A new CISO — hired or promoted — reviews the existing security posture against their own standards almost immediately. This is one of the clearest buying windows in security software: every tool decision the predecessor made is open for re-evaluation.
What you’ll get back — live signal sample
A.P.
A.P. · Deputy Global Chief Information Security Officer · Ixx
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Banking
Job change + promotion
C.T.
C.T. · Chief Information Security Officer · Fxxxt Axxxican
Redondo Beach, CA · Financial Services
Job change signal
S.E.
S.E. · Chief Information Security Officer · Lxxx Wxxxn
Meridian, ID · Food & Beverage
Job change signal
Real signal events from the Lusha API, June 18, 2026. Names abbreviated for privacy.
Security, SIEM, and compliance platforms
A new CISO almost always commissions a security audit in their first 90 days. Every existing security vendor is reviewed against the new leader’s standards — the highest-intent window in the entire security buying cycle.
How to access this audience
In Claude or ChatGPT
Ask: “Find companies with a new CISO — hired or promoted — in the last 90 days. Give me their verified email.”
Via the Lusha API
Use prospecting_contact_search with jobTitles: ["Chief Information Security Officer", "CISO"] and signals: { names: ["companyChange", "promotion"] }.