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Brent Neal

Pioneer · DISC type DIS
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at RapidScale
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Brent Neal is the Chief Information Security Officer at RapidScale, bringing over 20 years of strategic leadership in cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management. He specializes in maturing security programs that align with business goals across diverse industries. He holds degrees from Indiana University Bloomington and Mississippi State University.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brent has a strong connection to his alma mater, Indiana University. Colleagues and clients have described him as a dedicated, strategic, and transformative leader who is bullish in his determination to get the job done and find cost-appropriate solutions.

He once led the charge in escalating tool remediation effectiveness from 80% to 95% within just three months.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Brent shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly
Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Brent cares about

Cyber Resilience
He recently stated that "cybersecurity resilience is no longer optional; it's mission-critical" when discussing new incident response services at RapidScale.
Incident Response
He is driving a new partnership to provide incident response readiness services, including tabletop exercises and plans aligned with NIST and ISO standards.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
RapidScale
2-2023 - 9-2025
vCISO
TRU Staffing Partners, Inc.
1-2023 - 9-2025
Fractional CISO & Principal Advisor
Vanguard Technology Group
8-2021 - 12-2022
Director of Security
Onna
4-2020 - 8-2021
Director of Security
Allscripts
In the press

Media appearances

RapidScale Expands Cybersecurity Solutions Portfolio with Incident Response Readiness Services for Enterprise Resilience. Featured in PR Newswire
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Author Profile: Brent Neal – Vanguard Technology Group. Featured in Vanguard Technology Group
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Science (MS)
Mississippi State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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