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Upwind Welcomes Chief Security Officer Rinki Sethi

Amiram Shachar June 12, 2025

Upwind Welcomes Chief Security Officer Rinki Sethi

Over the past year, Upwind has grown faster than we could have imagined. As companies race to secure dynamic cloud environments and GenAI workloads, it’s clear that the old ways of doing security with static tools, reactive alerts, fragmented context – just don’t work anymore.

That’s why I’m so excited to welcome Rinki Sethi as our new Chief Security Officer.

Rinki isn’t just one of the most respected security leaders in the industry, she’s someone who’s lived the challenges that CISOs face every day. She’s led global security programs at some of the world’s leading companies, and she’s been in the trenches during high-stakes incidents. She knows what it takes to secure complex environments at scale, and how painful it is to rely on tools that weren’t built for the way modern infrastructure operates.

Long before this role, Rinki was actually a customer. She saw Upwind in action and understood the potential right away: real-time context, runtime visibility, and actionable insight that security teams can use for more secure and efficient operations.

Having Rinki on board brings the practitioner’s voice directly into our leadership team. She’ll be leading our InfoSec and Tech functions internally, and also partnering with me on product strategy, go-to-market, and customer advocacy – making sure everything we build is grounded in the real-world challenges our customers face.

This is a big milestone for Upwind. We’re not just building a product – we’re building the future of cloud and AI security.

Rinki, we’re lucky to have you.

Up and Up!

Amiram.

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