Whit Farrington
Cybersecurity Executive | CISO | Information Security, Cyber Defense, IT Compliance | Helping companies secure technology fast
- Role
- Senior Director, Information Security & IT Compliance at Ascend Learning
- Location
- Kansas City, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Whit Farrington
CISSP certified cybersecurity executive with over 24 years of demonstrated success in information security, IT compliance, and shared service technology programs and operations in high-growth and cost control environments in the education, finance, and telecom industries. With 10 years of pragmatic leadership security experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments I enable organizations to advance their business goals through proactive leadership. I am technology partner known for effective communication at all levels, developing high performing teams, creating a culture of operational excellence, and building strong relationships across organizations that drive enterprise success.My skill set includes Security Program Development, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Application and Infrastructure reviews, Incident Response, Security Training and Awareness, Vendor Assessments, IT Compliance Audits, New Technology Research and Implementation, Security Automation, Application Security, Security Risk Management, Project Change Management and Cloud Security. Additionally, my broad IT background allows me to understand business requirements outside of the security environment and collaboratively create solutions that work for the business.Experience with PCI-DSS, SOC 2 Audits, NIST CSF, CIS 20, and the MITRE ATT & CK framework.
Experience
Senior Director, Information Security & IT Compliance
May 2022 — Present · Leawood, KS, US
Cybersecurity leader responsible for the daily operation, strategy execution, and resource management of world-class Information Security and IT Compliance programs for Ascend Learning. Security and IT Compliance operations include the monitoring and defense of over endpoints in 12 hosted environments, security training and support for 2,500 employees and contractors, and collaboration with teams from 7 business units, Legal, HR and Finance. Operate as the functional backup to the CISO.
Education
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Science
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