Kevin Novak, Managing Director at Breakwater Solutions

Managing Director at Breakwater Solutions

Kevin Novak is an IT security and risk leader with a background in governance, risk, and compliance. He previously served as CISO for Northern Trust Corporation, reporting to the CIO. Prior to that, he was at Discover for 5 years, where he held multiple senior roles in information security and corporate risk management. He was a Contributing Editor at Network Computing Magazine for 7 years. He also implemented cybersecurity and litigation support services at Neohapsis, where he was the COO and Director of Consulting. Kevin holds two certifications from ISACA: Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer and Certified Information Security Manager.

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Cyber Security Insights

Is a Merger Between Information Security and Data Governance Imminent?

February 2, 2022

Organizations that have more mature data governance and information security programs are likely to have some level of integration between these functions already, but many continue to struggle with the idea and often treat them as separate, siloed programs.

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