Career profile
Norm Laudermilch
Chief Information Security Officer, Maxar Technologies
- Role as of 1 April 2024, the date of the latest source
- April 2024
As of April 2024, Norm Laudermilch is the Chief Information Security Officer of Maxar Technologies, a space technology company, a role he joined that month. He is responsible for monitoring and securing Maxar's attack surface and for ensuring that the company's on-orbit and mission systems are secure.
Career path
Laudermilch began his cybersecurity career as global director of information security at UUNET, described as the world's first internet service provider. He went on to hold CISO, COO and CTO titles at a series of companies, including Invincea, Terremark and Trust Digital, supporting their acquisitions by Sophos, Verizon and McAfee respectively. At Sophos he served as Chief Information Security Officer, and in August 2017 he was elected to the board of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, the industry group behind anti-malware testing standards. He later served as Chief Operating Officer at ControlCase, overseeing operations and service delivery, including product development, infrastructure design and security. In March 2021, LookingGlass Cyber Solutions hired Laudermilch as its first Chief Cyber Officer, a newly created position spanning product, engineering, research and development, and sales. "I am thrilled to join LookingGlass and to help shape the company's future," Laudermilch said of the appointment. At LookingGlass he was later also named Chief Technology Officer, alongside his Chief Cyber Officer title. In May 2023, BigBear.ai appointed Laudermilch as Chief Operating Officer, a move from his Chief Technology Officer and Chief Cyber Officer roles at LookingGlass. In April 2024, Laudermilch joined Maxar Technologies as Chief Information Security Officer, having also previously held leadership positions at BigBear.ai, LookingGlass, ControlCase, Sophos and Invincea.
Industry involvement
Laudermilch co-founded the Internet Service Provider Security Working Group, known as ISPSEC.
He has advised the FBI Cyber Crime Division.
His background spans data science, information security, data center design and operations, and cloud computing, built across startup and Fortune 50 environments in both federal and commercial markets.
