London – Netcraft has appointed cybersecurity industry veteran Darren Lee to its Board of Directors as the company looks to expand its brand and digital risk protection business.
Lee brings more than two decades of experience in enterprise technology and cybersecurity, including more than 14 years at Proofpoint, where he held senior leadership roles as the company expanded its business.
Before joining Proofpoint, Lee was CEO of information governance company NextPage, which was acquired by Proofpoint. At the time of the acquisition, Proofpoint was a private company generating less than $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR).
During Lee’s time at Proofpoint, the company went public through a US initial public offering and grew to more than $2 billion in ARR and more than 4,000 employees globally.
Netcraft said Lee will bring experience in scaling cybersecurity products, portfolios and go-to-market strategies as the company continues its global expansion.
The company provides brand protection and threat disruption services to organisations including financial institutions, government bodies and large enterprises. Netcraft said it has blocked more than 230 million multichannel threats to date and takes down nearly one-third of the world’s phishing sites.
The company has also expanded its focus from threat takedowns to pre-emptive disruption, targeting criminal infrastructure before it can be used in attacks. Netcraft said the move reflects the growing use of artificial intelligence by attackers to accelerate phishing, brand impersonation and fraud.
“Netcraft has built something uniquely difficult to replicate: decades of actionable, proprietary threat intelligence combined with direct connections and longstanding relationships with internet infrastructure providers, and the ability to effectively disrupt criminal infrastructure,” said Darren Lee, Board Member at Netcraft.
“The opportunity for security leaders now is to build on that foundation, leveraging innovative tools and capabilities to identify more proactive ways to protect their brands and customers. I look forward to working with the Netcraft team as they continue to strengthen their market-leading position and expand their solutions that help security leaders take decisive action to stop cybercrime,” he continued.
“Darren has a rare perspective in cybersecurity, as he has built companies as an entrepreneur and then helped scale one of the industry’s most successful security businesses through multiple stages of growth,” said Ryan Woodley, CEO of Netcraft.
“He understands what it takes to expand a product portfolio, build enduring customer value, and establish a cybersecurity company as a category leader. That experience will be incredibly valuable as Netcraft enters its next phase of growth,” Woodley continued.
