Matt Morris, CCISO
Education:
Executive Masters of Business Administration
Strategy, Finance, M&A, and Technology
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
2008 : 2010
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems
Kennesaw State University
1993 : 1997
Experience:
I lead the pre-eminent global OT/ ICS / SCADA cybersecurity consulting practice comprised of a diverse team of expert analysts and consultants. Our mission is to serve humanity by securing the world's critical infrastructure and improving cyber resiliency, maintaining compliance, and mitigating risk. We provide Executive Advisory Services, aligned with CISO/CIO or other c-level executives responsible for managing risk and resiliency for their organization; OT Cybersecurity Services (Identify/Protect/Detect/Respond/Recover); Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Advisory; Business Outcome Solutions; and Managed Security Services.
I am responsible for the 1898 & Co. Security Global P&L, and lead all aspects of the business, from strategy, marketing & sales, talent/staffing/recruitment and hire/fire, industry relations, partner, and client relations.
I have experience in the following industries/sectors : Critical Infrastructure (Energy/Utilities (G/T/D), Oil & Gas/Chemicals, Pipelines/LNG, Water & Wastewater, Federal/Military/Defense, Municipal & Smart Cities, Transportation, Critical MFG / Mining / Pharmaceuticals, Ports & Maritime).
If I can help you with a project or if you’d like to join our team, send me an email at matt.morris@1898andco.com.
2019 : Present
1898 & Co.
Global Managing Director, Security & Risk Solutions & Services
ETHOS will give critical industries a vendor-neutral option for information sharing to combat the growing number of cyber threats. An always-on, open-source solution that functions like a hotline to correlate information from many security vendors to identify anomalous behaviors will strengthen cybersecurity defenses across industries and ensure more effective government communication and support.
ETHOS is under initial cooperative development with the goal of sharing data to investigate early threat indicators and discovering new and novel attacks. As an open-source initiative, any individual, organization or security vendor may contribute to ETHOS, its direction and many future developments. General membership applications will be available in June 2023.
ETHOS will collectively uncover and share emerging threats for which there is no threat intelligence or no known attack pattern available, across private and public sector stakeholders. ETHOS brings a vendor-neutral option to improve public/private sector cooperation for effective real-time information sharing across sectors and with governments. The success of ETHOS will mean fewer asset owners become victims of preventable cyber-attacks.
ETHOS is a nonprofit entity run by an independent mutual benefit corporation. Technology resources are currently accessible via GitHub. For more information, please visit The ETHOS Community.
Founding ETHOS community members include 1898 & Co., ABS Group, Claroty, Dragos, Forescout, NetRise, Network Perception, Nozomi Networks, Schneider Electric, Tenable, and Waterfall Security.
2022 :
ETHOS
President and Board Member
2022 :
Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
Advisory for OT Cybersecurity
2022 :
Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition
Partner & Advisory Board Member
2020 :
International Society of Automation (ISA)
Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) Contributor & Founding Member (1898 & Co.)
Company: 1898 & Co.
Years of Experience: 6
Spoken Language: English, Spanish
Matt is also the President and Board Member of ETHOS, a vendor-neutral initiative for information sharing and collective defense against cyber threats in critical industries. He is a Council Member of Forbes Technology Council, a Contributor and Founding Member of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance, and a Published Writer on topics such as OT cybersecurity, smart grid, and digital transformation. Matt is passionate about solving big problems, building successful businesses, and driving innovation and change.