Todd Bell
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Todd Bell has become an international expert and leading speaker on preventing security breaches for new start-ups to Global Fortune 500 companies. As a CIO & CISO, Todd has made a global impact for safeguarding millions of consumers information around the globe by building new cyber programs to maturing existing programs.
Todd is also the architect & inventor of the Bell Security Enterprise Security Architecture method that streamlines cybersecurity controls as a virtual overlay onto an existing flat network architecture without having to move any existing systems, saving thousands of dollars and accelerates data protection with a low cybersecurity budget. The method is based on zero-trust model and adapted to co-exist with malware in an untrusted internal corporate network.
Todd is also the creator of "What Is Your Risk Number" to properly assign cybersecurity risk ratings that vary within an enterprise to have the balance of business needs and having proper cybersecurity controls.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Todd Bell and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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