Cy Fenton

Cy Fenton
Managing Consultant
Proximus Consulting Group
Cy Fenton is an experienced business, technology, and security leader with 30+ years at innovative and leading global companies, as well as startups and growth companies.

Most recently, Cy was the Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer & SVP, Global Infrastructure at Ralph Lauren, where he led the digital modernization program for the iconic brand and architected a world class privacy and cyber security program. Cy has also held executive-level positions at Books-A-Million, Maurice’s, Marquee Brands, and Solo Brands.

Cy is an active leader in technology industry and community groups. He was the founding Chairman of the National Retail Federation's IT Security Council and served on the executive committee of the NRF CIO Council. Cy works regularly with the DHS, CISA and the Secret Service on Retail Industry issues and recently represented the Retail industry at the DHS CyberStorm 2020 National Cyber Exercise. He serves on global customer advisory boards for Zoom, Microsoft, Team8, and Salesforce and is a board member for several security and retail startups.

Speaking in:

Wednesday
June 7
9:45 am10:30 am
Texas D
One challenge facing retail cybersecurity leaders is effective communication with company leadership about the company’s cyber maturity relative to industry peers and other benchmarks. This panel session will examine how to effectively use established frameworks to assess and measure cyber maturity, and then to leverage these frameworks to communicate with the C-Suite about cyber risks and… Read more