Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based insurance-brokerage parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced it has appointed Barry Hensley as chief security officer (CSO) and Rob Burch as chief information security officer (CISO). “With the addition of a CSO role and the talents of Barry and Rob, Brown & Brown […]
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based insurance-brokerage parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced it has appointed Barry Hensley as chief security officer (CSO) and Rob Burch as chief information security officer (CISO).
“With the addition of a CSO role and the talents of Barry and Rob, Brown & Brown is investing in our business’s long-term success and future,” Gray Nester, the company’s chief information officer, said in a release. “Barry’s service in the armed forces and with a leading security firm, paired with Rob’s experience working for Fortune 500 companies, brings new depth to our team, enabling us to strengthen our security framework.”
Hensley has extensive experience in the security space, advising businesses across the globe on the cyber-threat activity landscape, providing recommendations to enhance security programs and controls and educating leadership about current cyber risks and best practices for measurably reducing organizational risk. He is also a specialist in attack-surface reduction, incident response and recovery, targeted-threat hunting, forensics/malware analysis, and threat-group analysis, per the release.
Before joining Brown & Brown, Hensley served as the chief threat intel officer and senior VP at Secureworks. He is also the former director of the Army’s Global Network Operations and Security Center. Throughout his 24-year Army career, Hensley served in various leadership positions at all levels within the communications and information-security career field.
Burch has a track record of developing and implementing comprehensive information-security programs for large and complex financial services and insurance organizations. He specializes in translating complex security and IT risks to enable business leaders to make informed decisions. He is also well-versed in cyber-incident response planning, testing, and breach management, according to Brown & Brown.
Prior to joining the company, Burch held the role of senior VP and chief information security officer at Fidelity National Financial, where he was responsible for the development and management of its global information-security programs composed of fintech and insurance subsidiaries.
Both Hensley and Burch will be based at Brown & Brown’s Beach Street Campus in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Brown & Brown, through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of insurance products and related risk-management services. It has more than 15,000 employees and about 500 offices worldwide. The insurance-brokerage firm makes frequent acquisitions of insurance agencies a key part of its growth strategy.
Brown & Brown Empire State is headquartered at 500 Plum St. in Syracuse’s Franklin Square area. It also has an office in Vestal.