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Leadership
William "Bill" Sieglein, CISSP, Founder and CEO, is an expert advisor in the area of information security, risk management, privacy and governance. He specializes in establishing and improving security and privacy programs. He has directed security programs for numerous companies and has overseen the professional services organizations for security consulting firms. Bill served as the Chief Security Officer for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) the organization established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Bill's career started in the US Intelligence Community where he pioneered the certification and accreditation process for the CIA and vastly improved information security awareness training at the NSA. For the past 10 years he has worked as an advisor to large clients in the financial services, healthcare and non-profit sectors.
Bill has a unique ability to Change the way people think about security. He can put security into context, making information security complexities understandable. He gets to the core of the issue and ensures that all security efforts relate to real business issues and solve real business problems.
Bill is an accomplished author with numerous credits, including a book entitled, "Security Planning & Disaster Recovery" by McGraw-Hill and many articles for CXO Media (CSO Magazine), CMP publications, Business Security Advisor Magazine, and others.
Bill's speaking credits include engagements for CXO Media, SecureWorld Expo, Information Systems Audit and Control Association and Information Systems Security Association. He often appears on radio and television commenting on incidents involving data security and privacy.
What do members have to say about Bill?
Bill is an outstanding leader, mentor, and visionary. With his balanced combination of confidence and humility he motivates individuals and groups to achieve more than they expect, whether solving complex issues or developing strategy. His adept analytical skills and forthright feedback leads others to arrive at decisions and solutions that are aligned with their companies' business objectives and are risk-based. Bill unselfishly shares his knowledge, contacts, and experience to refine seasoned Security executives' skills as well as develop less experienced Security leaders. He has personally devoted a significant amount of personal time preparing me to assume positions of leadership and I owe much of my professional success to him as my mentor. The CSO Breakfast Club is Bill's vision to provide a common venue for senior Security leaders to collaborate with, challenge, and develop each other to keep up with the many challenges we face at the strategic and tactical levels. He has steadily increased membership through word of mouth, established a sponsorship base of top tier security companies, and expanded the organization's reach through a steady growth of chapters in many cities. Bill is an invaluable asset in any role, whether providing consulting services to companies of all sizes in any industry, leading groups to high levels of excellence, mentoring his peers, and sharing his vision for a unified and collaboative approach to addressing today's and tomorrow's security challenges. He has my highest recommendation and deepest admiration.
Rowley Molina , Director of Information Security , Perdue Farms
William "Bill" Sieglein, CISSP, Founder and CEO, is an expert advisor in the area of information security, risk management, privacy and governance. He specializes in establishing and improving security and privacy programs. He has directed security programs for numerous companies and has overseen the professional services organizations for security consulting firms. Bill served as the Chief Security Officer for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) the organization established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Bill's career started in the US Intelligence Community where he pioneered the certification and accreditation process for the CIA and vastly improved information security awareness training at the NSA. For the past 10 years he has worked as an advisor to large clients in the financial services, healthcare and non-profit sectors.
Bill has a unique ability to Change the way people think about security. He can put security into context, making information security complexities understandable. He gets to the core of the issue and ensures that all security efforts relate to real business issues and solve real business problems.
Bill is an accomplished author with numerous credits, including a book entitled, "Security Planning & Disaster Recovery" by McGraw-Hill and many articles for CXO Media (CSO Magazine), CMP publications, Business Security Advisor Magazine, and others.
Bill's speaking credits include engagements for CXO Media, SecureWorld Expo, Information Systems Audit and Control Association and Information Systems Security Association. He often appears on radio and television commenting on incidents involving data security and privacy.
What do members have to say about Bill?
Bill is an outstanding leader, mentor, and visionary. With his balanced combination of confidence and humility he motivates individuals and groups to achieve more than they expect, whether solving complex issues or developing strategy. His adept analytical skills and forthright feedback leads others to arrive at decisions and solutions that are aligned with their companies' business objectives and are risk-based. Bill unselfishly shares his knowledge, contacts, and experience to refine seasoned Security executives' skills as well as develop less experienced Security leaders. He has personally devoted a significant amount of personal time preparing me to assume positions of leadership and I owe much of my professional success to him as my mentor. The CSO Breakfast Club is Bill's vision to provide a common venue for senior Security leaders to collaborate with, challenge, and develop each other to keep up with the many challenges we face at the strategic and tactical levels. He has steadily increased membership through word of mouth, established a sponsorship base of top tier security companies, and expanded the organization's reach through a steady growth of chapters in many cities. Bill is an invaluable asset in any role, whether providing consulting services to companies of all sizes in any industry, leading groups to high levels of excellence, mentoring his peers, and sharing his vision for a unified and collaboative approach to addressing today's and tomorrow's security challenges. He has my highest recommendation and deepest admiration.
Rowley Molina , Director of Information Security , Perdue Farms