David Nolan named Chief Information Security Officer at Asurion

David Nolan has joined Asurion as Chief Information Security Officer. He previously served as CISO at The Aaron's Company.

BankInfoSecurity described Nolan as leading strategy, budgeting, operational excellence and information security and risk for the BrandsMart USA and The Aaron's Co. businesses at the time of the report. BankInfoSecurity describes The Aaron's Company as a specialty retailer selling and leasing computers, furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories through 1,500 stores.

Nolan has spent more than 20 years in various roles in the IT industry, according to BankInfoSecurity. At Caterpillar, BankInfoSecurity says, he worked as an application security architect and a deployment manager, managed the team for threat, attack and penetration testing services, and held lead developer roles. BankInfoSecurity reports that the Central Intelligence Agency and State Farm Insurance are among the organizations where he also held positions. Nolan speaks regularly at corporations, colleges and industry conferences, among them ISSA and ISACA conferences, according to BankInfoSecurity. BankInfoSecurity said he served on various nonprofit, college and industry advisory boards at the time of the report.

In a video interview with Information Security Media Group, Nolan also discusses unconventional worker backgrounds that boost security and how to find and retain talent.