Steve Foret
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1996 : 2004
Accounting and Information Systems Development
Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
1996 : 2004
The Heights School
2023 : Present
SEVN-X
Cybersecurity Strategy and Application Security Executive
2022 : 2023
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Director Application Security Red Team
Solving cybersecurity through science the first time. Help demystify cyber and provide executives with real direction and solutions and not more slight of hand. Keep it super simple so when it gets hard you have a foundation to succeed.
2020 : 2023
Self-employed
Cybersecurity Executive Business & Startup Strategist
Responsible for providing global guidance, recommendations, best practices, processes, and consultancy for strategy, designing, planning and implementing leading practice cybersecurity ensuring that security and functionality are well balanced.
2021 : 2022
QVC
Cybersecurity (Strategy and Architecture)
Executive relationship and cybersecurity Director with focus on solving cybersecurity challenges for executive leaders. Carried forward my business and security science perspective to solve problems strategically to limit band-aids in an environment. As a process focused cybersecurity executive, technology was only a partial solution. Treated every client with the respect they deserve and built up compassionate independent security professionals.
Achieved every goal put in front of me, and worked with more than 30 offices within Protiviti. Key skills and projects included :
Performed NIST CSF, ISO 2700x, FFIEC CAT, etc (multiple per year for global orgs)
Maintained more than 15 clients in the the region and achieved all sales goals
Integrated business centric technical reporting into technical reports for pen testing, appsec, etc.
Built and matured service offerings
Directed / managed long term client business and cybersecurity operations
Supported architecture of business product security programs
Performed / Led PCI gap and remediation projects
Created Information security programs over the years.
2018 : 2020
Protiviti
Director - Cybersecurity, Account Executive
Skills
Application Security, CISA, CISSP, COBIT, CRISC, Identity Management, Information Security, Information Technology, Network Architecture, PCI DSS, PCI Standards, Penetration Testing, Requirements Analysis, Risk Management, Security
About
18+ years in cybersecurity consulting assessing, designing, operating, and assuring secure solutions to support compliance and strategy in throughout the fortune 500. True expert at identifying and distilling information security risk and coordinating mitigation.
-Enterprise cybersecurity strategist
-CISO (fintech and healthcare)
-Executive product and application security (SaaS, custom, IoT, Med)
-Directing security operations
-PCI design and remediation
-Application Security (Architecture, Design, Assurance)
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