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Chief Trust Officer, CipherCloud
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Bob West has more than a decade in security leadership roles with financial and professional services organizations where he oversaw security strategy and audit-and-compliance across global teams. He has held Chief Information Security Officer roles at Fifth Third Bank and Bank One, led Ernst & Young's security practice, and was a Senior Systems Officer with Citicorp. He most recently served as founder and CEO of Echelon One, a fast-growing risk consulting firm. Bob has served on the advisory boards of Securent (acquired by Cisco) and TriCipher (acquired by VMWare), and as a member of RSA Security's Customer Advisory Council and the ISS Customer Advisory Council. He was also a member of the IT Sector Coordinating Council and of the International Cybercrime Subcommittee.
Articles by Bob West
Black Hat Q&A: Hacking a '90s Sports Car
Black Hat Staff, ,  11/7/2019
The Cold Truth about Cyber Insurance
Chris Kennedy, CISO & VP Customer Success, AttackIQ,  11/7/2019
6 Small-Business Password Managers
Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading,  11/8/2019
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