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Darren Guarino
Cybersecurity
Salem Hill, NJ, United States
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Experience:
2021 : Present
parx casino
Information Security - Leader
Provided leadership and development of cybersecurity programs, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems and supporting globally. Developed roadmap for creation of information security program for league office. Functioned as leader of cybersecurity third-party management program. Led global cybersecurity risk assessment and penetration test. Created company’s incident response plan. Implemented global e-mail security program. Designed security policies and standards. Established security monitoring and event correlation initiative. Oversaw creation of cyber vulnerability management program and cybersecurity awareness program.
• Implemented Third-Party Risk Management Program to help minimize vendor risk. Worked closely with the business to understand the data and criticality of the vendor and ensure they had sufficient cybersecurity controls to meet business needs.
• Created cybersecurity policies and standards to govern the cybersecurity program globally. Worked closely with a cross-functional cybersecurity steering committee to gain approval from Legal, Human Resources, and Chief Information Security Officer.
• Led Cybersecurity Awareness Program. Delivered initial training to all new hires, monthly awareness videos to all employees, and quarterly phishing exercises to help employees identify suspicious emails. To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, held weekly events across multiple locations. Invited industry-leading guest speakers, including the CIA, FBI, and senior leaders from the business, to drive the importance of cybersecurity.
2014 : 2020
National Basketball Association
Senior Director - Cyber Security Strategy & Vendor Engagement
Managed IT security and compliance programs globally. Established as chairperson of IT Risk and Advisory Council and member of Data Privacy Committee. Collaborated with business unit security teams ensuring consistent security processes across enterprise. Built cybersecurity programs across global business units.
• Led global cross-business unit Cybersecurity Risk Assessment and penetration test. Worked closely with each business unit to ensure that senior business leadership was engaged and the testing scope met the needs of each business. Created the presentation describing risks and recommendations that was delivered to the board of directors. Developed remediation plans for each business unit and ensured the global consistency of policies, processes, and technology across the business units.
• Acted as co-leader of the cross-business unit project that ensured compliance with NIST-853 and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI). Created processes and policies, and rolled out technology to support the highly sensitive government business.
• Created cybersecurity roadmaps for business units that did not have cybersecurity programs. Worked closely with business unit leadership to ensure the program met the needs of the business. Worked closely with IT teams to roll out controls to enable the company to operate securely.
• Developed a global incident response plan. The plan included escalation procedures and templates to ensure proper chain of custody; key IT, leadership, local, and federal law enforcement contacts; and rehearsal schedule.
2007 : 2014
Tyco International
Director IT Security and Compliance
Served as leader of global IT audit organization focused on helping build world-class audit function, and developed future leaders. Recruited and trained top talent globally. Spearheaded audit standards, processes, and policies governing areas of IT operations. Developed technology audit plan and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, ensuring corporate policies and regulatory compliance. Built relationships with business IT leaders, ensuring comprehensive, valued-added audits. Executed 30 IT audits in one year, including process and project audits. Played key role in creation of annual audit plan. Coordinated and prioritized resources with VP of audit.
2003 : 2008
Tyco
IT Audit Director
1996 : 2003
MicroWarehouse
Director - Systems Management and Operations
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Information Security - Leader
Provided leadership and development of cybersecurity programs, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems and supporting globally. Developed roadmap for creation of information security program for league office. Functioned as leader of cybersecurity third-party management program. Led global cybersecurity risk assessment and penetration test. Created company’s incident response plan. Implemented global e-mail security program. Designed security policies and standards. Established security monitoring and event correlation initiative. Oversaw creation of cyber vulnerability management program and cybersecurity awareness program.
• Implemented Third-Party Risk Management Program to help minimize vendor risk. Worked closely with the business to understand the data and criticality of the vendor and ensure they had sufficient cybersecurity controls to meet business needs.
• Created cybersecurity policies and standards to govern the cybersecurity program globally. Worked closely with a cross-functional cybersecurity steering committee to gain approval from Legal, Human Resources, and Chief Information Security Officer.
• Led Cybersecurity Awareness Program. Delivered initial training to all new hires, monthly awareness videos to all employees, and quarterly phishing exercises to help employees identify suspicious emails. To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, held weekly events across multiple locations. Invited industry-leading guest speakers, including the CIA, FBI, and senior leaders from the business, to drive the importance of cybersecurity.
2014 : 2020
National Basketball Association
Senior Director - Cyber Security Strategy & Vendor Engagement
Managed IT security and compliance programs globally. Established as chairperson of IT Risk and Advisory Council and member of Data Privacy Committee. Collaborated with business unit security teams ensuring consistent security processes across enterprise. Built cybersecurity programs across global business units.
• Led global cross-business unit Cybersecurity Risk Assessment and penetration test. Worked closely with each business unit to ensure that senior business leadership was engaged and the testing scope met the needs of each business. Created the presentation describing risks and recommendations that was delivered to the board of directors. Developed remediation plans for each business unit and ensured the global consistency of policies, processes, and technology across the business units.
• Acted as co-leader of the cross-business unit project that ensured compliance with NIST-853 and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI). Created processes and policies, and rolled out technology to support the highly sensitive government business.
• Created cybersecurity roadmaps for business units that did not have cybersecurity programs. Worked closely with business unit leadership to ensure the program met the needs of the business. Worked closely with IT teams to roll out controls to enable the company to operate securely.
• Developed a global incident response plan. The plan included escalation procedures and templates to ensure proper chain of custody; key IT, leadership, local, and federal law enforcement contacts; and rehearsal schedule.
2007 : 2014
Tyco International
Director IT Security and Compliance
Served as leader of global IT audit organization focused on helping build world-class audit function, and developed future leaders. Recruited and trained top talent globally. Spearheaded audit standards, processes, and policies governing areas of IT operations. Developed technology audit plan and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, ensuring corporate policies and regulatory compliance. Built relationships with business IT leaders, ensuring comprehensive, valued-added audits. Executed 30 IT audits in one year, including process and project audits. Played key role in creation of annual audit plan. Coordinated and prioritized resources with VP of audit.
2003 : 2008
Tyco
IT Audit Director
1996 : 2003
MicroWarehouse
Director - Systems Management and Operations
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A creative, results-driven, and broad-minded senior third-party engagement and strategy director specializing in IT, with in-depth global experience in cybersecurity, compliance and regulations, technical operations, project management, program management, implementations, IT audit, cost/budget analysis, and training and mentoring. Additional proficiencies include strategic planning, vulnerability and security management, datacenter operations, policies and procedures, and infrastructure management. An analytical and solutions-focused leader with exceptional problem-solving skills, who enables an organization to design and deploy cost-conscious and maximally efficient solutions, identify complex and challenging issues, and transform and execute objectives.
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