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Torq Lands Virgin Atlantic CISO John White to Lead Enterprise Shift to Agentic AI
NEW YORK, February 04, 2026--Torq, the established agentic security operations leader, today announced former Virgin Atlantic CISO John White has joined Torq as Field CISO. Following Torq’s $140M Series D, White shifts from the customer side to the Torq leadership team, propelling global enterprise CISOs to modernize their strategies and adopt true Agentic AI.
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