Ross Young

From CIA officer to enterprise CISO, Ross Young has spent two decades at the forefront of cybersecurity.

He’s the co-host of CISO Tradecraft, creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix (TaSM), and a recognized leader who has served as CISO in Residence at Team8, CISO of Caterpillar Financial, instructor at Johns Hopkins University, and divisional CISO at Capital One. Ross also brings over a decade of frontline experience from the CIA, NSA, and the Federal Reserve Board.

Ross holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Idaho State University, and Utah State University, and is Boardroom Certified as a Qualified Technology Expert (QTE) as well as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).