Debby Briggs is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at NETSCOUT, where she leads the company’s global information security strategy, governance, and risk management programs. In this role, she is responsible for protecting enterprise, product, and customer data while enabling secure innovation across the organization.
With deep experience spanning cybersecurity operations, compliance, identity and access management, and incident response, Debby is known for building resilient security programs that balance strong controls with business agility. She is particularly focused on emerging risks, including AI governance, data protection, and third party risk management.
Debby is an active member of the cybersecurity leadership community and frequently participates in industry forums, peer roundtables, and executive discussions on modern security challenges. She is a strong advocate for leadership development, cross functional collaboration, and cultivating diverse, high performing teams.
Based in Westford, Massachusetts, Debby brings a pragmatic, people centered approach to security leadership—aligning technology, process, and culture to drive measurable risk reduction and long term organizational resilience.