David Langlands

CTO | CIO | CISO | CSO | Board Member | Advisor | RSA Speaker

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Along a 15 year journey in cybersecurity and information technology, David has amassed not just an impressive collection of retro conference badges, but also a wealth of experience in leading global organizations through growth and difficult challenges. David has been a part of some pretty remarkable teams: from being a research programmer on the team that brought the first web browser into existence to rolling out the first modern firewalls at AT&T Bell Laboratories. After senior executive leadership roles at IBM Security and DXC Technology, David is applying his deep knowledge of technology and platforms to solving major challenges using the best combination of proven technologies and cutting-edge innovations.

Experience

  • Chief Security Officer at Todyl
    2024 - 2026 · 2 yrs

  • Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer / Artificial Intelligence at Stealth Startup
    2022 - 2024 · 2 yrs

    Spearheaded the development of autonomous generative AI platforms. Developed early agent-based retrieval (RAG) solutions for non-profit organizations.

  • Vice President, Security at DXC Technology
    2021 - 2022 · 1 yr

    Led P&L and Product Strategy for $500M Security Business Unit. Reshaped partner and service portfolio adding MDR, Cloud Security, and SSE/SASE achieving 30% bookings growth from FY22-FY23

  • Partner, IBM Security | P&L Leader of Cloud and Infrastructure Security at IBM
    2019 - 2021 · 2 yrs

    Global P&L Leader of $600M Cloud and Infrastructure Security business unit at IBM Security Services (now IBM Consulting) which includes Cloud Security Infrastructure, Network/Endpoint Security, Zero Trust strategy, and SASE. Spearheaded new Partnerships with Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler.

  • Global Director, Secureworks - Adversary Group (SwAG) at Secureworks
    2011 - 2019 · 8 yrs

    Global P&L responsibility for two professional services businesses including the Adversary Group, an offensive security consulting practice established across 4 global regions with 3 practice groups. Our portfolio includes Red Team Testing, Web and Mobile Application Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Physical Security, Social Engineering, and Wireless Testing, Our team has won several international CTF competitions, including the Wireless CTF at DEF CON 25.