SpyCloud has promoted Trevor Hilligoss to chief intelligence officer and Jason Lancaster to chief investigations officer.
The company said Thursday the two longtime executives have been named to the newly created leadership roles as part of its ongoing push to strengthen identity threat protection capabilities and disrupt cybercrime, citing their longstanding contributions to the company’s growth, innovation and leadership in the cybersecurity space.
“These promotions recognize not only their individual leadership, but also the critical role their teams play in advancing our mission to stop cybercriminals from profiting off stolen identity data,” said Ted Ross, co-founder and CEO of SpyCloud.
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Who Is Trevor Hilligoss?
Hilligoss has been serving SpyCloud for more than three years. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s global intelligence strategy, directing research on cybercriminal methods and the collection of compromised data that fuels identity-based attacks. Before his promotion, Hilligoss served as senior vice president of SpyCloud Labs, the company’s in-house security research team. He will continue to lead the organization, overseeing security research focused on underground data, malware and phishing infrastructure.
Prior to joining the private industry, Hilligoss was a special agent with the FBI Cyber Task Force and the Army Criminal Investigation Division. He served in the U.S. Army for nine years.
Who Is Jason Lancaster?
Lancaster will manage SpyCloud’s global investigations strategy, shaping the methods and tradecraft used to expose hidden threats and speed attribution. He has been with the company for nearly nine years, serving in various leadership roles, including SVP of sales engineering and investigations, head of investigations, and director of security research. Lancaster has helped grow the company’s investigations and engineering teams while strengthening public-private collaboration to counter cybercrime.
He previously held roles at CloudPassage, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Integrated Computer Solutions, and has advised the U.S. Congress, the Obama administration and the World Economic Forum on cybersecurity policy and cybercrime prevention.
