The increasing complexity and regulatory scrutiny of cybersecurity incidents demand a more structured and automated response. To address this need, BreachRx, a provider of intelligent cyber incident response management (CIRM), has appointed Cody Wamsley as its Vice President and General Counsel. A veteran with experience from the NSA, Coinbase, and Oracle, Wamsley will play a pivotal role in advancing the platform and supporting customers navigating cybersecurity risk.
BreachRx has appointed cybersecurity veteran Cody Wamsley as VP & General Counsel.
Wamsley brings experience from the NSA, Coinbase, Oracle, and American Express.
He has firsthand experience handling over 1,500 cybersecurity incidents.
His role will focus on evolving the platform to meet new regulations and laws.
He will help expand advanced communication capabilities for incident response.
The hire aims to help customers automate and operationalize their IR workflows.
Wamsley's career spans over a decade in cybersecurity law, including influential roles in both the private sector and government. He began his career at an incident response startup and later contributed to national-level cyber defense strategy at the NSA. His firsthand experience with over 1,500 cybersecurity incidents gives him a unique understanding of the inefficiencies in ad-hoc response processes and the critical need for automation to help leaders make high-stakes decisions in minutes, not days.
At BreachRx, Wamsley will oversee a team focused on ensuring the platform continuously evolves with the latest regulatory requirements and privacy laws. A key part of his mandate is to expand the platform's advanced communication capabilities, empowering customers to maintain control over messaging, manage attorney-client privilege, and meet global breach notification standards. This is essential for helping organizations avoid the costly pitfalls that often define the most damaging cyber incidents and build true operational resilience.
This appointment signals a strong commitment to bridging the gap between legal expertise and technical response. By integrating deep legal and incident response experience directly into its leadership, BreachRx is strengthening its position as a solution that provides automated, operationalized workflows to replace outdated, manual response plans.
About BreachRx
BreachRx is the first intelligent cyber incident response management (CIRM) platform that provides operational resilience for the entire enterprise. Its patented technology brings order to the chaos before, during, and after incidents by automatically generating tailored incident response plans and providing targeted guidance to relevant stakeholders through every step of the process. Integrated privileged communication channels and audit trails ensure compliance with rapidly evolving standards and proactively protect CISOs and executive leadership from personal liability. BreachRx is based in San Francisco and is backed by Ballistic Ventures and SYN Ventures.
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