Gary Brickhouse

CISO,
GuidePoint Security

Gary Brickhouse, CISO and VP of GRC Services at GuidePoint Security, began his career in the security industry in 2001. Gary is GuidePoint’s internal CISO and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s information security program, inclusive of building and maintaining our internal security architecture and control practices. Gary also leads the GRC Services consulting practice where he is responsible for the development and delivery of GRC service offerings to support our clients. This unique position allows Gary greater visibility into customer needs from an industry services perspective and also as a practitioner, addressing the same risks for GuidePoint.

Previously, Gary was the Security and Compliance Architect for The Walt Disney Company, working on a large, multi-year business program where he served as the subject matter expert for compliance, data privacy, infrastructure and application security as well as securing emerging technologies like RFID. While at Disney, Gary also served several years as the Compliance Manager responsible for the oversight and execution of the parks and resorts’ compliance programs. Previous to working at Disney, Gary was an Information Security Specialist at Publix Super Markets, one of the nation’s largest retailers.

Gary is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and webinars, covering a wide array of information security topics. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Southern College, holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and is an ITIL v3 expert.