As chief information security officer (CISO) at Dark Matter Technology — and former CISO at Black Knight (BK) — Michael Housch is Dark Matter’s frontline shield for safeguarding its information assets and technology from ever-changing cyberthreats and ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards. Housch brings 25 years’ experience to his role in guiding Dark Matter’s information security vision and risk mitigation strategy at the enterprise level and overseeing a comprehensive DevSecOps program spanning vulnerability management, identity access, cloud architecture, incident response, governance and regulatory audit oversight. A member of the Forbes Technology Council, Housch was recently named to CISOs Connect’s 2024 list of the top 100 CISOs in North America for his role at Dark Matter and contributions to the cybersecurity community at large.
In leading his team, Housch draws from his military, educational, and corporate experience to mentor young developers and empower them to be vocal and active contributors to the company’s corporate risk and security programs. He also is the point person for coordinating security with other Dark Matter teams such as AI, compliance and legal, allowing him to lend his expertise in heading off security concerns. He is the C-suite’s point person when security is a discussion point with large clients. He also frequently speaks at events and contributes articles to industry publications.
Considered mission-critical by his peers and highly regarded in the corporate security universe, Housch is the vanguard keeping sensitive data buttoned up tight in a world where data breaches are all too common and fallout from data loss for businesses — including the top 10 largest banks in the world — and their customers is weighty.
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Name:
Michael Housch
Title:
Chief Risk and Information Security Officer (CISO)
Company Name:
Dark Matter Technologies
