Kathleen Kotwica is executive vice president and chief knowledge strategist for the Security Executive Council. Prior to joining the council, she held a wide range of leadership positions, including information architecture consultant at a New England consulting firm, director of online research at CIO and CSO magazines, and research associate at Children’s Hospital in Boston. The Security Executive Council, a risk mitigation research and services organization for senior security and risk executives from corporations and government agencies responsible for corporate and/or IT security programs. In partnership with its research arm, the Security Leadership Research Institute, the Council is dedicated to developing tools that help lower the cost of security programs, making program development more efficient and establishing security as a recognized value center.  Visit https://www.securityexecutivecouncil.com/about/spotlight.html?sid=26499.