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Brian Contos

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Field CISO at Mitiga
📍 South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Brian Contos is the Field CISO at Mitiga, bringing over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and author in the cybersecurity sector. He has been instrumental in the growth of influential companies like ArcSight, Imperva, and Mandiant, contributing to two IPOs and nine acquisitions. Colleagues describe him as a creative, charismatic, and inspiring leader.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Field CISO
Location
South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
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Priorities

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Cloud & SaaS Security
His current role at Mitiga focuses on Cloud Detection and Response. He frequently posts about securing SaaS environments like Salesforce and analyzing SaaS logs for threats.
Cybersecurity Startups
As a serial entrepreneur and investor, he has a long history of building, advising, and leading security startups through significant growth, including multiple IPOs and acquisitions.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Field CISO
Mitiga
1-2025 - 3-2026
Board Advisor
Sevco Security (Acquisition by Arctic Wolf)
1-2023 - 2-2025
Chief Strategy Officer
Sevco Security (Acquisition by Arctic Wolf)
3-2022
Investor
Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.
7-2020 - 10-2022
VP Security Strategy Mandiant
Verodin Inc. (Acquisition by Mandiant for $300M then by Google for $5.4B)
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Media appearances

Mitiga Welcomes Award-Winning Cybersecurity Veteran Brian Contos as Field CISO. Featured in Mitiga (press release)
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Mitiga appoints Brian Contos as Field CISO for cybersecurity efforts. Featured in SDXCentral
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Education
1993 - 1996
B.S.B.A
University of Arizona
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