Faculty Directory

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

• Cyber Security Strategy and Effective Board Communications
• DevSecOps and Cloud Security
• Vulnerability Management and Gamification Techniques
• Application Security, Product Security, and Security Awareness
• Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

• Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University
• Frequent Speaker at Major Information Security Conferences
• SANS Instructor

• MS in Information Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University
• MBA in Information Assurance from Idaho State University
• BS in Computer Science from Utah State University 
• BS in Business from Utah State University
• CISSP, Security+, NACD Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight, Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert