Location Greater New York Area, United States, North America Regions East Coast Gender Male
Website www.alvarezandmarsal.com/our-people/rocco-grillo LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
Rocco Grillo is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations Global Cyber Risk Services practice. Mr. Grillo focuses on leading multi-disciplinary teams who provide cyber risk and incident response services to clients globally. Mr. Grillo has over 25 years of experience providing clients cybersecurity advisory
services, incident response investigations, and other technical advisory services, including providing guidance to C-suite and board members. He has been a trusted partner of multiple government agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service, where his cyber expertise was instrumental in investigating and resolving a variety of cyber-based crimes. His experience and understanding of commercial sector challenges and national security objectives have influenced the development of national policy in cybersecurity, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. He has advised clients on some of the most complex cybersecurity initiatives and coordinated incident response efforts for some of the largest security breaches over the last decade.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Grillo held leadership positions at professional services organizations including Stroz Friedberg/Aon Cyber Solutions, where he served as the Global Leader of the firm’s Cybersecurity Services. Prior to Aon Cyber Solutions, Mr. Grillo was a founding member of Protiviti Inc’s Cybersecurity Practice where he led the development of the firm’s Global Incident Response and Forensics Investigations Practice. Mr. Grillo also assisted with the development of RedSiren Technologies, one of the first managed security services firm that evolved out of Carnegie Mellon. Earlier in his career, he held positions of increasing responsibility with Lucent Technologies and Bell companies.
Mr. Grillo is an affiliate board advisor for the Retail & Hospitality ISAC and has assisted with other thought leadership initiatives for the FS-ISAC; and assists in creating its annual Compromise Against Payments Systems (CAPS), the simulated industry cyberattack exercise. He is a member of the Shared Assessments Program Steering Committee Board that helps shape and enhance third Party Risk Management best practices; and is a Ponemon Institute Distinguished Fellow. He has served on the CLM Cyber Liability Council, the Board of Directors of the NY Metro ISSA Chapter, the IT Policy Compliance Group, and the (i-4) International Information Integrity Institute Research Steering Committee.
Mr. Grillo earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. He is a CISSP, PCI-QSA CRMA, and a Certified Third Party Risk Assessor (CTPRA).
