafeBreach as a pioneer in the Breach and Attack Simulation category.
Ofir Kopf
LinkedInExperience: HR & Talent Acquisition Manager · QMasters Cyber Security Services
HR & Talent Acquisition Manager at QMasters Cyber Security Services since 2026. Former Talent Acquisition Specialist at Matrix (2025–2026) and Recruiter at Maof - מעוף (2024–2025). The headline describes IT and cybersecurity talent acquisition, with sourcing, screening and hiring for system administration, networking, cybersecurity and application security roles.
Ricki Nordman Harell
LinkedInExperience: Head of People · Sweet Security
Head of People at Sweet Security since 2025; the profile describes Sweet Security as a computer and network security company offering a cloud security platform. Former Director Of HR & Talent Acquisition (2022–2025) and Head of HR TLV (2019–2022) at At-Bay, and Senior HR Manager at PX.com (2019).
Rijwana Quazi
LinkedInExperience: Global Senior Director, HR - Global HR Leader for R&D and Customer Success · Netskope
Global Senior Director, HR - Global HR Leader for R&D and Customer Success at Netskope since 2021. Former Global Senior Director, HR - Global HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition leader R&D at Proofpoint (2018–2021) and Global Director, HR - Global HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition leader R&D at Proofpoint (2014–2018). The headline describes scaling high-growth SaaS and cybersecurity organizations.
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Check whether the person's relevant role is current or past and whether it was a company-wide people leadership role, an HR business partner role or a hands-on recruiting job. Match that to your decision, such as a people leader for organization design or a talent acquisition lead for hiring security engineers.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you find and close candidates for hard-to-fill security engineering roles? What has worked and what hasn't?
- 02Which HR processes broke first as the company grew, and what did you change to fix them?
- 03Tell me about a time a reorganization or acquisition forced you to rework hiring plans. What would you do differently?
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