LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN CYBER
Afierce advocate and a cybersecurity leader committed to increasing diversity across the technology industry , Ariel Weintraub is a trailblazer in a male-dominated field . Keen to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage , alongside working to bolster MassMutual ’ s cybersecurity strategies , she has well-established herself within the financial cybersecurity landscape .
Weintraub entered her current role as Chief Information Security Officer ( CISO ) in February 2021 , where she now leads MassMutual ’ s Enterprise Cybersecurity Programme with the goal of driving cyber resiliency for the organisation , in addition to enabling the organisation ’ s digital transformation goals .
A visionary leader committed to bettering cybersecurity for businesses Weintraub first joined financial services firm MassMutual in 2019 as Head of Security Operations and Engineering . Here , she was responsible for the company ’ s global security operations centre , security engineering , security intelligence and identity and access management ( IAM ).
She is now the first female CISO in the insurance company ’ s 172-year history , well-known for her excellent technical skills , good judgement and knowledge and experience in implementing cyber strategies driven by data science .
Prior to this , Weintraub served as Senior Director of Data and Access Security of cybersecurity operations at TIAA , where she led a three-year business transformation programme to incorporate IAM into the business . She has also worked as Global Head of Vulnerability Management at BNY Mellon and was part of the threat and vulnerability management practice at PwC .
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern Carolina ( USC ) Marshall School of Business , and a Masters degree in cybersecurity from New York University ( NYU ) Tandon School of Engineering .
As part of her current work with MassMutual , Weintraub works with the company to maintain its multitiered architecture that aims to provide multiple levels of firewalls . Additionally , Security Information Event Management ( SIEM ) system intrusion detection and protection sensors monitor for irregular activity from possible threat actors . The company requires that all external connections to company
ARIEL WEINTRAUB TITLE : CISO COMPANY : MASSMUTUAL INDUSTRY : INSURANCE LOCATION : UNITED STATES
A cybersecurity leader with extensive experience overseeing cybersecurity and risk management services , Ariel Weintraub ensures high-level enterprises have resilient security strategies . Aside from her current role as a CISO , Weintraub is an advocate for diversity in the technology industry and also works to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage . cybermagazine . com 17