Frank Shirmo

About Frank Shirmo

Global cybersecurity leader, manager, practitioner, and mentor. Works with business leaders and board members on risk management strategies. Extensive experience building and managing successful information security programs for fastest growing SaaS companies. Has owned, managed, and led organizational initiatives for meeting stringent requirements of various compliance regimes. Technologist with deep expertise in infrastructure and software development lifecycle security. Author and contributor of content for world-class information security curricula. Frequent speaker at various cybersecurity events and summits.

Experience

1. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

   Kudo

   Sep 2020 — Present · NY, US

   Key leadership role with overall responsibility for maintaining a robust organizational cybersecurity program and posture. Maintains continuous compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, and FedRAMP requirements. Works with the infrastructure and engineering teams on the security architecture and the evaluation, selection and positioning of controls. Manages 3rd party risk management and due diligence process.

Education

• Towson University, Loyola University, University of Maryland

  B.S, M.E.S, Ph.D, Computer Science & Management

Skills

• Security Management
• Application Security Architecture
• Disaster Recovery
• Cissp
• Object Oriented Design
• Pci Dss
• Information Security
• Security Architecture Design
• Business Continuity
• Team Leadership
• Software Design Patterns
• Agile Methodologies
• Network Security
• Security Program Management
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Computer Security
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• IT Security Best Practices
• Web Application Security Assessment
• Linux
• Software Development
• Information Technology
• Information Security Management
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Soa