CISO Profile: Joe Bernik, Fifth Third Bank

Joe Bernik, a banking and security veteran, has recently joined Fifth Third Bank as its new CISO. Among his challenges: preventing external attacks and building better internal relationships with business partners. In an exclusive interview, Bernik discusses: The evolution of information security and risk management in banking; The challenge of intrusion prevention; Strategies for identity access management. Bernik is a risk professional with 15 years of experience in information security. He has developed risk management practices, procedures and standards for several Fortune 100 companies including several global banking organizations. He was formerly Director of Operational Risk at the Royal Bank of Scotland and CISO of ABN AMRO and its subsidiary, LaSalle Bank. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Mary Washington and completed graduate work at the City University of New York.