Press release · November 5, 2026 · globenewswire.com
Checkmarx names Kobi Sivilya CISO and CIO
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Checkmarx has named Kobi Sivilya as its Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer. In that combined role, he oversees the company's security, IT, and business applications as its global operations continue to grow.
His remit covers corporate security and IT functions, with responsibility for aligning security, technology, and business applications with Checkmarx's strategic priorities. The position also bears on the company's mission to secure modern application development.
Checkmarx One pairs decades of accumulated threat intelligence, used to secure trillions of lines of code each year, with AI-powered reasoning. Checkmarx Assist agents prevent, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities across software and the AI supply chain, and the platform is described as capturing risk, eliminating vulnerabilities, and unifying governance.
Sivilya previously served as CISO and VP of IT at Outbrain, where he led the company's security and enterprise technology functions. Earlier, he was VP of Security Engineering at Fireblocks, where he helped build and lead security engineering for a blockchain platform that protects digital assets.
“Kobi brings more than 20 years of experience across cybersecurity and technology, with deep security expertise and practical IT leadership,” said Sandeep Johri, CEO at Checkmarx. “AI is changing how software gets built and attacked, and we need his leadership to keep Checkmarx secure as we protect our customers.”
“As AI accelerates software development, organizations need technology and security capabilities that can evolve alongside it,” said Kobi Sivilya, CISO and CIO at Checkmarx. “My focus will be on ensuring our internal technology and security functions support the way our teams work today while positioning the business to adapt to what comes next.”
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