Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (Ascena) is one of the largest women’s specialty retailers in the world. Some of its brands include Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey, dressbarn, Lane Bryant, Catherines, and Justice. With around 58,000 associates who work in stores, home offices, distribution centers, and international locations, keeping a company of this stature secure is no easy feat.
Enter Mark Tomallo. Tomallo is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Ascena and his teams are responsible for all cyber, compliance, information security, governance, and risk management functions.
“One of the great things about this organization is there’s a lot of support for cyber security and the protection of data, throughout the organization. And I would say, starting from the board to the audit committee to the executive management to the lines of business — all are incredibly interested in protecting our customer data,” says Tomallo.
And while he notes that they may not be 100% sure how to do it — they may not understand the dark web or all the intricacies and the complexities that go on in the underground supply chain — there is “phenomenal…
