Cybersecurity firm Optiv Security said Thursday it has added a familiar name to its board for those who track CIA and U.S. military history.
Retired United States Army General David Petraeus, who spent nearly 40 years in the U.S. military, went on to become the nation’s CIA director until he resigned in 2012 after . After that, a global investment firm that .“This is the only corporate board on which Gen. Petraeus currently serves, but he was excited at the opportunity to work with Optiv through his role at KKR. Dave has been really keen on Optiv for a long time and believes we have the perfect set of capabilities to address the serious cyber security problem. We are thrilled to have such tremendous partners in our corner to help us in this fight,” said Dan Burns, Optiv’s CEO.
Dave DeWalt, the former FireEye and McAfee CEO, also joined Optiv’s board. DeWalt headed up McAfee when it was acquired by Intel for $7.7 billion in 2010.
Optiv was created after November 2014 when in Kansas. The company offers anti-hacking services and cybersecurity consulting — a fast-growing industry as more companies become proactive in monitoring potential cyber threats.
