Sullivan, who faced criminal charges over incidents at Uber, is joining cyber risk management company BreachRx as a senior adviser.
BreachRx, which closed a $6.5 million seed round Tuesday, provides customers with a platform that automates how they respond to a cyberattack, including how they need to communicate with regulators.Nearly a year ago, a federal judge sentenced Sullivan to three years' probation and 200 hours of community service for charges related toThe case marked what's believed to be the first time a U.S. security executive has faced criminal charges for mishandling a data breach.
The growing regulatory pressure on all executives, not just security chiefs, to clean up poor internal practices could force companies to invest more in security and help CISOs in the long run, he argued.On one hand, Sullivan said, the Securities and Exchange Commission's newthat many companies have spoken out against are a "step in the right direction."
"I don't think the SEC has gone rogue," he said. "This is an inevitable change that's happening, and until the problems start to diminish to a manageable level, expectations are going to rise."Ever since Sullivan's charges, the cybersecurity community has been trying to figure out how much of a precedent his case actually set.
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