Maril Vernon

Maril Vernon is the Field CISO at FireCompass with a background in offensive and cloud security. She has built and advised red, purple, application security, and continuous security validation programs from startup to large enterprises and highly regulated industries. A MITRE ATT&CK contributor, CSO Online contributing writer, and CIS Benchmark author, Maril specializes in translating real-world attacker behavior into clear technical strategy and executive-level decisions. She partners closely with both engineering and go-to-market teams to ensure security initiatives drive measurable outcomes and stand up to real-world scrutiny.