Insight Names Valerie Abend to Lead Global Cybersecurity Practice
Business Wire•02/11/2026•11:48 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Insight appoints Valerie Abend to lead its global cybersecurity practice
- ➤Abend brings three decades of cybersecurity strategy and executive leadership
- ➤Insight Managed Exposure Defense uses proprietary AI-driven tooling and automation
- ➤Appointment expands Insight’s global cybersecurity capabilities for the AI era
Expert Statements
Jack Azagury, President and CEO of Insight
“Security is fundamental to how our clients operate, innovate, and build long-term resilience.”
Jack Azagury, President and CEO of Insight
“Val has spent her career solving complex cybersecurity and policy challenges across government, financial services, and enterprise technology. Her track record of building world-class practices will be invaluable as we scale our global cybersecurity business and build on the incredible momentum of Insight Managed Exposure Defense.”
Valerie Abend, Senior vice president of Insight’s global cybersecurity practice
“Cybersecurity has moved far beyond protecting infrastructure. It is now inseparable from how organizations transform, adopt AI, and build resilience,”
Valerie Abend, Senior vice president of Insight’s global cybersecurity practice
“Insight has a unique advantage: an unmatched partner ecosystem, world-class engineering talent, and proven offerings like Insight Managed Exposure Defense. I am thrilled to join the team to accelerate our global expansion and help clients turn cyber complexity into business resilience.”
Insight Names Valerie Abend to Lead Global Cybersecurity Practice
Appointment builds on momentum of Insight Managed Exposure Defense and expands the company’s global cybersecurity capabilities for the AI era
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