CISO Council

Stephen brings more than 15 years of information security experience to his role at Checkmarx. He is a security SME with an extensive hands-on background in the deployment and implementation of on-premises, cloud-based, and AppSec security solutions, and is a well-known writer, blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that brings awareness to the cybersecurity issues all organizations face.

Mr. Richard Rushing is the Chief Information Security Officer for Motorola Mobility LLC.; Richard participates in several corporate, community, private, and government Security Council’s and working groups setting standards, policies, and solutions to current and emerging security issues. As Chief Information Security Officer for Motorola Mobility, he has led the security effort by developing an international team to tackle the emerging threats of mobile devices, targeted attacks, and cyber-crime. He organized developed and deployed practices, tools and techniques to protect the intellectual property across the worldwide enterprise. A much-in-demand international speaker on information security Richard has presented at many leading security conferences and seminars around the world.

Published industry expert with solid technical background, domestic and international successes delivering strategic solutions, global and culturally diverse teams, Cyber-security and process optimization. Specialties: - Customer-focused, revenue-optimization opportunities - Repeated successes optimizing service delivery strategies in multiple industries - Information Governance, Risk Management and Internal Controls - M&A Due Diligence and Integrations - Cyber-security and Internal Controls Risk ManagementPublished industry expert with solid technical background, domestic and international successes delivering strategic solutions, global and culturally diverse teams, Cyber-security and process optimization. Specialties: - Customer-focused, revenue-optimization opportunities - Repeated successes optimizing service delivery strategies in multiple industries - Information Governance, Risk Management and Internal Controls - M&A Due Diligence and Integrations - Cyber-security and Internal Controls Risk Management

As Director Business Applications IT (Fortune 10 drug wholesale company with annual revenues of $18) he has established the business technology strategy and provided architectural oversight and solution delivery for approximately $200+ million multi-phase transformation projects with a resulting IRR of approximately 50+% across Supply Chain Management, Finance and Accounting, Customer Management, Human Resources, Marketing, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Business Capabilities.

I have over 20 years of experience doing software development, architecture, and information security work both in hands-on and leadership roles, currently focused on application/product security and evangelizing security to software development organizations.