Why I Joined Basis Theory as CISO

Basis Theory’s Chief Information Security Officer explains that he joined the company because its developer-friendly payments vault can reduce the substantial security and PCI compliance burden faced by merchants that handle card data. He views strong compliance as the result of security and privacy being embedded throughout a product, rather than as a separate obligation, and argues that cybersecurity can create customer value and drive revenue rather than function only as a cost center. Since joining, he has introduced automation to identify unused code, removed several hundred unnecessary lines to reduce the attack surface, and is pursuing stronger dependency management and software supply-chain security. He also cites Basis Theory’s culture of sustainable growth, autonomy, collaboration, and willingness to challenge conventional assumptions as an important reason for joining, with the goal of helping build a trusted payment data platform and security-focused brand.

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