Austria’s software sector plays a foundational role in the country’s digital economy—powering financial platforms, enterprise systems, data infrastructure, and SaaS products used across Europe and beyond. As software becomes the primary interface for business operations and customer interaction, security is no longer an external layer but a core design requirement. The CISOs featured here are responsible for embedding security into software development, protecting sensitive data at scale, and ensuring resilience in environments where trust depends on the integrity of code itself.
Andreas Niederbacher — CISO | Head of Information Security and Technology Risk, Adverity
Andreas Niederbacher leads information security and technology risk at Adverity, a Vienna-based data analytics platform serving enterprise customers globally. His role focuses on aligning security governance with SaaS delivery, ensuring that cloud-native data platforms operate with strong controls, resilience, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Adverity, he spent over fourteen years at Deloitte Österreich as a Senior Manager in Risk Advisory, where he helped organizations design and mature security programs across complex technical and regulatory environments. His early experience in software development and testing at Philips gives him direct familiarity with secure software engineering, while his academic roles teaching information security and data science help shape the next generation of security professionals. His career reflects the increasing convergence of software development, risk management, and security leadership.
Christoph Jäger — VP Finance & CISO, SignPath GmbH
Christoph Jäger brings a multidisciplinary perspective to his dual role as VP Finance and CISO at SignPath GmbH, a company focused on secure software signing and supply chain integrity. His leadership spans both financial governance and information security management, allowing him to align security investments directly with business priorities. Earlier in his career, he oversaw financial controlling, reporting systems, and enterprise process improvements, including ERP and CRM implementations—experience that gives him a practical understanding of how security integrates with operational systems. His involvement in expanding ISO-aligned audit frameworks and strengthening internal governance demonstrates how modern software security leadership often combines financial oversight, process control, and technical risk management.
Richard Götzl — Head of IT / CISO, SynerGIS Informationssysteme GmbH
Richard Götzl leads IT and information security at SynerGIS Informationssysteme GmbH, where he is responsible for securing enterprise geospatial and data management software environments. His career progression—from system administrator to IT engineer and now CISO—reflects deep operational knowledge of infrastructure, systems, and software deployment. This hands-on technical background enables him to implement practical security controls grounded in real-world system behavior. His leadership focuses on strengthening internal security posture while supporting the reliability and integrity of software platforms used in data-driven industries.
Anton Laza — Global CISO, Finmatics
Anton Laza serves as Global CISO at Finmatics, a Vienna-based fintech software company focused on automation and financial data processing. He leads the development of security programs aligned with ISO 27001 and GDPR, with particular emphasis on third-party risk management and audit readiness. His work ensures that Finmatics’ software platforms maintain strong trust guarantees while operating in regulated financial environments. His focus on governance, compliance, and vendor security reflects the growing importance of securing not just software itself, but the broader ecosystems and integrations on which modern SaaS platforms depend.
Martin Ibi — CISO, Fluidtime Data Services GmbH
Martin Ibi oversees information security at Fluidtime Data Services GmbH, a company providing software platforms for mobility and transportation systems. His role centers on protecting critical infrastructure software and ensuring secure handling of operational and user data. He brings decades of experience across IT leadership, including previous CISO responsibilities and senior security roles at organizations such as Kapsch TrafficCom and BIG Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft. His long tenure across infrastructure, software, and enterprise security positions him to manage security across complex operational environments where reliability and integrity are essential.
Austria’s Software Security Leaders and the Broader Technology Ecosystem
Software security does not exist in isolation—it is deeply interconnected with the broader IT infrastructure and technology platforms that support development, deployment, and operations. The leaders featured in CISOs to Watch in Austria’s Information Technology Industry help secure the foundational systems that software companies rely on, creating a continuous chain of trust from infrastructure to application layer.