Linda Marcone
CISO | 2024 Top 100 CISO in North America | Speaker | Gartner CISO Governing Body
Crate and Barrel•Greater Chicago Area (Hybrid Houston)
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Executive Leader with 25 years experience in building and transforming Information Security (Cybersecurity), Risk, Compliance, BCP/DR (Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery, Fraud and Abuse Programs at Fortune 500 companies. 10 years working with C-Level and Board of Directors (BOD). DEI Champion and Community leader for Women in Technology. Industry Experience: Telecomm, ISP (Internet Service Provider), Cable TV / Media, eCommerce, Retail, Financial Services, Classified Ads and Manufacturing. Blockchain, Crypto and NFT hobbyist. Governing body member for the Gartner / Evanta CISO board (Fortune 500) Former Board Member of the Atlanta Infragard Chapter (FBI & Industry alliance) Experience working with Law enforcement, FBI and within industry forums such as the NCFTA (National Cyber-Forensics Training Alliance for Phishing and Auto industry classified ad Fraud) . Leadership style: "Lead by example". Drive for developing staff, mentoring and building business trust relationships. Change & Transformation Leader and champion. Interested in joining Board of Directors to share my expertise in Cybersecurity and Compliance. Certifications: C-CISO (Certified Chief Information Security Officer), CISSP, ISA (Internal Security Assessor - PCI certification), SANS GIAC - Security Leadership Essentials, HISP (Holistic Information Security Practitioner, ITIL. Specialties: Leadership, Transformation, building Information Security Teams & Programs, NIST, ISO, Budgets, Executive and Board level communications, ITGC's, Internal & External Audit, PCI, SOX, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Third Party Risk, Data Protection Agreement Contract language negotiation, Threat and Vulnerability, Patch Management, Security Awareness, Fraud & Abuse Prevention, Incident Response CSIRT, Metrics, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity.
Career Timeline
- Crate and BarrelCurrentJun 2022–Present· 4 yrs 3 mos
- Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President, Information SecurityCurrentJun 2022–Present
- Jun 2019–Jun 2022· 3 yrs
- CISO, VP Information SecurityJun 2019–Jun 2022
- Mar 2015–Jun 2019· 4 yrs 3 mos
- CISO - Sr. Director Information Security2019–Jun 2019
- CISO - Director Information SecurityMar 2015–Dec 2018
- May 2012–Mar 2015· 2 yrs 10 mos
- Sr. Manager Governance, Risk and ComplianceMay 2012–Mar 2015
- Nov 2007–May 2012· 4 yrs 6 mos
- Manager Information Security and Fraud & Abuse PreventionMar 2008–May 2012
- Sr. Security & Fraud AnalystNov 2007–Mar 2008
- Aug 2000–Oct 2007· 7 yrs 2 mos
- Senior Engineer, SecurityNov 2006–Oct 2007
- Lead Analyst, Information SecurityFeb 2004–Nov 2006
- Desktop Engineer & Senior Desktop EngineerFeb 2001–2004
- Tech Support RepAug 2000–2001
Education
Doctor of Chiropractic
Chiropractor
Life University