Author: Siobhan MacDermott

Siobhan MacDermott is one of the foremost experts on the future of the Internet, cybersecurity, privacy, and business-government relations globally. As both advisor and executive to some of the best global technology brands, she helped direct strategy, communications, investor relations, government relations, issue management, and policy for companies such as Intel-McAfee, AVG Technologies, Oracle, HP, RSA Security, Betrusted, GlobalOne, and Sprint PCS. She has worked extensively with Boards of Directors to lead successful initiatives to engage governments, stakeholders, policymakers, NGOs, and global institutions on regulatory issues. As CEO & Founder of Takatech, a strategic consultancy, she represented a number of Fortune 100 corporate clients. Ms. MacDermott has authored white papers and articles on privacy, children’s safety, consumer dynamics, consumer rights, and winning leadership and business strategies.

From the Winter 2016 Issue

The New Chief Information and Security Officer: A Disruptive Agent of Translation

Author(s):

Siobhan MacDermott, Principal, Ernst & Young LLP

Globalization and the Internet of Things have raised the business world’s connectedness to unprecedented levels. As a result of this always-on environment, consumers are demanding immediate and secure access to all kinds of information across multiple platforms and devices. Take that environment and the rapid digitization of information and we have a new world of … Read more