Are you working in a mature enterprise security team, but have been exploring the idea of transitioning into a security leadership role in a startup or smaller, less mature organization? Tech debt is a real issue in any role, but perhaps instead moving into a new role in a new organization where the perception is that the grass is greener, you want to truly try your hand at a true evergreen environment where you build the program from scratch at a startup. Specifically, are you thinking about making a career change as a security specific domain expert to moving into a startup role where you may develop domains within InfoSec, Compliance, Privacy, and more. While it may be intimidating, it’s not impossible, come learn about specific examples of how to apply enterprise security lessons to build a security program at a tech startup.
Ty Sbano is an Information Security leader with over 13 years of experience, mainly in Financial Technology organizations. Currently, Ty is the Cloud Chief Information Security Officer at Sisense, who acquired Periscope Data in May 2019. Ty’s career has been focused on developing application and product security programs for Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, LendingClub, and Target. Key areas of knowledge include developing security champions, threat modeling, secure code training, static code analysis, component analysis, dynamic analysis, penetration testing and red teaming. Ty’s security mentality has been concentrated on enabling engineering and product teams to securely move at the speed of the business to make it a competitive advantage. Ty graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Information Science & Technology and from Norwich University with a M.S. in Information Assurance. He currently holds a CISSP, CEH, CCSK and CPT. To learn more, please visit – tysbano.com