BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SOC Prime, provider of the world’s largest and most advanced threat detection marketplace, today announced the appointment of James Carrigan as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. Mr. Carrigan’s strong track record as a leader in strategic cybersecurity sales will act as a catalyst for SOC Prime’s growth on a global scale.
“James’ impressive reputation, industry relationships, and repeated ability to drive growth made him the obvious choice for the job,” said Andrii Bezverkhyi, founder and CEO at SOC Prime. “James’ decision to continue his career with SOC Prime further validates our vision for collaborative cyber defense. We’re very excited to have him on board.”
Mr. Carrigan, a renowned cybersecurity leader, brings more than 15 years of experience having successfully grown strategic sales for well-respected companies like AT&T and Verizon. During his 10-year tenure at AT&T as Vice President of Cyber Security Sales, Mr. Carrigan built the company into a global MSSP with revenues north of $500M. As Vice President & Global Managing Director of Cyber Security Solutions for Verizon, Mr. Carrigan grew the cybersecurity practice from -2% growth to +16% in just 24 months. Most recently, Mr. Carrigan served as CRO of New Zealand-based RedShield, where he oversaw global sales. In his new role, Mr. Carrigan will lead global sales and sales engineering teams for SOC Prime.
“Throughout my career there’s never been a more important time to make an impact in cybersecurity. I’m excited to be continuing my journey with SOC Prime,” said James Carrigan, VP of worldwide sales, SOC Prime. “Just this year we’ve seen major vulnerabilities and malware-based threats devastate organizations, demonstrating a dire need to make threat detection and mitigation a priority for security teams. I’m confident in SOC Prime and in its ability to harness the collective expertise of the global cybersecurity community to assist organizations in facing today’s dynamic threat landscape.”
In October 2021, SOC Prime announced $11.5M in funding, to be used to scale adoption of the company’s Threat Detection Marketplace. In addition to Mr. Carrigan, SOC Prime has grown by 15% since February 1st, 2022, and remains on target to be 160 strong by the end of FY23.
About SOC Prime
SOC Prime operates the world’s largest and most advanced platform for collaborative cyber defense. Relied upon by over 7,000 global organizations, SOC Prime supercharges SOC operations enabling teams to hunt for threats and defend against attacks easier, faster, and more efficiently than ever before. Powered by its Detection as Code platform that cultivates collaboration from a global cybersecurity community, the solution curates the most up-to-date Sigma-based threat detection content and integrates with over 25 SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms. Flexible subscriptions ensure that both organizations and individual operators can benefit from SOC Prime’s curated detection content and enhanced cyber defense capabilities. Founded in 2015, SOC Prime is backed by DNX Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Rembrandt Venture Partners. For more information, visit https://socprime.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter @SOC_Prime.
