March marks Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the contributions of women across industries and leadership roles. In cybersecurity and technology services, female Chief Information Security Officers are playing an increasingly important role in shaping enterprise security strategy, protecting global digital infrastructure, and mentoring the next generation of security professionals.
The information technology services sector sits at the center of modern digital infrastructure, supporting everything from enterprise cloud platforms to telecommunications networks and managed security services. As cyber threats continue to evolve, the following leaders represent women helping guide security strategy, resilience, and governance across some of the most influential technology organizations in the world.
Nasrin Rezai — Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Verizon
Nasrin Rezai serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Verizon, where she leads global cybersecurity strategy across one of the world’s largest telecommunications and technology infrastructures. Her role includes protecting network services, enterprise platforms, and customer systems that support Verizon’s global connectivity business.
Rezai previously held senior security leadership roles at GE and Cisco and is widely recognized for advancing “secure by design” principles in enterprise architecture. She is also a member of the Aspen Institute Cybersecurity Group and previously co-chaired the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), helping shape national cybersecurity recommendations for communications infrastructure.
Mignona Cote — Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Infor
Mignona Cote is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Infor, where she oversees cybersecurity strategy for one of the world’s largest enterprise cloud software ecosystems. Her work focuses on securing large-scale multi-cloud environments and strengthening security across global enterprise platforms used by organizations worldwide.
Cote has spent more than two decades leading cybersecurity and technology risk programs across major enterprises including Bank of America, AIG, Aetna, PepsiCo, and Verizon. Known for building security programs that align closely with business outcomes, she was inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame in 2025 and remains active in mentoring women entering the cybersecurity field through the Executive Women’s Forum.
Lea Kissner — Chief Information Security Officer, LinkedIn
Lea Kissner serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Engineering at LinkedIn, where she leads platform security, privacy engineering, and enterprise cybersecurity operations for one of the world’s largest professional networking platforms.
Before joining LinkedIn, Kissner served as Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter and held senior engineering and privacy leadership roles at Google and Apple. Widely regarded as a pioneer in privacy engineering, she has helped develop security and privacy frameworks that are now widely used across the technology industry.
Saloni Vijay — Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
Saloni Vijay leads cybersecurity and IT strategy at Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS), the global shared services organization for Vodafone Group. With more than two decades of experience spanning information security, risk management, compliance, and enterprise IT operations, she oversees security governance and operational resilience across Vodafone’s global technology services environment.
Her leadership focuses on aligning cybersecurity controls with business and operational goals while guiding digital transformation programs, regulatory compliance initiatives, and enterprise technology modernization across telecom and IT services.
Tia Hopkins — Chief Cyber Resilience Officer & Field Chief Information Security Officer, eSentire
Tia Hopkins serves as Chief Cyber Resilience Officer and Field Chief Information Security Officer at eSentire, a managed detection and response provider that supports organizations worldwide. Her work focuses on helping companies strengthen cyber resilience through integrated security operations, threat intelligence, and incident response strategies.
With more than 20 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity leadership, Hopkins is widely recognized for her thought leadership across the cybersecurity services sector. She is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University, and a recipient of the SANS Difference Makers Award while also pursuing a PhD in Cybersecurity Leadership.
The Growing Influence of Female Cybersecurity Leadership
The technology sector depends on strong cybersecurity leadership to protect global platforms, communications infrastructure, and enterprise systems that support modern digital life. Female Chief Information Security Officers are increasingly shaping how organizations approach cyber risk, privacy, resilience, and governance across complex technology ecosystems.
The leaders featured here represent a growing wave of women guiding security strategy inside some of the world’s most influential technology companies. Their work strengthens digital trust while helping build a more diverse and resilient cybersecurity leadership pipeline for the future.
For more profiles of security executives shaping cybersecurity strategy across industries, explore our CISOs to Watch tag for additional leaders in the field.