Nicole Carignan is Senior Vice President, Security and AI Strategy, Field CISO at Darktrace. In this role, Nicole is focused on providing technical, strategic guidance and expertise in cybersecurity, threat research, AI and data science to customers, partners, and organizations within Darktrace. An expert in the safe, secure and responsible application of AI in cybersecurity, Nicole engages in product innovation and advisory, thought leadership, research, and cybersecurity and AI community engagement to ensure Darktrace delivers solutions that meet customer’s evolving needs. Her insights have been cited by global cybersecurity publications, and she is a frequent speaker at industry

conferences and professional associations such as Women in Data Science, AUSA Cyberworld, ISACA Houston and more.

With over 25 years of experience, Nicole has deep expertise in data science, machine learning, cybersecurity, threat intelligence, operations and network engineering. Prior to Darktrace, Nicole served as the Head of North America Operations for CounterCraft Security, a leader in deception technology and threat intelligence solutions. Nicole worked in and supported the US federal government for over 20 years, serving in multiple technical and operational roles for the Intelligence Community and US Department of Defense and consulted on multiple large scale data science efforts.