Cybersecurity 201, Part 1: The CLO and CISO Relationship
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A strong, collaborative relationship between the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) is essential for effectively managing organizational risk in an era where cyber threats and regulatory pressures are constantly evolving. The CISO provides technical expertise on security architecture, threat landscapes, and incident response, while the CLO ensures that cybersecurity strategies align with legal obligations, regulatory requirements, and risk tolerance. Together, they translate complex security issues into informed business decisions, coordinate cohesive responses to incidents, and proactively shape policies that protect both data and organizational reputation. This partnership not only strengthens compliance and reduces liability but also ensures that security measures are practical, defensible, and aligned with the enterprise’s strategic goals. In this webcast we will explore this relationship and how both roles can most effectively work together for the benefit, protection, and advancement of the organization.
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LockedMichelle VonderHaar
Chief Legal Officer
Tenable
Michelle VonderHaar, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, leads Tenable’s global legal organization. Tenable is a leader in exposure management providing products and solutions that empower organizations to understand and reduce their cybersecurity risk. Michelle is a seasoned legal executive with more than 30 years of domestic and international legal experience, working and living in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and leading global legal teams focused on providing strategic and practical advice to global organizations.
Prior to Tenable, Michelle served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at HP, driving transformation of the company’s commercial global legal affairs team from a three-region model to nine geographic markets. Michelle also served as the HP’s Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel for the Print Global Business Unit, Global Ethics & Compliance, Employment, Brand Security, Litigation, Privacy, Supply Chain, Antitrust, Environmental, Health & Social Responsibility.
Prior to HP, Michelle served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Veritas Technologies, a leading backup and storage enterprise software company that spun out of Symantec Corporation. Before that, Michelle held various positions with Symantec, a global enterprise and consumer antivirus and storage software provider, in its legal department, including leading the corporate function, M&A and compliance. Michelle also led Symantec’s legal team in the APJ region, based in Singapore, and served as the General Counsel to the Huawei-Symantec joint venture, based in China.
Before moving in-house, Michelle was a commercial litigator with Katten Muchin Zavis LLP in Los Angeles and Irvine, and a corporate finance and M&A attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP practicing in London, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
Michelle is admitted to practice law in California, Washington, D.C., New York, and England & Wales, and she received her law degree from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law where she was a member of and published in the Arizona Law Review.
Michelle also serves as a board member for a number of non-profit organizations, including D.C.-based Urban Libraries Council, Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation, and Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County. She also serves as an advisory board member of Parents Helping Parents.
