Italy’s computer and network security sector sits at the intersection of managed services, consulting, product innovation, and incident response. These organizations often protect other businesses—meaning they’re expected to run mature security programs internally while delivering security outcomes externally. The leaders below stand out for building security programs, leading SOC/defence operations, and driving governance and compliance in environments where trust is the product.
Al Platt — Chief Information Security Officer, Sapphire
Al Platt serves as CISO at Sapphire, alongside leadership roles spanning security consulting and cyber defence engineering. His remit covers both strategic leadership and hands-on execution—bridging consulting delivery with operational security responsibilities. With experience leading defence-focused engineering work and security consulting functions, he represents the hybrid leadership style that’s increasingly common in modern security providers.
Pierpaolo Travaglini — Chief Information Security Officer, All Services Srl – Servizi Informatici
Pierpaolo Travaglini has served as CISO at All Services Srl – Servizi Informatici since 2018. His long tenure suggests steady oversight of security leadership across client-facing IT services delivery, with a focus on consistency, process improvement, and disciplined execution—traits that matter heavily in managed services environments where repeatability and reliability drive outcomes.
Sergio Viganò — Chief Executive Officer & Chief Information Security Officer, M.E.N.S. srl
Sergio Viganò combines executive leadership with cybersecurity leadership as both CEO and CISO of M.E.N.S. srl. His profile reflects deep, long-running experience across network security and infrastructure domains, including firewalls, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS-aligned work, disaster recovery, and enterprise architecture. This mix is typical of security firms that operate across consulting, implementation, and ongoing managed services.
Loris Rocca — Security, Quality & Compliance Manager and Chief Information Security Officer, IMQ Intuity
Loris Rocca leads Security, Quality & Compliance at IMQ Intuity while also covering the CISO role. His work spans integrated management systems (including ISO 27001 and ISO 9001), internal readiness for NIS2, privacy and data protection coordination, and enterprise consulting work supporting incident response planning and GRC programs (including NIS2 and DORA-driven needs). This blend of governance plus operational service design reflects the “security services + assurance” reality of the industry.
Luigi Scilimati — Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer, S3K S.p.A. (Security of the Third Millennium)
Luigi Scilimati leads both IT and security as CIO and CISO at S3K S.p.A., an organization delivering IT, network, and cybersecurity services across markets. His profile emphasizes pragmatic delivery, strong technical depth in networking and interoperability, disciplined budget stewardship, and a bias toward hands-on validation over “checkbox” security. He represents the operator-executive archetype: someone who can run secure platforms at scale while keeping delivery grounded in measurable outcomes.
Francesco Terracciano — Co-Founder, ASSOCISO Associazione Nazionale Chief Information Security Officer; Founder & Leader, CISOs4AI
Francesco Terracciano contributes to Italy’s security leadership ecosystem through community building and industry development. As a Co-Founder of ASSOCISO and Founder/Leader of CISOs4AI, he works at the intersection of practitioner leadership and forward-looking themes like AI in security. Alongside this, he serves as a CISO/SOC Manager/Security Strategist, responsible for coordinating security activities such as vulnerability management, incident handling, compliance, and broader security program execution—bringing practical operational credibility to his leadership initiatives.
Marco Federici — Chief Information Security Officer, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
Marco Federici serves as CISO at the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), with responsibilities tied to security operations and governance such as incident handling and vulnerability assessment. His career includes extensive service within Italy’s defence ecosystem, reflecting a pathway that often produces leaders with strong discipline in risk management, operational security, and mission-critical resilience—skills that translate well into high-assurance security environments.
Hassan Metwalley, PhD — Chief Information Security Officer & Co-Founder, Ermes Browser Security
Hassan Metwalley is the CISO and Co-Founder of Ermes Browser Security, bringing a research-to-product trajectory into the security industry. His work includes scaling the company from early research roots into a commercial browser security organization, alongside responsibilities spanning strategic growth, partnerships, and operational leadership. This mix—deep technical grounding paired with commercialization and scale-up execution—is increasingly important in security product companies where credibility, differentiation, and measurable customer outcomes matter.
Strengthening Italy’s Security-Provider Ecosystem
Italy’s computer and network security industry depends on leaders who can do two things at once: run mature internal security programs and deliver security value externally—through consulting, managed services, product innovation, and incident response. The leaders featured here reflect that reality, combining governance, operational execution, and industry-building work that helps strengthen cyber resilience across the wider Italian economy.