Cisco appoints Sean Duca as APJC CISO

Cisco has appointed Sean Duca as its chief information security officer (CISO) and practice leader for Asia Pacific, Japan and China (APJC).

Duca joins the company after taking a 6-month career break that followed an almost nine-year stint at Palo Alto Networks, where he served as VP and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific.

He has over 20 years' cybersecurity experience, having previously served for over 15 years at Intel Security (McAfee) where he held senior managerial and sales roles before being appointed CTO.

"After an amazing 6-month break to recharge and focus on my health, I'm thrilled to embark on a new and exciting challenge at Cisco, working in the CX Team for APJC, and will eventually be based in Singapore," Duca said in a LinkedIn post.

"Day [one] is done, and loving it! I am excited to work with Jacqueline Guichelaar and the wider CX team and to reconnect and work alongside Peter [Molloy] again."

"What drew me to Cisco? I've met incredible people, Jeetu Patel’s visionary strategy, and the innovation behind solutions like Cisco’s Hypershield."

"I can't wait to reconnect with partners, new and old, and many contacts in my soon-to-be new country when I move up next month. Most importantly, I'm eager to help our customers achieve their security and business goals, proving our value and extracting value from their Cisco investment."