Quorum Cyber, has announced the appointment of Joe Strathmann as chief operating officer (COO). Strathmann will be responsible for operationalising Microsoft Security for customers on a global scale.

A senior security operations leader with more than 25 years of experience in IT services and cybersecurity, Strathmann previously held senior operational leadership roles at Secureworks and Rapid7, where he led global managed security services, security operations centres (SOCs), and professional services organisations supporting customers worldwide.

Chief executive, Federico Charosky commented: “Strathmann will focus on bringing the organisation closer to the customer, while unlocking the power of AI in delivering frontier-grade security capabilities”.

“He joins at a time when the company is rapidly evolving its operating model, focusing on delivering stronger productivity, clearer ownership of security outcomes and outstanding customer experience”.

As cyber threats grow in scale and sophistication, organisations increasingly need integrated security operations.

Commenting on his appointment, Strathmann said: “The model we’re building brings intelligence, incident response, advisory expertise, and SOC operations together along with our deep expertise in Microsoft security tool sets, so customers experience security as one coordinated capability with clear ownership of the outcome. When threats emerge, they know exactly who is responsible and how their security is being managed.”

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Quorum is aligning these capabilities into a single operating model to simplify how customers receive cybersecurity services. 

Strathmann will play a key role in shaping how the company continues to operationalise Microsoft Security for organisations adopting the platform at scale, and helping customers translate security capabilities into measurable improvements in resilience. 

Under Strathmann’s leadership, Quorum Cyber will seek to strengthen the operational foundation of its services, allowing customers to experience cybersecurity as a coordinated security operations capability. This will allow intelligence, incident response, advisory expertise, and SOC operations to operate as a single system, focused on protecting the customer.