Steve Wingate

About Steve Wingate

Cybersecurity expert with a proven history in providing strategic cyber advisory services to safeguard organizational assets and mitigate risks. Adept at assessing and fortifying information systems, developing and implementing cybersecurity policies, and delivering comprehensive solutions to address complex cyber threats. Known for collaborating with cross-functional teams, facilitating compliance with industry regulations, and enhancing overall security postures. Provide advisory services to organizations building their first Information Security (program) including assessments of current environment, strategic planning for reducing risk and tactical planning for rolling out the various initiatives. Coordinated and consulted with executive management on Cyber Insurance renewal. Provide training and awareness content for distribution to users. Developed and executed security testing programs including third party testing, coaching of internal resources to perform testing as well as review of deliverables for accuracy and applicability.My core competencies include building security cultures for organizations, evaluating business processes and infrastructure for security, identifying and mitigating security threats, and reporting to the Board of Directors and other stakeholders. I hold several certifications, such as CISSP, CISM, and CEH, and I am proficient in various security tools and frameworks, such as Nessus, Rapid7, Carbon Black, Kali Linux, NIST, and ISO. My mission is to protect Ventra Health\'s data, systems, and reputation from cyberattacks and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, such as SOX, SOC, PCI, and HITRUST.

Experience

1. Chief Advisor

   Cyberguard Advisors

   Nov 2023 — Present

   Provided strategic cyber advisory services to safeguard organizational assets and mitigate risks.• Developed and implemented cybersecurity policies to address complex cyber threats.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance overall security postures.

Education

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  Masters of Information Systems, Cyber Security

  2007 — 2010

• Coastal Carolina University

  Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Integration
• Business Process Imp
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Process
• Crystal Reports
• Security
• Microsoft Dynamics Gp
• Software Implementation
• Great Plains Software
• Erp
• Microsoft Crm
• Ssrs
• Software Documentation
• Requirements Analysis
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Requirements Gathering
• Sql Server
• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Business Analysis
• Access