BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, has named Jerry Archer, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer for Sallie Mae, as the recipient of the Cloud Security Alliance Philippe Courtot Leadership Award for 2021. CSA’s Leadership Award is given annually to individuals in recognition of their contributions in advancing cloud security and cybersecurity worldwide and was renamed in honor of former Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot.
“Jerry Archer has left an indelible mark on our industry by being an active champion of innovation, peer collaboration, and thoughtful adoption of state-of-the-art information technology. Jerry was an original founding board member of Cloud Security Alliance and has greatly influenced our strategy to raise the baseline of cloud security worldwide. Jerry is one of the most generous professionals in our industry and has provided innumerable briefings to organizations looking for the voice of experience. Cybersecurity succeeds when its experts share, and Jerry…
