Yvonne Malmgren

About Yvonne Malmgren

A seasoned leader responsible for Cisco\'s unified incident command initiative. This organization drives consistent management and communication for security-related matters, and expedites the handling of complex, often unforseen challenges that arise during investigation, containment, mitigation and notification. She has the good fortune to have worked alongside some of the best in the business from the automotive and technology industries for more than 20 years. Malmgren earned an MBA from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication at Wayne State University in Detroit. An adventure seeker who craves adrenaline, loves to play outside, and travels whenever possible, she is driven by a passion to serve and tackle issues that matter in her work, in her community, and beyond.* Experience establishing, managing and streamlining data privacy processes, decision-making, and responses.* Trusted leader for security incident handling, and managing challenging security topics.* Certifications earned: SANS GIAC Law of Data Security & Investigations (GLEG), SANS GIAC Security Leadership Certification (SLC), and IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E).* Trusted leader of cross-functional incident response teams involving data security / integrity, product safety and performance, service outages, litigation, and regulatory compliance.* Extensive background in communications and crisis response / issue management.* Adapts easily to constantly evolving environments and drives change-management efforts.* Key experiences include crisis communications, incident management, data privacy / data protection, PR / media relations / corporate communications, strategy development, C-suite executive counsel and media training, speechwriting, and event planning.

Experience

1. Director of Information Security - Unified Incident Command

   Cisco

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Lead a global team to drive consistency, collaboration, clarity, and speed in the investigation and remediation of the broad spectrum of security-related issues and incidents.

Education

• Wayne State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Speech Communication

  2001 — 2003

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  MBA, Integrative Management

  2007 — 2008

Skills

• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Publicity
• Communication Training
• Speech Writing
• Event Planning
• Integrated Marketing
• Editing
• Leadership
• Event Management
• Crisis Communications
• Strategic Planning
• Press Releases
• Marketing Communications
• Corporate Communications
• Management
• Strategic Communications