Forescout Appoints Dirk Decker as Regional Director for Central Europe
Munich, February 11, 2026 – Forescout Technologies, a leader in automated cybersecurity and asset intelligence, today announced the appointment of Dirk Decker as Regional Director for Central Europe. In this role, Decker will lead Forescout’s continued growth across the region, strengthening customer and partner relationships and expanding the company’s presence in Germany and key markets.
Decker brings more than 15 years of leadaership experience supporting global enterprises in strengthening and modernizing their security strategies. Prior to joining Forescout, he held senior leadership roles at Ping Identity and McAfee / Intel, where he played a key role in driving regional growth, building high-performing teams, and guiding large organizations through complex security transformations across IT and operational environments. At Forescout, Decker will focus on helping organizations address the growing challenges of asset visibility, risk management, and zero trust across complex hybrid and operational environments.
“As the expansion of connected and operational technologies continues, comprehensive asset visibility and resilient security architectures are becoming foundational requirements — particularly for enterprises and critical infrastructure,“ said Dirk Decker, Regional Director for Central Europe at Forescout. “Forescout’s approach to securing IT, OT, IoT, and IoMT environments provides a strong foundation for modern zero trust strategies, as European organizations navigate unprecedented complexity. I look forward to working closely with customers and partners to strengthen digital resilience across the region.”
Matt Poulton, Vice President of International at Forescout, added:
“Central Europe is a lighthouse region for Forescout. We are proud to support some of the region’s largest financial services and manufacturing organizations as they secure increasingly complex and converged environments. Dirk joins us at a pivotal time — both in Forescout’s journey and in our customers’ journeys — as IT, OT, and IoT convergence accelerates and the adoption of universal zero trust network access (UZTNA) continues to grow.”
About Forescout
For over 25 years, organizations and governments worldwide have trusted Forescout to secure their networks. From pioneering Network Access Control (NAC) to delivering Universal Zero Trust Network Access (UZTNA), Forescout leads the evolution of enterprise network security across IT, OT, IoT, and IoMT environments. The Forescout 4D Platform™ delivers comprehensive asset intelligence, continuous risk assessment, and dynamic control, over all managed and unmanaged assets, enhanced by the proprietary threat intelligence research of Vedere Labs. Leveraging agentic AI workflows with human-in-the-loop actions, Forescout continuously analyzes threats, orchestrates response, and integrates seamlessly with 180+ security and IT products.
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