Aj Brown

About Aj Brown

AJ is a cybersecurity executive and enterprise security strategist with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering tailored security solutions across government, private sector, and consulting industries.With a deep commitment to concierge-level client service, AJ helps organizations build resilient security programs that align with their mission, protect business interests, and significantly reduce risk. His expertise spans Fortune 500 corporations across financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, and technology—giving him a broad perspective on the evolving cybersecurity landscape.AJ is passionate about empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of IT security and privacy, translating technical challenges into strategic opportunities. Whether safeguarding critical infrastructure or advising on cutting-edge security solutions, he ensures businesses stay secure, compliant, and future-ready.

Experience

1. Field CISO Strategic Accounts

   Balance Theory

   Mar 2026 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   I work at the intersection of security, finance, and procurement, helping security leaders make sense of where their money is actually going.Security portfolios grow fast and rarely shrink on their own. A tool gets bought for one threat, a contract auto-renews, a new vendor gets added after a board meeting. Before long, nobody has a clean answer to \"what are we actually getting for this?\"That\'s the problem I focus on.I work with CISOs, CFOs, and procurement teams to cut through the noise: figuring out what\'s overlapping, what\'s underused, and where the budget would do more good elsewhere. Then helping make that case clearly to finance and the board, which is its own skill set.I\'m not here to slash budgets for sport. I just think security spend should be something you can explain and defend, not something that accumulated while everyone was busy.If you\'re staring down a renewal cycle, absorbing a budget cut, or just realizing your security portfolio has gotten. complicated, let\'s compare notes.

Skills

• IT Security Assessments
• Web Application Firewall
• Data Center
• Active Directory
• Secure Networks
• Information Security
• Web Application Security Assessment
• Troubleshooting
• Servers
• Itil
• Cissp
• Disaster Recovery
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Network Security
• Firewalls
• Cisco Technologies
• Vmware
• Penetration Testing
• Ceh
• Security Engineering
• Virtualization
• Project Management
• Checkpoint
• Risk Assessment
• Security Policy
• Ips
• Information Security Management
• Backtrack