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
As AI-driven vulnerability discovery and exploitation accelerate attack velocity to machine speed, Forescout is a foundational cyber defense layer that allows organizations to segment and isolate compromised systems, block lateral movement, and automate response across IT, OT, IoT, and IoMT environments. The Forescout Vistaro™ platform, powered by agentic AI and enhanced with Vedere Labs threat intelligence, delivers a Universal Zero Trust Network Access (UZTNA) architecture that integrates seamlessly with 180+ security and IT products. With Forescout Vistaro, organizations get comprehensive inventory and classification of both managed and unmanaged assets, continuous exposure management, and real-time protection including dynamic network segmentation and automated threat response.
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