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Brandon Cass
CISO | Passion for Technology | Problem Solver | West Ham United Fan
Frisco, TX, United States
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Experience:
2023 : Present
Centennial Bank
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Responsible for multiple IT Security teams, including global compliance, awareness/training, PMO/project execution, regional IT Security, & global vulnerability management. Examples include :
- Defining security strategy, including programs and investments
- Security policy development & deployment
- Security risk management and acceptance
- Employee & IT security training, including phishing assessments
- IT security regulatory compliance per government or industry requirements (DFARS, GDPR, etc.)
- Global vulnerability management program, including infrastructure/app scanning & response to vulnerabilities
- Managing supplier relationships and contracts
- Presenting cybersecurity topics to senior executives & other business leaders
- Partnering with leaders across the company including Legal, Communications, IT, Governance, Ethics, HR, etc. on various issues (such as incidents, regulatory, & geo-political concerns)
- Benchmarking with peers across security and semiconductor industries
- Coordinating company response to privacy related incidents
2022 : 2023
Texas Instruments
Director : IT Security Risk Management, Awareness, & Project Execution
All responsibilities of prior role, plus :
- Leading the IT Security compliance program (policies, risk management, IT regulatory compliance)
- Insider threat program management, including the Insider Threat Program Senior Official role (ITPSO)
2019 : 2022
Texas Instruments
Director : IT Security Cyber Defense Operations & Compliance
Established the Cyber Defense Operations organization, creating teams of cybersecurity professionals responsible for global protection, detection, & response to cyber attacks. This includes :
- Security Operations Center
- Incident Response & Digital Forensics
- Threat Intelligence and Countermeasures
- Security Engineering focused on data analytics via Splunk, global logging infrastructure, & security application support (data loss prevention, endpoint detection & response, eDiscovery, forensics, malware analysis, password cracking, etc.)
Additional responsibilities include :
- Owning the corporate cyber security incident response process
- Participating in security strategy around programs and investments (& managing budgets)
- Managing supplier relationships and contracts
- Presenting cybersecurity topics to senior executives & other business leaders, including threat updates
- Partnering with leaders across the company including legal, communications, IT, compliance, ethics, HR, etc.
- Benchmarking with peers across security and semiconductor industries
- Collaborating with government agencies on cybersecurity issues
- Coordinating response to privacy related incidents.
2013 : 2019
Texas Instruments
Manager : IT Security Cyber Defense Operations
Responsible for planning, directing, & coordinating the work of 60+ people in delivering front line internal support 24x7, including critical outage management, factory support, & application developers/analysts responsible for supporting key global IT applications. Examples of responsibilities include :
- insuring key support & project deliverables are met
- handling issues escalated by teams & resolution
- identifying trends to highlight support issues that may impact customer & IT productivity
- defining the strategy & processes used in all facets of service delivery
- managing key supplier relationships & contracts
- leading global engineering team responsible for support, development, and strategy of foundational ITSM applications.
2010 : 2013
Texas Instruments
Manager : IT North America Help Desk & Support Tools Engineering
Centennial Bank
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Responsible for multiple IT Security teams, including global compliance, awareness/training, PMO/project execution, regional IT Security, & global vulnerability management. Examples include :
- Defining security strategy, including programs and investments
- Security policy development & deployment
- Security risk management and acceptance
- Employee & IT security training, including phishing assessments
- IT security regulatory compliance per government or industry requirements (DFARS, GDPR, etc.)
- Global vulnerability management program, including infrastructure/app scanning & response to vulnerabilities
- Managing supplier relationships and contracts
- Presenting cybersecurity topics to senior executives & other business leaders
- Partnering with leaders across the company including Legal, Communications, IT, Governance, Ethics, HR, etc. on various issues (such as incidents, regulatory, & geo-political concerns)
- Benchmarking with peers across security and semiconductor industries
- Coordinating company response to privacy related incidents
2022 : 2023
Texas Instruments
Director : IT Security Risk Management, Awareness, & Project Execution
All responsibilities of prior role, plus :
- Leading the IT Security compliance program (policies, risk management, IT regulatory compliance)
- Insider threat program management, including the Insider Threat Program Senior Official role (ITPSO)
2019 : 2022
Texas Instruments
Director : IT Security Cyber Defense Operations & Compliance
Established the Cyber Defense Operations organization, creating teams of cybersecurity professionals responsible for global protection, detection, & response to cyber attacks. This includes :
- Security Operations Center
- Incident Response & Digital Forensics
- Threat Intelligence and Countermeasures
- Security Engineering focused on data analytics via Splunk, global logging infrastructure, & security application support (data loss prevention, endpoint detection & response, eDiscovery, forensics, malware analysis, password cracking, etc.)
Additional responsibilities include :
- Owning the corporate cyber security incident response process
- Participating in security strategy around programs and investments (& managing budgets)
- Managing supplier relationships and contracts
- Presenting cybersecurity topics to senior executives & other business leaders, including threat updates
- Partnering with leaders across the company including legal, communications, IT, compliance, ethics, HR, etc.
- Benchmarking with peers across security and semiconductor industries
- Collaborating with government agencies on cybersecurity issues
- Coordinating response to privacy related incidents.
2013 : 2019
Texas Instruments
Manager : IT Security Cyber Defense Operations
Responsible for planning, directing, & coordinating the work of 60+ people in delivering front line internal support 24x7, including critical outage management, factory support, & application developers/analysts responsible for supporting key global IT applications. Examples of responsibilities include :
- insuring key support & project deliverables are met
- handling issues escalated by teams & resolution
- identifying trends to highlight support issues that may impact customer & IT productivity
- defining the strategy & processes used in all facets of service delivery
- managing key supplier relationships & contracts
- leading global engineering team responsible for support, development, and strategy of foundational ITSM applications.
2010 : 2013
Texas Instruments
Manager : IT North America Help Desk & Support Tools Engineering
Company:
Centennial Bank
About
I'm a passionate, dedicated, & experienced IT Security leader who appreciates a challenge and the opportunity to grow and develop an organization. People come first: a positive, collaborative, and diverse environment where people feel valued is the foundation to any strong organization.
I’m privileged to lead information security teams that help protect the business, customers, and people by ensuring the right protections & controls are in place.