How I started my career as an administrative assistant to carving a niche in the big leagues of information security domain.
I am Tammy Moskites, the CEO and Founder of CyAlliance. I am a strategic advisor to companies, vendors and startups- by leading, building and scaling security offerings. We do offer CISO as a Service and virtual CISO (vCISO) services for companies worldwide as well as Board Advisory services. We found that our partnerships/alliances with technology and security companies was our niche, our passion! With my 30 years of experience, I am noted by my peers to be a results-driven and passionate executive leader. I truly love what I do each and every day!
My First Few Years
My Journey
I was working in an actuarial department as a Senior Trend Analyst assessing risks and loved the challenges within that area – the average likelihood of an event to occur and the impact... (sounds familiar?) We had our challenges around workflow automation back then and I was the technical go-to on the team. I realized quickly that I needed to move to a more technology focused job where I could make a difference and focus on my passion. Shortly thereafter I moved to the technology organization! In no time, I became the go-to person in case of any malware or system impacts within the organization and have never looked back since. My career in cybersecurity took off from there and became more aware of the world of user ids, passwords, identity, etc. I realized quickly that knowing who was accessing what, when and for what reason, was going to be key to securing confidential data. Then how can we remove this access when it was no longer needed. It wasn’t easy in a male-dominated industry, and many times, I wasn’t the first choice. I had to prove myself, work really hard, and finally people began to appreciate my dedication and passion. 
"A lot of our CISOs that are successful now really find that business enablement piece and the true business risk tolerance and understand them. That is critical."
— Tammy Moskites, How the CISO Position is Changing.
Distinguished Career Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
I am a career CISO, and I have held many security and technology leadership roles which include; Accenture, Venafi, Time Warner Cable and The Home Depot. I’ve dedicated my career to guide CISOs worldwide to help defend organizations from cyber threats and attacks.
Amongst the many things I’m involved in, I’m a Distinguished Fellow with the Ponemon Institute and volunteer my time with organizations including ISACA and ISSA. Since 2014, I have been hosting CISO networking dinners globally to allow CISO’s and Technology executives and leaders the opportunity to share, network and build on their local relationships.
Over the years, I’ve developed a reputation for being actively involved.
My passion for security and my leadership expertise has been quoted, podcasted and written about in articles, newspapers and magazines around the world, including London Financial Times, MIS Asia, CSO Australia, FORBES, Women’s Agenda Australia, and the Cover of CSO Magazine. I hold multiple accolades which include the top fifteen 2018 Global Cyber Security thought leaders by IFSEC Global, 2013 Top 25 Global CISO’s Evanta, North America’s People’s Choice 2011 and 2012, Finalist for CIO of the Year and Security Champion of the Year at the Women in IT Awards Silicon Valley 2018.
I’m an internationally recognized keynote/speaker, not only on security and governance, but also on career building, women in technology and leadership mentoring. I’m a diversity champion. I’ve dedicated my personal time as a professional independent leadership and career mentor. I continually provide strategic guidance to other industry-leading security vendors where I’m currently a company advisor to AppViewX, Adaptive Shield, Hunters, CADO, Cycode, Raxis, Trustmi, Opus and Grip Security – previously to Box, Attivo Networks, RiskIQ, SecureAuth, Vectra, Venafi and Qualys. Our current seed investment companies that have come out of stealth include Opus Security and Grip Security! #DoWhatYouLove #LoveWhatYouDo
Industry Love (a Few Places Tammy has been Featured)
