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Scott Sykes

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Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Privacy Officer | Aug 2023 – Present at Asurity
📍 Greater Richmond Region, United States

Scott is a Chief Information Security Officer with over 15 years of experience building and scaling global security programs. A graduate of UCLA Anderson School of Management, he focuses on business-aligned strategies in SaaS, telecom, and finance. Colleagues describe him as an "exceptional," "visionary," and "proactive" leader.

He reduced enterprise vulnerability exposure by 97.5% at a previous company and supported sales in closing over $20M in deals.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Privacy Officer | Aug 2023 – Present
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Richmond Region, United States
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Zero-Trust Architecture
He is actively building a zero-trust Azure architecture at Asurity to reduce vulnerability exposure and cut infrastructure costs.
AI Governance
As a consultant, he formulates AI governance frameworks to cut down on shadow AI usage and reduce data exfiltration risks for clients.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Chief Information Security Officer | Chief Privacy Officer | Aug 2023 – Present
Asurity
7-2023
Fractional CISO / Strategic Security Advisor | Oct 2023 – Present
Fortification Consulting (owner)
12-2017 - 5-2023
Chief Information Security Officer | Head of Global Security Operations | Dec 2017 – May 2023
Netcracker Technology
3-2009 - 11-2017
Chief Information Security Officer | Head of Corporate Security | 2009 – 2017
Tata Communications
7-2006 - 2-2009
Web Operations and Security
Genworth Financial
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Bachelor of Science
University of Delaware
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