Brett Coon

LocationCharlotteNorth Carolina, United States
Current roleDirector Information SecurityMcGuireWoods · since May 2021

Roles

May 2021–Present
Current role

Director Information Security

McGuireWoods

North Carolina

·        As Director of Information Security, led the firm’s overall information security strategy.

·        Continually performed information security analysis and adjusted strategy emphasizing the maturity of the risk, operations, identity and access, vulnerability, and governance programs.

·        Effected additional security controls for email, data loss, endpoint protection, identify and access, security event notification, and continual assessment.

·        Maintained ISO 27001 certification demonstrating information security management system meets requirements for all critical applications.

·        Matured the Vulnerability Management program, highlighting gaps in patching and secure configurations.

·        Revised all information security policies by aligning with industry standards and implementing a comprehensive review process.

·        Managed outsourced operational vendors with a focus on improving service level objectives.

·        Guided risk considerations on major projects prior to application implementation.

·        Conducted education through new hire and annual awareness training, phishing exercises, and newsletters concerning current threats.

·        Presented monthly updates on information security strategy, key performance indicators (KPI), and current events to managing partners and other executive leadership, ensuring visibility of the firm’s risk and security programs.