About the IAPP

Andy Bonillo joins TikTok as the Global Head of Threat Management 

& Incident Response and is responsible for ensuring that TikTok can 

detect, respond, and recover from converged threats and incidents. 

Andy and his organization of dedicated and diverse practitioners will 

oversee an all-hazards threat led defense, incident response, intelligence, 

crisis management, and business resiliency capability focused on 

minimizing disruptions to business operations. Prior to joining TikTok, 

Andy was appointed as the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Ciena Corporation, a 

telecommunications networking equipment and software services provider where he was responsible 

for securing Ciena’s enterprise, world class Intellectual Property and network equipment products 

that is embedded in critical telecommunications infrastructure around the world.

Andy joined Ciena after serving as the Global Head of Information Security at AIG where he built 

and led AIG’s Global Cyber Risk Defense Center designed to protect the integrity of the Financial 

Insurance market. Prior to AIG, Andy was the Director of Cyber Security and Public Safety for

Verizon Communications where he led Verizon’s Next Generation Incident Response Platform 

initiatives, invented and commercialized a Managed Security Service Threat Detection product, 

served as an advisor to the General Counsel on public policy and cyber security matters. Andy is a 

globally recognized Information Security Executive and consultant who has helped shape the 

strategic and operational visions for over 150 Fortune 500 companies, as well as responded to and 

investigated the world’s largest data breach incidents.

Prior to his private sector career, Andy served as a Special Agent with the United States Secret 

Service where he led the largest cybercrime investigation in US history and was awarded the 

Distinguished Service Award from the US Attorney General. He has been recognized by the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation for his support in the fight against Terrorism. Andy has provided physical 

protection to the President of the United States, former Presidents, and world leaders at various 

threat levels. He applies his physical security mindset to IT and data security.

Andy was a co-author of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report in 2009, 2010, and 

2011. He has provided commentary and analysis on cyber security issues for national print 

and broadcast media, including NBC The Today Show and C-SPAN. He has testified as an 

expert in federal and state court and has presented to the United States Senate Republican 

High-Tech Task Force, Members of United States Congress, Interpol, and audiences in 6 

continents. Andy has guest lectured at the first Cyber Security Course at Harvard and MIT 

Universities, instructed at American University and the International Law Enforcement 

Academies in El Salvador and Hungary training law enforcement and public officials from 

over 50 countries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm 

College and is co-host of Task Force 7 Radio “The Voice of Cyber Security”, a weekly radio 

show on Cyber Security Topics on the Voice America Business Channel.