Career profile
James Hill
Chief Information Security Officer, Cytracom
- Role as of 8 December 2023, the date of the latest source
- 13 April 2023
As of December 2023, James Hill is the Chief Information Security Officer of Cytracom, appointed to the role in April 2023.
Career path
Cytracom, a provider of a security, networking and communications platform for managed service providers, named Hill as CISO in a hiring announcement dated April 13, 2023.
He joined the company with more than 20 years of experience spanning business development, cybersecurity, people development, and technical expertise.
His responsibilities include ensuring that Cytracom and its employees operate securely, reducing exposure and risk through a sustainable cybersecurity strategy and program.
He is also tasked with monitoring emerging threats to anticipate what the company and its channel partners should be prepared to address.
Cytracom's chief operating officer described Hill's background as including knowledge of the MSP channel along with experience in corporate and public sector risk assessments, forensics, the NIST framework, and vulnerability management.
A Bloomberg company profile separately lists him as Chief Information Security Officer of Cytracom LLC.
Trust Center and compliance
Hill's appointment coincided with Cytracom's launch of a Trust Center, a resource developed at the request of partners to share information about the company's security and compliance posture.
The portal was built to give managed service provider partners real-time access to compliance documentation, reduce friction in security reviews, and notify subscribers of changes to Cytracom's security and compliance status.
Commenting on the appointment, Cytracom co-founder and CEO Zane Conkle said, "Hill's appointment builds on our strong, foundational security practices and will accelerate our success and the success of our partners."
Cytracom describes its broader mission as strengthening the security and resilience of small businesses through the managed service providers that serve them, providing the infrastructure those providers rely on to connect and protect the modern workforce.
