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Barry Kramer

vCISO-Virtual Chief Information Security Officer at Silent Breach

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Overview

Barry Kramer serves as vCISO (Virtual Chief Information Security Officer) at Silent Breach[1][3]. Kramer has spent over 30 years building security functions from inception across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology sectors[2]. At Silent Breach, Kramer has worked with AI-first companies including SoftBank Robotics and Thirdwave Automation, advancing them from zero security posture to SOC 2 compliance while securing autonomous systems and ML model pipelines[2]. Prior roles include Chief Information Officer at S.E.D.A from 2017 to 2021[7], CISO at CRC from 2006 to 2016[8], and AppSec Vulnerabilities Reduction Triage work at Cigna from 2022 to 2025[6]. Kramer has maintained self-employment in leadership roles focused on information security, governance, and AI since 1995[5]. Kramer's education includes the Exotic Animal Training and Management program at Moorpark College[9].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I've spent 30+ years walking into organizations that had no security function and building everything from scratch. The architecture, the team, the policies, the culture. I've done it five times across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Each one I architected from first principles, staffed through direct recruitment, and built to operate independently after I left. At Silent Breach I've taken AI-first companies like SoftBank Robotics and Thirdwave Automation from zero security posture to full SOC 2 compliance, securing autonomous systems, ML model pipelines…

Career history

  1. vCISO-Virtual Chief Information Security OfficerJan 2021 to presentSilent Breach
  2. vCISOJan 2021 to presentSilent Breach
  3. Leadership in Information Security, Governance and AIJan 1995 to presentSelf employed
  4. AppSec Vulnerabilities Reduction TriageFeb 2022 to Mar 2025Cigna
  5. Chief Information OfficerJun 2017 to Jan 2021S.E.D.A
  6. CISO (Head of internal IT Security Dept. and outsourced for Security Consulting.)May 2006 to May 2016CRC

Education

  1. Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) program., Exotic Animal BehaviorMoorpark College

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