Former CrowdStrike Sales Leader Joins Push Security as Chief Revenue Officer
Kevin Arsenault brings extensive experience in building high performance teams to browser-based ITDR space
Push Security, a pioneer in identity threat detection and response (ITDR), announced that Kevin Arsenault has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Arsenault has a distinguished background and proven success at other cutting-edge cybersecurity companies, including Proofpoint, an innovative cybersecurity and compliance vendor, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) leader CrowdStrike. He brings a wealth of expertise that will support Push Security’s mission to redefine identity security by securing browser-based identity threat visibility and response.
“Bringing Kevin on to the team signifies a strategic commitment to our growth and leadership within ITDR, as we continue our focus on protecting organizations from emerging threats to the new identity perimeter.”
Arsenault brings the experience of more than two decades in sales leadership to Push, most recently as CRO for Ordr, a leader in connected device security. Prior to Ordr he was part of the early sales team at CrowdStrike, which was instrumental in building strong revenue growth and helping take the company to a billion-plus valuation in its 2019 initial public offering. Continued success led to him ultimately serving as vice president of sales for North America. Before CrowdStrike, he was vice president of worldwide advanced security and information governance sales at Proofpoint, helping build the sales team and revenues in advance of a highly successful 2012 IPO which saw a 30 percent increase in share price during its debut.
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“We’re incredibly excited to welcome Kevin to the Push team,” said Adam Bateman, co-founder and CEO of Push Security. “Kevin joined CrowdStrike at a time when attackers had shifted their focus from attacking the network perimeter, to attacking endpoints. At that time, security teams lacked the telemetry and visibility required to detect attacker activity at the endpoint. Now he’s joining Push at a time where attackers have shifted from the endpoint to identities in the cloud. We’ve both lived through these big shifts in attacker tactics before, so we make the perfect team to help the industry advance the ITDR space.”
Push Security’s distinctive browser-based ITDR approach leverages unique telemetry and in-browser response controls to identify, intercept, and shut down identity attacks as they happen. By adopting this proactive and identity-focused stance, Push Security aims to advance the ITDR space in a way that mirrors the shift seen in EDR, which was largely driven by innovations like those championed at CrowdStrike and other emerging players.
“I’m thrilled to join Push Security at such a pivotal time in the evolution of identity security,” said Arsenault. “Just as the advent of EDR set a new standard, Push has a similar opportunity to make an impact in ITDR. Our approach to leveraging the browser as a telemetry source and control point is uniquely positioned to address critical gaps in identity security, particularly against sophisticated threats like adversary-in-the-middle attacks.
“This is the future of proactive identity defense, and I’m excited to bring my experience to drive the company into its next phase,” he added.
Unlike traditional tools that primarily protect at the device level, Push brings a distinct approach to ITDR, focusing on cloud and browser visibility, capturing insights into potential identity threats in a way that fundamentally addresses key vulnerabilities in modern security tools and frameworks.
“As Push Security continues to expand, the company remains committed to building a diverse and innovative team dedicated to redefining identity security for the modern enterprise,” added Bateman. “Bringing Kevin on to the team signifies a strategic commitment to our growth and leadership within ITDR, as we continue our focus on protecting organizations from emerging threats to the new identity perimeter.”
