Ken Schwarz
CISO | Entrepreneur | Veteran | Lifelong Maverick | CISSP, CISM, CGRC, ITIL
- Role
- CISO Co-founder at Bluelink Consulting
- Location
- Tampa, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ken Schwarz
I help small and mid-sized organizations reduce cyber risk, protect revenue, and spend…
Experience
CISO Co-founder
Apr 2008 — Present
Co-founded and scaled a national Managed Services and Cybersecurity Consulting practice, delivering strategic IT management and security solutions for healthcare, legal, and other regulated industries. Lead enterprise-wide risk management, policy design, and implementation of scalable technology infrastructures aligned with industry best practices and compliance mandates.•Developed and deployed enterprise security programs using NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS frameworks across more than 50 clients, enhancing security posture and reducing risk exposure by up to 90%.•Directed multi-disciplinary teams in implementing and managing advanced security controls including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, to successfully meet attestation requirements for partners such as Allstate, Farmers, and NY Life.•Engineered and executed business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, preventing client downtime and mitigating financial and reputational losses, saving one client >$5M during a cyber incident.•Delivered up to 50% cost savings for clients by optimizing IT investments and implementing scalable, secure infrastructure solutions.•Expanded the firm’s reach by over 10% nationwide exclusively through referrals, reflecting exceptional client trust and satisfaction in supporting their business goals.Partnered with client stakeholders to translate complex technical risks into actionable business strategies and board-level reports.
Education
Defense Language Institute
Diploma, Arabic
1995 — 1997
Monterey Peninsula College
AA, Foreign Language
1996 — 2002
Muhlenberg College
BA, Business Administration
2003 — 2004
Skills
- Network Administration
- Operations Management
- Network Security
- Strategic Planning
- Technical Support
- Business Analysis
- Budgets
- Information Technology
- Telecommunications
- Management
- Recruiting
- Infrastructure
- Project Planning
- Vendor Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Managed Services
- Integration
- New Business Development
- Wireless Networking
- Networking
- Corporate Finance
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