Cyber specialist insurer CFC has appointed Jason Hart to the newly-created role of head of proactive cyber.

Hart brings over two decades of experience in creating and developing information security offerings and services. He was most recently CTO for EMEA at cybersecurity platform Rapid7, as well as supporting a number of cyber security and technology businesses as a board advisor.

In his new role, Hart will be responsible for leading the continued development of CFC’s market leading cyber threat analysis, vulnerability and threat detection service. Jonathan Fletcher, chief technology officer at CFC, said: “In our view, proactively working to minimise cyber risk so that our customers can spend more time operating their businesses with confidence and thrive in today’s highly connected world, is the single most important job for any cyber insurer.

“Jason combines his technical skills with a pragmatic view on security, the ability to build teams, and to drive innovation and disruptive offerings at a global scale. I can’t think of a better person to help us accelerate the evolution of our proactive cyber service with new cutting-edge proprietary technology.”

Hart said: “I am thrilled to be joining CFC to head up their proactive cyber capabilities. CFC is well known as an early pioneer in cyber insurance and an innovator in proactive threat prevention. I look forward to aligning my cybersecurity experience with the team’s deep knowledge and cutting-edge proprietary technology, to continue providing a market leading solution.”