The pressure has been mounting on CISOs and IT security experts grappling with increasing cyber threats. In fact, cybersecurity more generally has become a booming board-level issue. Gartner forecasts that by 2025, 40% of boards of directors will have a dedicated...
Digital technologies have become more embedded in every aspect of business, especially with worldwide adoption of remote work as the new standard. More than ever, businesses need leadership with both technical knowledge and business-centric cybersecurity expertise....
Cybersecurity After Dark | Episode 2 In the second episode of Cybersecurity After Dark, Sean McDermott, CEO of Windward Consulting Group, and Dan Williams, Cybersecurity Strategist at RedMonocle, discuss the threat landscape and what it means for cybersecurity...
How to Report Effectively to the Board with Cyber Risk Quantification Intro Cybersecurity risk management is on the C-suite agenda, especially with rising breaches and soaring 2 trillion dollars spent on payouts and cybersecurity initiatives in 2020, according to...
Enhancing cybersecurity risk management with NIST 800-53 The NIST 800-53 standard offers solid guidance for how organizations should select and maintain customized security and privacy controls for their information systems. NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 is a...
Nichole Kelly brings over two decades of experience in growing organizations top line and bottom line revenue. As one of the leading marketing influencers she is the author of "How to Measure Social Media" and has traveled the world teaching marketers how to build and execute ROI-driven marketing strategies at every major marketing conference. Also an entrepreneur, Kelly was also the founder of SME Digital, a digital marketing agency that was sold to Renegade Marketing.
Kelly leads an active life of service and is the founder of The Bipolar Executive blog and podcast. This project is designed to help shift the conversation around mental illness to one of mental wellness in Corporate America.
Kelly holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing from Saint Leo University.
Chris Schroeder has over 25 years of experience in large complex IT environments from the Fortune 500 to the federal government. Chris has an extensive technology background in mobility, infrastructure operations, and data analytics. Schroeder is a seasoned entrepreneur and co-founder of App47 and the Vice President of Engineering and co-founder of RealOps (sold to BMC).
Chris is an active volunteer in his community coaching boys and girls lacrosse, supporting high school STEM programs, and serving on the Pastoral Council.
Schroeder holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Radford University and a Masters Degree in Technology Engineering from George Washington University.
Sean McDermott’s curiosity for advancing technology began at his first job as a network engineer/architect installing and managing the first private internet for the U.S. Department of Justice. At a time when the internet was just taking off, McDermott was at the forefront and has continued to be on the cutting edge of technology leading Fortune 500 companies through the dot-com bust, 9/11 and the 2008 recession. Sean has over three decades of experience working with CIOs in the Fortune 500 to trail blaze innovation and protect the IT infrastructure of the largest commercial and federal organizations in the world.
McDermott is a mission-driven, serial entrepreneur who founded Windward Consulting Group, RealOps, Inc. (sold to BMC), App47 and RedMonocle. He is also the founder of the Windward Foundation and Alzheimer’s Caregiver Alliance, an organization dedicated to easing the burden of caregiving for individuals and families touched by Alzheimer’s disease.
McDermott is a member of the Forbes Tech Council and has been featured in Security Boulevard, TechRepublic, IT Visionaries, APM Digest, Inside BigData, DevPro Journal, IT Toolbox and more. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and a Masters in Engineering Management from The Catholic University of America.
