Matt Morris, CCISO

Global Managing Director @ 1898 & Co. | OT Cybersecurity Consulting & Managed Security Services

Kennesaw, GA, United States

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Education: Executive Masters of Business Administration

Strategy, Finance, M&A, and Technology

Emory University - Goizueta Business School

2008 : 2010

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems

Kennesaw State University

1993 : 1997

Experience: I lead the pre-eminent global OT/ ICS / SCADA cybersecurity consulting practice comprised of a diverse team of expert analysts and consultants. Our mission is to serve humanity by securing the world's critical infrastructure and improving cyber resiliency, maintaining compliance, and mitigating risk. We provide Executive Advisory Services, aligned with CISO/CIO or other c-level executives responsible for managing risk and resiliency for their organization; OT Cybersecurity Services (Identify/Protect/Detect/Respond/Recover); Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Advisory; Business Outcome Solutions; and Managed Security Services.

I am responsible for the 1898 & Co. Security Global P&L, and lead all aspects of the business, from strategy, marketing & sales, talent/staffing/recruitment and hire/fire, industry relations, partner, and client relations.

I have experience in the following industries/sectors : Critical Infrastructure (Energy/Utilities (G/T/D), Oil & Gas/Chemicals, Pipelines/LNG, Water & Wastewater, Federal/Military/Defense, Municipal & Smart Cities, Transportation, Critical MFG / Mining / Pharmaceuticals, Ports & Maritime).

If I can help you with a project or if you’d like to join our team, send me an email at matt.morris@1898andco.com.

2019 : Present

1898 & Co.

Global Managing Director, Security & Risk Solutions & Services

ETHOS will give critical industries a vendor-neutral option for information sharing to combat the growing number of cyber threats. An always-on, open-source solution that functions like a hotline to correlate information from many security vendors to identify anomalous behaviors will strengthen cybersecurity defenses across industries and ensure more effective government communication and support.

ETHOS is under initial cooperative development with the goal of sharing data to investigate early threat indicators and discovering new and novel attacks. As an open-source initiative, any individual, organization or security vendor may contribute to ETHOS, its direction and many future developments. General membership applications will be available in June 2023.

ETHOS will collectively uncover and share emerging threats for which there is no threat intelligence or no known attack pattern available, across private and public sector stakeholders. ETHOS brings a vendor-neutral option to improve public/private sector cooperation for effective real-time information sharing across sectors and with governments. The success of ETHOS will mean fewer asset owners become victims of preventable cyber-attacks.

ETHOS is a nonprofit entity run by an independent mutual benefit corporation. Technology resources are currently accessible via GitHub. For more information, please visit The ETHOS Community.

Founding ETHOS community members include 1898 & Co., ABS Group, Claroty, Dragos, Forescout, NetRise, Network Perception, Nozomi Networks, Schneider Electric, Tenable, and Waterfall Security.

2022 :

ETHOS

President and Board Member

2022 :

Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House

Advisory for OT Cybersecurity

2022 :

Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition

Partner & Advisory Board Member

2020 :

International Society of Automation (ISA)

Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) Contributor & Founding Member (1898 & Co.)

Company: 1898 & Co.

Years of Experience: 6

Spoken Language: English, Spanish

Skills

Business Development, Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Cloud Computing, Complex Deal Negotiations, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Cybersecurity, Derivatives, Energy, Enterprise Software, Executive Development, Flexible Consumption Models, Go-to-market Strategy, Homeland Security, Hybrid Cloud, ICS cybersecurity, Innovation, Investments, Leadership, Managed Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Management, Smart Cities, Smart Grid, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, XaaS, Executive Management, SaaS, Global Leadership & Operations, Mentoring, Risk Management, Cyber-security, B4B, Solution Selling, Energy Industry, Manufacturing, High-Tech Industry, Board of Directors, Advisory Boards, Advisory Councils, Cloud Computing IaaS, Operations Management, Capital Budgeting, Negotiation, Business Alliances, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Grid Modernization, Emerging Solutions, Software Development, Program Management, Integration, Product Development, Training, Networking, Team Building, Strategic Planning, Business Process, Internet of Everything, Global Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Complex Deal, Flexible Consumption, Cross-functional Team, Digitization

About

Matt Morris is a global leader, strategist, and technologist with over 28 years of experience in digitalization and industrial cybersecurity. He is the Global Managing Director of Security & Risk Consulting at 1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, where he leads a diverse team of expert analysts and consultants who serve humanity by securing the world's critical infrastructure and improving cyber resiliency, compliance, and risk management.

Matt is also the President and Board Member of ETHOS, a vendor-neutral initiative for information sharing and collective defense against cyber threats in critical industries. He is a Council Member of Forbes Technology Council, a Contributor and Founding Member of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance, and a Published Writer on topics such as OT cybersecurity, smart grid, and digital transformation. Matt is passionate about solving big problems, building successful businesses, and driving innovation and change.