Michele Zoerb

Michele is a senior information security professional with over 30 years in technology and information security. She has held several security leadership positions, including being the founder and CEO of the cybersecurity company Samaritas in 2015, and currently acts as a Virtual CISO for several companies.

She specializes in Cybersecurity program development and leadership, incident response, business continuity and disaster recovery, and compliance.

She holds the following certifications; CISSP, CISM, CRISC, PMP, and has a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity.

About Me

An accomplished information technology and cybersecurity professional with 34 years of industry experience in technology and cybersecurity.

My areas of expertise include;
  • Security Program Development
  • Security Program Management
  • Incident Management and Response
  • Third-party Risk Management
  • Governance and Compliance
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Recent Projects

Cars.com

Virtual CISO; Acted as the Interim CISO for 8 months and developed the security roadmap.

State of California

Subject Matter Expert on Security and Compliance. Implementation of Data Classification and supporting processes and technologies.

Dell SecureWorks

Led the Security & Risk Consulting practice of Governance, Risk, and Compliance. Our Security Consulting Team led over 800 Security Assessments and 150 Third Party Risk Assessments

41st Parameter

Developed the Information Security Program and achieved ISO 27001/2 and PCI Certification.

VISA Global Information Security

Program Management of Identity and Access Management Implementation efforts.

Speaking and Presentations

Annual Sales Meeting, Dell, Atlanta GA 2012 - "PCI 3.0 Requirements"

Executive Security Summit, Atlanta GA 2013 - "Security vs. Compliance"

Executive Security Summit, Atlanta GA 2014 - "It’s Just Compliance?"

Texas Small Bankers Association, Dallas, TX 2014 – "Third Party Risk Management"

Education & Certifications

Current Certifications: CISSP, CRISC, CISM, PMP

MS Cybersecurity, Utica College, New York, NY

BA, e-Business, DePaul University, Chicago, IL