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Conor Sherman

Global CISO at Sysdig

United States

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Conor Sherman is the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Sysdig, with over 15 years of experience building and scaling technology and cybersecurity programs and managing teams of up to 30. He has led security programs across financial services, high-tech, and government technology at organizations including Apollo Global Management, ezCater, CLEAR, MoveHQ, and Updater, with work spanning federal compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC/NIST 800-171. He also hosts a podcast.

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Experience

  1. SysdigGlobal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)current2026 — present
  2. SysdigCISO in Residence2025 — 2026
  3. Professional Association of CISOsMembercurrent2025 — present
  4. Zero Signal PodcastHostcurrent2025 — present
  5. The CISO SocietyMembercurrent2022 — present
  6. UpdaterAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  7. UpdaterChief Information Security Officer (CISO)2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  8. ezCaterVP of Security & Technology2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Confident DefenseHost of Confident Defense Podcast2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  10. Cyber Defense GroupPresident of Security Services2019 — 2020
  11. CLEAR (clearme.com)VP of Cyber Security2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  12. Apollo Global Management LLCDirector of Cyber Security2015 — 2018New York
  13. Old Mutual Asset ManagementInformation Security Architect2012 — 2015Greater Boston Area
  14. Motion Recruitment PartnersSenior Security Engineer2011 — 2012Boston MA
  15. McGladreySecurity Consultant2010 — 2011Greater Boston Area
  16. Old Mutual Asset ManagementSupport Desk Analyst2010
  17. Matson&Isom Technology ConsultingIntern2009
  18. Other Work HistoryVarious2007 — 2008

Skills & more

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Identity and Access Management (IAM)1Vulnerability Management1Product SecurityRisk ManagementExecutive ManagementIncident Response2Cloud Security1Security33Network Security21Information Security22Vulnerability Assessment2
+12 moreNetworkingCloud ComputingProject ManagementU.S. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)SOC 2NIST 800-53FISMAFEDRAMPAI SecurityAI GovernanceSecurity M&A Due DiligenceOpen Source Software Governance
  • Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) — EC-Council
  • CISSP — ISC2
  • GSEC — GIAC Certifications
  • CCNA Security — Cisco
  • MCITP Enterprise Administrator — Microsoft

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Who is Conor Sherman?
Conor Sherman is the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Sysdig, with over 15 years of experience building and scaling technology and cybersecurity programs and managing teams of up to 30. He has led security programs across financial services, high-tech, and government technology at organizations including Apollo Global Management, ezCater, CLEAR, MoveHQ, and Updater, with work spanning federal compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC/NIST 800-171. He also hosts a podcast.
Where does Conor Sherman work?
Conor Sherman is Global CISO at Sysdig.
Where did Conor Sherman go to school?
Conor Sherman studied at Boston University (BS, Business Administration and Management, General); Butte Community College (AS, CCENT, MCITP, Computer Science / Security).

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