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Cyber switch as Tenable taps ex-Google exec Eric Doerr for product power play
MUMBAI: Tenable just made a heavyweight addition to its cybersecurity war room and it’s a Doerr-opener. The exposure management company has roped in Eric Doerr as its new chief product officer, betting big on his two decades-plus of experience at Microsoft and, most recently, Google Cloud.
The move comes at a strategic inflection point for Tenable, which is gearing up to roll out a major expansion of its flagship Tenable One platform. Doerr will now be in charge of global product strategy and innovation, as the company sharpens its focus on unified visibility, prioritisation, and remediation the trifecta of modern cybersecurity.
“Tenable has a clear and compelling vision for the future of cybersecurity, one that unifies visibility, prioritisation and remediation across the modern attack surface,” said Tenable co-CEO, Steve Vintz. “Eric’s deep expertise in cloud-native security, threat intelligence, and large-scale product innovation makes him the ideal leader to advance our exposure management vision and accelerate our impact across the enterprise.”
Doerr’s résumé reads like a cybersecurity masterclass. At Google Cloud, he oversaw security products including Chronicle (now Google Secops) and Google Threat Intelligence, and played a pivotal role in integrating Mandiant. Before that, he was a Microsoft veteran holding key positions like General Manager of Microsoft Account and corporate VP of Cloud Security and the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
“Tenable is transforming how organisations think about and reduce cyber risk,” said Doerr. “Its forward-thinking approach to exposure management and its rapid innovation in cloud security make this an incredibly exciting time to join. I’m thrilled to be part of a team that’s building the future of cybersecurity.”
Doerr replaces Shai Morag, who will remain during the transition. The company acknowledged Morag’s contributions to product growth during his tenure.
With cyber threats multiplying and attack surfaces expanding, Tenable’s timing is no coincidence. And with Doerr at the helm of product strategy, the company is doubling down on building not just the tools to respond but the vision to stay ahead.
In the battle for digital security, Tenable’s latest move signals it’s not just playing defence, it’s drawing up a bold new offence.
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Inshorts Group chief Deepit Purkayastha joins IAB video council for Southeast Asia and India
The co-founder and chief executive of the short-form content platform has been inducted into the IAB SEA+India Video Council, giving India a stronger voice in shaping digital video frameworks
NOIDA: India has long been the world’s most chaotic, multilingual and mobile-first digital market. Now, one of its most prominent short-video executives is getting a seat at the table where the rules are written.
Deepit Purkayastha, co-founder and chief executive of Inshorts Group, has been selected as a member of the IAB SEA+India Video Council for 2026. Run by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the council brings together senior leaders from Southeast Asia and India to shape standards, best practices and measurement frameworks for the fast-evolving video and digital advertising ecosystem.
The timing is pointed. According to the IAMAI-Kantar Internet in India Report 2025, over 588 million Indians are now consuming short-video content, with growth increasingly driven by rural and non-metro audiences. India’s active internet user base has crossed 950 million, with 57 per cent of users now coming from rural markets. Yet the frameworks that govern how video consumption is measured and monetised were largely designed for single-language, Western markets and have struggled to keep pace with the scale, diversity and complexity of India’s digital landscape.
Purkayastha is no stranger to these debates. He already serves on the AI Council at Marketing and Media Alliance India and as co-chair of the Digital Entertainment Committee at the Internet and Mobile Association of India. His induction into the IAB SEA+India Video Council extends that influence into the global video standards arena.
Inshorts Group sits squarely at the intersection of these forces. Its flagship product, Inshorts, India’s highest-rated short news app, reaches 12 million active users with 60-word news summaries. Its sister platform, Public App, reaches 80 million monthly active users across more than 700 districts and 12 languages, serving communities that most global platforms barely register.
Purkayastha said the opportunity was about building something more representative. “India today sits at the centre of the global video ecosystem, but the frameworks that define how value is created and measured have not always kept pace with the realities of our market,” he said. “Being part of the IAB SEA+India Video Council is an opportunity to contribute to a more representative and future-ready approach, one that accounts for diversity in language, context, and user intent.”
As a council member, Purkayastha will contribute to shaping regional standards across video advertising, measurement and platform governance, with a focus on frameworks that are native to India’s multilingual, mobile-first ecosystem rather than imported from global benchmarks designed elsewhere.
For years, India has been content to play by rules written for other markets. Purkayastha’s induction is a signal that it is done waiting to be consulted and ready to start writing them.
