The most trusted online media brand for cybersecurity professionals, Dark Reading has announced the launch of its new CISO Advisory Board. Dark Reading’s editors invited a diverse group of 10 CISOs from various vertical industries to ensure a broad representation of organizations and backgrounds to serve on the Dark Reading CISO Advisory Board.

CISO Board members include: Nicole Darden Ford, Rockwell Automation; Kurt John, Expedia Group; Fred Kwong, DeVry University; Fredrick Lee, Gusto; Rinki Sethi, BILL; Melina Scotto, Hilton; Jessica Sica, Weave; Caleb Sima; Jesse Whaley, Amtrak; and Ray Yepes, State of Colorado.

“Dark Reading is dedicated to creating deep-dive quality editorial content to help cybersecurity professionals in their daily jobs,” said Editor-in-Chief of Dark Reading, Kelly Jackson Higgins. “Our new CISO Advisory Board will help our team in furthering its mission to address the fundamental issues facing all types of organizations and their security teams – with direct insights from industry-leading CISOs. Our editors will then apply this crucial, first-hand knowledge to continue to deliver meaningful content for our readers.”

Dark Reading’s inaugural CISO Advisory Board members will serve on the Board for an 18-month term, beginning in June 2023 and ending November 2024. During this time, Dark Reading’s editors will host quarterly virtual meetings, and members can choose to join and share their real-world perspectives on today’s cybersecurity topics, as well as network informally and confidentially with other members.