Steven Santamorena

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About Steven Santamorena

Steven Santamorena is a driven, dedicated, and business-focused information security and IT leader with a unique combination of leadership, strategy, and security expertise, skilled at pragmatically providing appropriate security controls and IT solutions. Steven has experience in growing and enhancing security in a large, dispersed environment. He has demonstrated ability to lead others and develop an effective and efficient security program aimed at maintaining compliance and providing security for Reader's Digest's employees, located across 50 countries. Steven has strong managerial, organizational, communication, and technical skills which enable him to achieve success while working as part of a team, and also as an individual. He has proven skills in identifying, developing, and communicating solutions to complex, time-sensitive, and business-critical issues. Specialties: Steven's specialties include: • Security Architecture • Security Program Mgmt • Threat & Vulnerability Mgmt • Incident Response • Security Process Improvement • Data Privacy • GDPR • PCI DSS Strategy and Compliance • SOX Compliance • Security Metrics • Security Awareness Programs • Risk Management and Assessment • Vulnerability Assessment • Security Policy Development • Mobile Device Management Speaking Engagements: SecureCISO conference, New York, NY April 2019 Featured in "CISO Prediction Panel" St John's University Cyber Summit, Queens, NY March 2019 Argyle Executive Forum - New York, NY, Feb 2018 Moderator of "Security Innovation: Unifying Proactive & Reactive Strategies" Marcus Evans CFO Summit. Palm Beach, FL, May 2014 Featured in -"Traversing the Serengeti: Hedging Your Financial Survival Through Security, Privacy, and Deterrence" SecureCIO, New York, NY, Nov 2014 Featured in -"CISOPanel" Argyle Executive Forum - New York, NY, Apr 2014 Featured in "Balancing Act: New innovations and keeping the business secure"