
Linda Rust
CEO and Founder

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About me
Strategic advisor | Translating cybersecurity to business | Engaging Fortune 100 C-suite and Board, private equity (PE), and company owners | vCISO | Step Zero™ rapid cybersecurity estimates for M&A and compliance gaps
Education

Cornell University
-B.S. with honors Plant Pathology
Iowa State University
-B.Eng with distinction Computer Engineering
Experience

HumaniKey
Jan 1996 - nowCEO and FounderHumanikey specializes in projects where human engagement is key to the success of technology.There is often business change needed to get full benefit from a tech investment, but when the technology is given center stage, frequently the rest is dismissed as “soft skills” and no one keeps their eye on the ball of business change.Deeply steeped in technology and project management, Humanikey applies business transformation the way an engineer applies physics – pragmatic and hyper-practical with a focus on the business result.Several Humanikey projects focused on information security gave rise to SecuriThink. Show less

Carlson
Jan 1996 - Jan 1998Director, IT Shared Services
SecuriThink
Jan 2012 - nowPrincipal and FounderAt SecuriThink, we know what done looks like for cybersecurity. That’s a bold statement. While cybersecurity standards and best practices advise what to do, they rarely define how much to do. It is critical to understand that cyber risk can never be eliminated and, at a certain point, there are diminishing returns on investment.Setting the goal for what is “good enough” is both a business decision and a judgement call by experienced security practitioners.Our cybersecurity maturity journey is the story of “HOW we know what done looks like”; you can read more about that at our website. The SecuriThink team has already made the journey so we can show you the way.SecuriThink cybersecurity strategies are a game-changer. When your people are engaged and empowered, your culture becomes a force multiplier for security. We call this your Cultural Armour™. Once it’s in place, you’ll wonder why you waited. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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ISO 20000 Lead Auditor
PECB 
Change Leaders Roadmap Navigator
Being First, Inc.- View certificate

Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner
Prosci - View certificate

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute - View certificate

CMMC Certified Professional (CCP)
The Cyber AB 
CMMC Provisional Instructor (CMMC-PI)
The Cyber AB- View certificate

Secure Controls Framework (SCF) Assessor
Secure Controls Framework - View certificate
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Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
(ISC)² - View certificate

Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM)
ISACA - View certificate
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
(ISC)²
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Linda RustTop Information Security Voice LinkedIn 2024
- Awarded to Linda RustCyberjutsu Award Nominee -
- Awarded to Linda RustEta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering Honor Society
- Awarded to Linda RustPhi Kappa Phi - Honor Society
- Awarded to Linda RustTau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society
- Awarded to Linda RustUpsilon Pi Epsilon - Computer Science Honor Society
Volunteer Experience
Board Member
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Issued by Cyber Supply Drop on Sept 2021
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Issued by Women + Cybersecurity = Women's Society of Cyberjutsu on Jan 2022
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Languages
- enEnglish
- geGerman
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