Upwind reveals appointment of new Chief Security Officer
Eve Goode
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Upwind, a cloud security platform, has announced the appointment of Rinki Sethi as Chief Security Officer.
In this role, Sethi will lead Upwind’s global Information Security and Technology functions, while also helping drive company-wide strategy across marketing, go-to-market and customer engagement—accelerating the adoption of runtime security across the enterprise.
Rinki Sethi
According to Upwind, the new CSO is a recognised cybersecurity executive and board member who brings over two decades of experience in building and scaling security programs at companies such as Twitter, BILL, Rubrik, Walmart, IBM, Palo Alto Networks and eBay/PayPal, while serving on the boards of Vaultree and ForgeRock.
The company notes that she is also a Founding Partner at Lockstep Ventures, where she invests in cybersecurity innovation and disruption.
As one of Upwind’s early customers, Sethi brings a unique perspective from both the customer and boardroom lens, making her a natural fit to help lead the company’s next phase of growth.
Sethi has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from UC Davis and a master’s degree in Information Security from Capella University.
She is a widely recognised industry voice, passionate mentor and advocate for women in security, Upwind highlights.
“A major signal”
Amiram Shachar, CEO and Co-Founder, Upwind commented: “Rinki is one of the most respected CISOs in the world and her decision to join Upwind is a major signal of where the future of cloud security is headed.
“She was one of the first to recognise that runtime context transforms how we secure the cloud.”
Shachar concluded: “Now, she’ll help scale that vision globally with the technical depth, customer empathy and executive horsepower to match.”
Upwind
Unlike traditional cloud security tools that rely on static rules and fragmented signals, Upwind states that it delivers a unified CNAPP platform that combines agentless visibility with eBPF-powered runtime detection.
By integrating CSPM, CWPP, CDR, vulnerability management and identity security into a single platform, and grounding it all in live runtime activity, Upwind helps security teams focus on what matters and act before threats become incidents.
Upwind spotlights that customers report up to 95% fewer alerts and dramatically faster time-to-remediation.
“To help build the future”
Rinki Sethi commented on her appointment: “As a CISO, I lived the pain of chasing dashboards while incidents unfolded in real-time.
“Upwind is the first platform I’ve seen that flips the model, from reactive noise to real-time decisions. As an early customer, I experienced how powerful it is to operate with full runtime context.
“That’s why I’m joining Upwind, to help build the future I always wanted as a practitioner,” she concluded.
