Long-form posts and short LinkedIn notes — Tomás's thinking on cybersecurity, AI governance, board-level risk, and leadership.
Grateful to be recognized with a 2025 New York CISO ORBIE Award. I appreciate the honor, but what it really highlights is the work our National Football League (NFL) cybersecurity team puts in every day. They show up prepared, stay steady under pressure, and keep our organization moving in the…
I’m especially proud of our NFL cyber team. They worked quietly in the background, stayed locked in through every city, and helped ensure our operations were protected from…
Timothy Youngblood, CISSP this really resonates. Having led cybersecurity programs across finance, manufacturing, and now professional sports, I’ve seen how each industry brings its own challenges and opportunities. Yet the fundamentals remain the same; protecting trust, enabling the business, and building resilient teams." "What’s helped me in every transition is…
Protecting trust. Enabling the business. Building resilient teams. Those fundamentals don't change whether the business is finance, manufacturing, or professional sports.
Honored and humbled to receive the Top Global CISO Award 2025 at Cyber Defense Magazine . This recognition reflects the dedication, collaboration, and resilience of our entire NFL cybersecurity team, our partners across the industry and government/law enforcement allies." "Cybersecurity is truly a team sport that requires preparation, trust, and…
The real question is whether we’ve reduced risk and built resilience.
Metrics That Matter:" "Early in my career, success in security was measured by how many threats were stopped." "Today, that view feels incomplete. The real question is whether we’ve reduced risk and built resilience." "Modern metrics go beyond activity. They reflect business impact, recovery time, incident readiness, and confidence across…
Trust is built through partnership, not policy. Security teams earn influence when they show up early in conversations, listen first, and help others succeed.
Beyond Firewalls:" "Trust is built through partnership, not policy." "Security teams earn influence when they show up early in conversations, listen first, and help others succeed. When people see security as a partner, not a gatekeeper, trust grows and so does resilience." "That’s how you move beyond firewalls to build…
Hello from Berlin! What better way to start this Gameday than by giving a nod to my team. Great teams aren’t built on skill alone.