SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aryaka®, the leader in Unified SASE as a Service, today announced new personnel and program investments in its commitment to delivering performance, agility, simplicity and security across customers' global networks. The company has promoted Vidyaranya Maddi to Chief Customer Officer and hired Scott Fanning, formerly of Palo Alto Networks, as VP of Security Product Management. Aryaka also announced the launch of the Aryaka Cyber Threat Research Lab (CTRL), a proactive research center committed to the identification, analysis and mitigation of emergent network security risks and threats.
Maddi to Lead Aryaka’s Customer Success Teams
Vidyaranya Maddi, a leader at Aryaka for over 12 years, has been named Chief Customer Officer. Over the past decade, Maddi has spearheaded Aryaka’s global delivery and support functions, transforming customers’ networks and network security. His efforts have contributed to an average customer tenure of over eight years and a Gartner Peer Insights rating of 4.7 out of 5, exemplifying Aryaka’s reputation as an industry leader. In his expanded role, Maddi will oversee the entire customer success function, team and experience, ensuring seamless interactions and value delivery across all touchpoints.
“Delivering outstanding service to our customers has always been at the heart of Aryaka’s mission,” said Maddi. “Over the years, I’ve seen our customer-first culture and innovative solution offerings create meaningful impact for our customers. My focus now is to further enhance our Customer Success Management (CSM) function, ensuring we anticipate and meet customer needs throughout their entire secure networking journey.”
"Today marks a significant step forward in Aryaka's journey to deliver secure, dependable and performant applications,” said Shailesh Shukla, CEO, Aryaka. “Maddi's promotion to Chief Customer Officer underscores Aryaka’s dedication to fostering a customer-centric culture and delivering superior value to our global customers.”
Fanning to Drive Product Advancement
A seasoned cybersecurity leader with over 25 years of experience, Scott Fanning will join the team to accelerate the advancement of Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service, leveraging Aryaka's OnePASS architecture to offer unique and differentiated ways to address ever-expanding threats and new attack surfaces introduced with the AI adoption.
Fanning brings first-hand experience in leading innovative approaches to solving new security problems. Fanning joins Aryaka from Palo Alto Networks, where he led the team for Cloud Delivered Security Services. Prior to that, he was the first Head of Product for cloud security at CrowdStrike, where he delivered their leading Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP). His career also includes managing cybersecurity products and services for Citrix and McAfee, and more than a decade at Cisco in various security engineering and product management roles.
“The security landscape is evolving rapidly, with adversaries leveraging AI to exploit gaps in enterprise defenses,” said Fanning. “Aryaka’s Unified SASE as a Service Platform delivers unparalleled observability, consolidating siloed tools to close these gaps and protect customers from advanced threats. I am thrilled to join this talented team to help our customers worldwide stay ahead of adversaries by empowering them with innovative, leading-edge security solutions.”
Aryaka Cyber Threat Research Lab (CTRL) Ensures Advancement of Unified SASE as a Service
Under the leadership of Aditya Sood, VP of Security Engineering and AI Strategy and author of the newly released Combating Cyberattacks Targeting the AI Ecosystem, the Aryaka CTRL team will conduct proactive research to analyze data and stay ahead of the latest threats. By prioritizing real-world threat evaluations and collaborating with industry threat research groups, CTRL will ensure Aryaka’s solutions continue to deliver state-of-the-art defenses against advanced threats. CTRL regularly posts content on the Aryaka blog here.
“The launch of Aryaka CTRL underscores Aryaka’s commitment to providing effective and actionable defenses to our customers, already delivered through built-in network layer controls embedded in our OnePASS architecture,” said Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer, Aryaka. “Proactive research and threat intelligence by CTRL and adding Scott's deep expertise to the team will continue to fuel Unified SASE as a Service innovations to deliver unparalleled protection against evolving cyberattacks, including ones targeting GenAI implementations.”
“This announcement underscores our investment and dedication to ensuring our solutions remain at the forefront of secure networking in the emerging AI era,” Shukla added. “These strategic moves reinforce Aryaka's position as the leader in Unified SASE as a Service and empower us to deliver the most secure, agile and customer-centric solutions on the market.”
About Aryaka
Aryaka is the leader in delivering Unified SASE as a Service, a fully integrated solution combining networking, security, and observability. Built for the demands of Generative AI as well as today’s multi-cloud hybrid world, Aryaka enables enterprises to transform their secure networking to deliver uncompromised performance, agility, simplicity, and security. Aryaka’s flexible delivery options empower businesses to choose their preferred approach for implementation and management. Hundreds of global enterprises, including several in the Fortune 100, depend on Aryaka for their secure networking solutions. For more on Aryaka, please visit www.aryaka.com.
