We are singularly focused on one thing: the facilitation of a collaborative forum that allows like-minded individuals to openly share information that will collectively make us stronger, and better equipped to protect our enterprises from those seeking to damage them. Created purposely without a larger “corporate” partnership or agenda, we offer complete independence from any “corporate” priorities like data use or product development.

• Powered by passion to improve all CISOs
• A safe haven for all of our data
• A source of strength for the Cybersecurity community
• A confidential place where organizations can share skills and experiences
• A catalyst for peers of CISOs working with their peers in the community

Joanne Martin

Emeritus VP
IT Risk & CISO
IBM

Marc Varner

VP & Global CISO
Yum! Brands: Pizza Hut,
Taco Bell, KFC

Malcolm Harkins

Chief Security and Trust
Officer
Cylance Corp.

Steve Young

Catharina "Dd" Budiharto

Rich Armour

CISO
General Motors

Tim Callahan

SVP & Global Chief
Security Officer
Aflac

Mike Wilson

Kim Owen

Nikolay Chernavsky

Stan Lowe

Jim O’Conner

Joe Ellis

Linda Dawson

John Bingham

David Ortiz

George Maropakis

Adam Fletcher

Mark J. Viola

Dave Chatterjee

Mario Chiock

Kiersten Todt

Managing Director
Cyber Readiness Institute

Dave Chatterjee

Daniel Eliot

Laszlo Gonc

Teri Takai

Leslie Kesselring

Philip Kagan

Dan Gorecki

Bryan Hurd

Kimberley Owen

Mike Dooley

Christopher Veatch

Jason Edwards

Griffin Weaver

Terry Waters

Layton Holcombe

Jim Rutt

The connection between all organizations when it comes to Cyber Security is clear. We are all under attack. Digital transformation is embedding technology into the fabric of our lives. Typically, these technologies are meant to improve business or assist users, but one key element is often overlooked: We are all connected, and the exploits that take advantage of technological vulnerabilities will increasingly impact the well-being of almost everyone in our society. Knowing this, it is incumbent upon all of us to properly shape the way we design, develop, and implement these digital transformations to best manage and mitigate the information security, privacy, and other risks that are being generated. To do that, we need a trusted community where we can work on solving these problems together.

The World Economic Forum 2017 Global Risk Report listed Cyber Dependence in its top five risk trends, just below climate change and polarization of societies. It also indicated that "…technology is a source of disruption and polarization." At the Cybersecurity Collaborative, we believe technology is a tremendous opportunity for economic and societal benefit. We believe that technology can connect and enrich people's lives− if done correctly with the right security, and safety implemented.

The 2017 Edelman Trust report, published recently, agreed that “we have a trust collapse,” adding, “We have moved beyond the point of trust being simply a key factor in product purchase or selection of employment opportunity; it is now the deciding factor in whether a society can function…the onus is on business to prove that it is possible to act in the interest of shareholders and society.”

A growing digital economy relies on trust. CISOs are on the front line of these issues within their organizations and help provide the skills, resources, experience and time so no one needs to go it alone. As a community, we need to work together to find the best approaches to understand the risk dynamics of our employees, shareholders, customers, and society.  

At the collaborative, we want our members to not only survive these digital risks, we want to help them enable their organizations to thrive with the digital transformations occurring. We want tomorrow to be better than today, for everyone. We want them to trust and help each other without sharing any internal issues outside the membership of peers.