Dave Cullinane

Chairman, Cloud Security Alliance and Founder TruSTAR Technology

Cloud Security Alliance

Dave Cullinane is the Founder and an owner of TruSTAR – a platform for anonymously sharing attack information and collaborating on solutions. Prior to TruSTAR he served for 5+ years as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of Global Fraud, Risk and Security for eBay. In that role, he developed global strategy and programs to protect eBay and its many global businesses (StubHub, InternetAuction.co, GSI Commerce, etc.). Prior to joining eBay, Dave was the CISO for the sixth largest banks in the United States. He has more than 35 years of security experience.

Dave is also a founding member and Chairman of the Board of the Cloud Security Alliance. He is a member of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board for NIST, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of DHS and the Director of OMB. He is the past President and Chairman of the IT-ISAC – an organization for sharing security related information across companies in the IT industry. He served as a member of the IT Sector Coordinating Council and the National Council of ISACs. He is a founding member of the Global Security Risk Management Alliance (GSRMA). He is an ISSA Fellow, and has been elected to the ISSA Hall of Fame. He was awarded SC Magazine’s Global Award as Chief Security Officer of the Year for 2005 and CSO Magazine’s 2006 Compass Award as a “Visionary Leader of the Security Profession.” In 2012 he was awarded SecureWorld’s first Lifetime Achievement Award his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the information security community.