Todd Covert, Mba, Cissp, Cdpse Email & Phone Number

Northbrook, Il, Us

•Advised senior executives and the Board of Directors on security program strategy, risk management, and regulatory compliance (Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR), driving informed decision-making in a highly regulated industry.•Enhanced threat detection and incident response capabilities, reducing mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to respond (MTTR) to malicious events; aligned response processes with Privacy and Legal teams for comprehensive breach handling.•Cultivated a robust security culture by implementing collaborative training programs, including phishing simulations, streamlined phishing reporting, and secure coding workshops for developers, resulting in heightened organizational awareness and resilience.•Streamlined application security by integrating advanced testing and remediation protocols into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), significantly improving application quality and reducing vulnerabilities.•Achieved a 93% reduction in system vulnerabilities enterprise-wide, mitigating cyber risks while ensuring 100% system availability and operational continuity.•Cybersecurity lead for M&A activities, including cybersecurity evaluation of prospective acquisitions and integration planning

Northbrook, Il, Us

• Established and drove individualized cybersecurity strategies/programs at Allstate to support multiple business areas cybersecurity-related risk activities.• Implemented proactive measures to mitigate cybersecurity threats and ensure data protection.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance security protocols and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Evanta fosters collaborative exchange among senior cybersecurity leaders in the Chicago area.

Arlington Heights, Illinois, Us

•Responsible for all infrastructure departments including Data Center, Networking, Telecommunications, Desktop and Security supporting the hospital and remote sites.•Responsible for all aspects of the cybersecurity program including HIPAA and PCI compliance.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

•Designed and implemented cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) program to meet the current and future IAM needs for the global organization•Implemented logging and monitoring solution to address multiple audit findings including Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA HITECH, resulting in improved compliance and systems security for over 3K+ servers and networking devices.•Responsible for vendor management of IBM Data Center security and compliance services, including implementation of revised security controls and security governance.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

•Responsibilities included antivirus, disk encryption, patch management, vulnerability assessments and management of IronKey encrypted USB keys supporting 48K users across multiple geographies.•Led cross functional team responsible for evaluating, implementing and deploying disk encryption to 15,000 systems, resulting in cost avoidance of $1.2MM annually.•Implemented McAfee global antivirus solution to reduce global virus incidents, resulting in average cost avoidance of $800K annually.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

•Member of core team responsible for design, implementation, and administration of a single AD forest for 48,000 users worldwide. Consolidation of 60 disparate environments over 300+ locations into a single, global environment resulting in lower support costs and improved customer experience.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Mba, Organizational Behavior Specialization

Ba, Mathematics And Computer Science & Secondary Education

Masters Of Arts In Teaching, Secondary Education