Modern CISO Network: Board Book
A directory of board-ready security leaders
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- Crisis management
Betsy Bevilacqua
VP Security
Chainalysis Inc.
Betsy Bevilacqua has been in the security industry for over 20 years, working on everything from incident response to security architecture at both startups and Fortune 500 companies.
Betsy is currently the Vice President of Security at Chainalysis Inc., a Blockchain Security company where she is responsible for establishing the security strategy and direction for the company. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Betsy built and matured security teams and programs at companies such as Facebook (Meta), eBay, and Sodexo Inc.
While at Meta, Betsy had the opportunity to lead a number of security initiatives; the most notable was scaling Hacktober globally. Hacktober is a month-long initiative with contests, workshops, and expert talks all designed to develop a security-conscious culture. Betsy’s work on Hacktober has been featured in journals such as the Harvard Business Review.
A passionate advocate for making security more accessible, in 2018, Betsy co-founded cybersecurity startup Tabiri Analytics to bring cybersecurity monitoring to underserved markets. Recently out of stealth, Tabiri Analytics is making an impact for customers both in the US and East Africa.