Miguel (Mike) O. Villegas

Miguel (Mike) O. Villegas has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and IT audit. Miguel (Mike) O. is currently the Chief Technology Officer at XAHIVE, a position they began in April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the CISO at TRISTAR Insurance Group starting in December 2022.

Miguel has also been actively involved with ISACA since 1985, where they initially served as an instructor for the CISA review courses in various cities across California. Miguel (Mike) O. later became the President of ISACA from July 2005 to June 2006 and again from July 2010 to June 2012.

In addition to their work with ISACA, Miguel is the Founder and President of iSecurePrivacy LLC, a cybersecurity and IT audit consulting firm based in Southern California. Miguel (Mike) O. has been heading this company since January 2001, specializing in various aspects of cybersecurity and compliance.

Furthermore, Miguel has served as a Senior Vice President at K3DES LLC from January 2007 until February 2023. In this role, they conducted PCI-DSS and PA-DSS assessments for merchants and service providers and also performed QA reviews of other QSA reports.

Additionally, Miguel has been an active member of professional organizations such as CISO Executive Summit, ISSA LA, and LA OWASP. Miguel (Mike) O. was also a contributing writer for SearchSecurity.com from October 2014 to May 2017.

Overall, Miguel O. Villegas has extensive experience and expertise in cybersecurity, IT audit, and leadership roles within the industry.

Miguel (Mike) O. Villegas attended California State Polytechnic University-Pomona but the specific years, degree name, and field of study are not provided.

Miguel (Mike) O. has obtained several certifications throughout their career, including the Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™) from ISACA in August 2020, the ISACA® Cybersecurity Audit Certificate (CSX|A) from ISACA in August 2020, the Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA) from ISACA in September 1993, the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council in June 2022, the APMG Accredited Trainer - Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™) from APMG International in November 2022, the APMG Accredited Trainer - Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA) from APMG International in May 2020, and the PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) from the PCI Security Standards Council in February 2009.

In addition, they have also mentioned having the CSX Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate (CSX|F), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - Information Security Certification, although the specific details about when and where these certifications were obtained are not provided.