Linda Marcone

Linda Marcone

CISO | 2024 Top 100 CISO in North America | Speaker | Gartner CISO Governing Body

Crate and BarrelGreater Chicago Area (Hybrid Houston)

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Experience26+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • Jun 2022–Present· 4 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President, Information SecurityCurrent
      Jun 2022–Present
  • Jun 2019–Jun 2022· 3 yrs
    • CISO, VP Information Security
      Jun 2019–Jun 2022
  • Mar 2015–Jun 2019· 4 yrs 3 mos
    • CISO - Sr. Director Information Security
      2019–Jun 2019
    • CISO - Director Information Security
      Mar 2015–Dec 2018
  • May 2012–Mar 2015· 2 yrs 10 mos
    • Sr. Manager Governance, Risk and Compliance
      May 2012–Mar 2015
  • Nov 2007–May 2012· 4 yrs 6 mos
    • Manager Information Security and Fraud & Abuse Prevention
      Mar 2008–May 2012
    • Sr. Security & Fraud Analyst
      Nov 2007–Mar 2008
  • Aug 2000–Oct 2007· 7 yrs 2 mos
    • Senior Engineer, Security
      Nov 2006–Oct 2007
    • Lead Analyst, Information Security
      Feb 2004–Nov 2006
    • Desktop Engineer & Senior Desktop Engineer
      Feb 2001–2004
    • Tech Support Rep
      Aug 2000–2001

Education

Doctor of Chiropractic

Chiropractor

Life University

Pre-Medical studies

University of Manitoba

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Management Of Direct ReportsCommunicationChange InitiativesRisk FrameworksStrategic VisionCoachingLong-term VisionLicensing AgreementsKey Performance IndicatorsSecurity Incident & Event ManagementInformation PolicyOral CommunicationTechnology ManagementIT Financial ManagementKey MetricsIndustry standardsGrowing TeamsWritten CommunicationCoding StandardsDelegation