BATON ROUGE, La. — Financial services IT security veteran Joseph Cooper has joined TraceSecurity Inc., a provider of security compliance and risk management solutions.
Cooper, founder and former CEO of Digital Defense Inc., will be director of financial services for Baton Rouge-based TraceSecurity (www.tracesecurity.com) and report to CEO Peter Stewart.
TraceSecurity has grown rapidly and now has a client list of more than 500 credit unions, banks and other organizations, the company says. Cooper will help oversee Trace Security's financial services division, Stewart says.
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"Our market awareness and traction in the financial services arena has been unprecedented, and the addition of Joseph will add fuel to that fire," Stewart says. "Joseph's experience and innovation in the field of security compliance, and expertise in the financial services industry makes him an ideal fit for the position of director of financial services."
Cooper, who founded Digital Defense in San Antonio in 1999, holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) designations and a bachelor's degree in economics from Wake Forest University.
"TraceSecurity is highly regarded by organizations in the financial services arena as the thought leader in security compliance management. I look forward to working closely with the executive management team to further improve TraceSecurity's market share in the high-growth security compliance and financial services marketplace," Cooper says.
Cooper helped lead Digital Defense (www.digitaldefense.net) to prominence in IT security in the credit union space and is a frequent speaker for organizations that include NAFCU, CUNA, the ABA and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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