Guy Rosen Is Appointed As CIO Meta, Most Responsible Person For Content Security On Facebook

Guy Rosen, has been on Facebook since 2013. (photo; twitter @guy rosen)

JAKARTA – Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc. has appointed the company's vice president as chief information security officer (CISO), the first person to fill that role at the social media company.

Guy Rosen, who has been at Facebook since 2013 and most recently led the company's product security and integrity efforts, said on Twitter in his new role that he "will continue to monitor and see the breadth of safety & security risks to those who use our services, our company and the face of the industry."

Confirming an update to my role. As CISO, I will continue to oversee and look across the breadth of safety & security risks the people who use our services, our company and industry face. I’m honored to take on this new role and excited for the work ahead. https://t.co/Ch5iQPKOWq

— Guy Rosen (@guyro) June 6, 2022

This is the first CISO that Facebook has. Facebook changed its name to Meta Platform in October 2021 but kept the name "Facebook" for its social media apps.

Meta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said in a memo seen by Reuters that he had asked Rosen to take over the job and said the move was "another step to increase this security work in our DNA - and strengthen our leadership and governance in security issues."

"In his expanded role, Rosen will have overall accountability for safety and security around abuse of the platform as well as the security of our products, infrastructure and company information - focusing on internal and external risks," Zuckerberg wrote.

Facebook's previous chief security officer, Alex Stamos, left in 2018 and has yet to be replaced.