Gina Yacone

CISO (Advisory)
Mountain States Region (Trace3)

Gina is the Information Security Official for TRACE3’s mountain state region, and is based out of Denver, Colorado. Gina is tasked with developing and implementing internal cyber security processes and solutions for her region. Additionally, she works closely with TRACE3’s Security Solutions Leadership Team to develop the customer facing go-to-market strategies for security solutions and customer success.

Gina is an information security strategist and speaker with a unique technical vision and business acumen. She is responsible for educating client-organizations about the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape and helping them build a dynamic cybersecurity and privacy programs. She loves focusing on the unique challenges today’s organizations face and communicating TRACE3’s value proposition to varying technical and non-technical clients.

Gina has built an extensive track record of success delivering the vision, key leadership, and strategies to take IT performance and security to new levels of performance.

Gina is a Rotarian and an active member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), InfraGard, and regularly participates in DEFCON and other local hacker meetups. Gina sits on the board for Tweens & Technology.

Prior to her work in information security, Gina was a licensed private investigator for Barry A. Cohen, P.A., in Tampa, FL. While there, she specialized in high-profile, complex litigation. Gina holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Miami, Miami, FL., and is pursuing her master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of New Hampshire.