CYREN announced the appointment of Atif Ahmed as vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in the UK, Ahmed's responsibilities include overseeing the region's sales, services, strategic channels and alliances, as well as driving additional business in new EMEA territories. With more than 20 years of experience in the security space, Ahmed most recently served in senior sales leadership positions at AppSense, Websense and Check Point Software.