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Patrick Neise Joins Groove as Chief Information Security OfficerGroove, a market-leading sales engagement platform for enterprises using Salesforce®, today announced Patrick Neise has joined the company as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Patrick is a former Director of Operations for the NSA Red Team with deep expertise in protecting information systems from cyber threats at the highest level. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005316/en/ 
Patrick Neise, Chief Information Security Officer at Groove. (Photo: Business Wire) As CISO at Groove, Patrick is committed to implementing systems and technology to ensure that the company's systems remain hardened against the ever-evolving and expanding security threats targeted at SaaS companies. "Groove's commitment to security begins with its unique architecture, and I look forward to helping Groove further harden its information systems as we continue to grow the company, product offerings, and customer base," said Patrick Neise, CISO at Groove. "Groove made some smart decisions early on that have enabled it to meet the demands of its most demanding and security-minded customers. It's my job to implement the systems and controls to ensure we're always one step ahead of both customer needs and emerging threats." Groove stands out as the only enterprise sales engagement platform that is built natively on Salesforce, which eliminates the risks introduced by syncing with third-party databases. In addition to the security features of its platform, Groove is SOC2 Type 11 certified and is compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and other global privacy laws. "Patrick's in-the-trenches experience at the NSA protecting our nation's most valuable assets from cyber threats might seem like overkill for a software company, but security has always been a central pillar of our platform," said Chris Rothstein, CEO and Co-founder of Groove. "It's a big win to add his deep security expertise to our leadership team. The security needs of the large and complex enterprises we serve are only going to get more stringent, and Patrick is the perfect person to ensure we can meet them all." Security is Built into the Foundation of Groove's Sales Engagement Platform Groove was architectured to meet the rigorous security standards required by financial services firms, large enterprises, and other organizations needing to operate in highly secure environments. Compared to other enterprise sales engagement platforms, Groove stands in three major ways:
About Patrick Neise Patrick balances out his distinguished 20 years of service in the submarine and cryptography communities of the US Navy with security leadership and consultant roles across a range of public and private companies, technology startups, and major defense contractors. Most recently, Patrick was CTO at Harvest Technology Group, where he developed and implemented technology strategy to modernize its development processes and improve speed of delivery, software quality, and security. After retiring from the US Navy in 2014, Patrick has devoted his career to helping organizations implement systems to support the rapid iteration of secure and reliable products. Patrick holds a D.Eng in Engineering Management from George Washington University, an MS in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Technical Institute, an MA in Information Technology Management from Webster University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. About Groove Groove's sales engagement platform eliminates friction from the sales process, so revenue teams can sell more, predictably and consistently. As the only category leader built on Salesforce, Groove offers unrivaled configurability, security, and ease of administration. Built for full-cycle sellers, Groove can be customized to fit in the unique workflows of any revenue team. More than 75,000 users at customers including ADP, Google, Uber, iHeartMedia, and Capital One leverage Groove to be more efficient and effective. Groove has ranked #1 in enterprise customer satisfaction on G2 for four consecutive years and has been named one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. since 2020. To learn more, visit https://groove.co.
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