Derek S.
Costa Mesa · Highly experienced cybersecurity leader. Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekschatz/
University of California, Irvine
About
Derek is a Senior Information Security leader with over 25 years of experience building and leading enterprise and product security programs across diverse industries including aerospace, fintech SaaS, and cloud-first organizations. He possesses expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, compliance (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR), security operations, identity and access management, and cloud security. He has a proven track record of achieving strong audit outcomes, reducing risk, board presentation, and aligning security programs with business objectives.
Specialties
- CISO / Security Leadership
- Governance & Compliance
- Network Defense
- Security Engineering
- Security Team Management
Skills
- Information security program management
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Budget management
- Team building and development
- Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)
- Metrics
- Board and executive reporting
- Security operations
- Threat and vulnerability management
35 skills in total
Education
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University of California, Irvine
BA, Economics
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