Kerry McConnell
CISSP
Partner,
Principal Consultant
Kerry joined tw-Security in 2012 and is the next most senior partner. The following are Kerry’s bio highlights:
- Over 30 years of experience in IT with 17 years focused on healthcare information security IT; risk analysis, security officer mentoring, security program development, HIPAA readiness, and OCR compliance audits
- tw-Security, Partner, and Principal Consultant
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- Key areas of expertise:
- Providing interim and virtual CISO, cybersecurity advisory, and tactical services for multiple covered entities including academic medical centers, and business associates
- Enterprise risk analysis initiatives, strategic assessments, and planning
- OCR breach response – detailed documentation catalog
- Policy, procedure, and plans written for targeted audiences
- Cross-referenced security programs to multiple standards and frameworks
- HIPAA programs development and guidance
- Incident response preparedness, workshops, tabletop exercises – created multiple playbooks, and breach management processes
- Vendor/business associate compliance due diligence
- Former – Director of Risk Management for ACS State Healthcare; IT security, HIPAA, disaster recovery/business continuity; conducted HIPAA compliance assessments in every state where ACS provided Medicaid support services
- Former – Director of Security at RenewData (an eDiscovery services provider)
- Federal information security experience supporting the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Veterans Administration (VA)
