Monica McIntire

Monica McIntire is a highly experienced cybersecurity professional with deep expertise in protecting systems, data, and networks. Over the past 10+ years, she has built and led strong cybersecurity programs across large, complex organizations. Her work focuses on reducing risk, improving security posture, and preparing others to succeed in the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Roles have included Security Engineer, Risk Management Lead, Cybersecurity Manager and Business Area Information Security Officer at Lockheed Martin.

She holds 15 IT certifications, including CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) as well as a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity from George Washington University. She has 30 years' hands-on experience with many areas of IT and specializes in cybersecurity, including vulnerability management, incident response, risk assessment, and compliance and audit. She has led major efforts to reduce enterprise vulnerabilities—most notably cutting them by 95% while serving as Cybersecurity Manager at Hyland Software.

She has developed security architecture for over 150 separate network environments while working at Lockheed Martin, one of the most complex and high-stakes IT environments in the world.

She has performed and supported audits across a wide range of standards, including NIST 800-53, SOC, FedRAMP and HITRUST. She has led cross-functional security teams, worked closely with direct reports, vendors and executives, and trained professionals to understand and implement modern security practices.

Monica is known for her ability to take complex cybersecurity topics and make them practical, useful, and easy to understand. She is passionate about helping others grow in this critical field and continues to lead efforts that make organizations stronger and more secure.