Thomas D. August

Tom August CISSP is an award-winning CISO and respected industry leader with over 30 years of experience in Information Security, IT Auditing and Risk Management. Tom has made a career of developing, implementing and managing financially-responsible cybersecurity programs that effectively balance risk, regulatory requirements and strategic business goals. Tom is currently serving as Vice President, Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer for a large healthcare provider in Southern California.

Tom is co-author of “The CISO Handbook”, an alumnus of the FBI CISO Academy, and a frequent presenter at healthcare and information security industry events. Now in its eighth year, Tom’s “Information Security Buzzword Bingo Scorecard” highlights the need for more meaningful dialogue between information security professionals, vendors and business leaders.