Secure Code Warrior Co-Founder Pieter Danhieux Celebrated as a Top Cybersecurity CEO for 2021

BOSTON, SYDNEY, LONDON, BRUGES, 11 AUGUST 2021 – Pieter Danhieux, Co-Founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior®, the global secure coding company, has been named as one of the Top 25 Cybersecurity CEOs of 2021 by The Software Report.
Hundreds of nominations were received, with the accolade recognizing Danhieux as one of the highest performing cybersecurity CEOs, acknowledging his deep industry expertise, long-standing career and professional integrity.
“I am honored to be recognized by The Software Report, alongside these incredible leaders in cybersecurity. This is a testament to the work our ‘Team Awesome’ at Secure Code Warrior are delivering day in, day out, to empower developers to deliver secure coding that is intrinsic to their daily process,” Danhieux said.
“Secure Code Warrior’s mission from day one has been to make secure coding a positive and engaging experience for developers as they increase their software security skills. We’ve been champions of change in the industry, pioneering a human-led approach to foster the secure developer inside every coder, and ultimately stamp out poor coding patterns and common, preventable software vulnerabilities.
“Over the past six years, we’ve scaled exponentially to help organizations worldwide leverage our flagship Learning Platform to empower their security-skilled developers become the everyday superheroes of our connected world,” Danhieux concluded.
To find out more about Pieter Danhieux and how he’s leading Secure Code Warrior to secure the software that does amazing things in the world, visit securecodewarrior.com.
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