Fenix24 named industry veteran Edwin Covert as Vice President of Advisory Services.
Edwin Covert brings over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and information technology, with previous leadership roles at Bowhead Specialty Underwriters (BSU), Warner Brothers Discovery and Entertainment, and Deutsche Bank. In his prior role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head of Cyber Risk Engineering at BSU, he led the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) program, enhancing executive risk transparency and ensuring adherence to SEC 8-K/10-K and NYDFS cybersecurity regulations, which strengthened regulatory compliance and informed board-level decision-making. He also designed and implemented a third-party risk management framework and developed a FAIR-based cyber risk quantification model, enabling business leaders to translate technical risks into financial and reputational impacts.
In his new role at Fenix24, Covert will work closely with battalion company, Athena7, which provides organizations with IT security assessments to gather more insight in their security risks and top-priority vulnerabilities, helping create the foundation of a cyber resilience strategy.
“Fenix24 is the largest global player in the restoration space following a ransomware. The perspective and insights we gain from helping companies recover gives us a unique ability to help companies in peacetime understand how their infrastructure, backups, and infrastructure will really be impacted by todays threat actor tactics. ” said Fenix24 CEO Mark Grazman. “Bringing on an industry leader like Edwin Covert to help lead our advisory battalion Athena7 is a strategic move that strengthens our ability to help organizations proactively prevent destructive cyber attacks. His deep expertise will be instrumental in building out our advisory services, empowering clients to better understand, quantify, and mitigate their cyber risks.”
Covert added, “Cyber resilience demands a proactive, prevention-first approach. “I’m excited to join Fenix24 at such a pivotal time for the company and cybersecurity industry. I look forward to helping build prevention services that help organizations strengthen their security posture, reduce risk exposure, and make more informed business decisions.”
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