Kyle Koza

I build and lead security programs that hold up in the real world — vulnerability management at enterprise scale, application security woven into how teams ship, and incident response that works under pressure.

I spent more than fifteen years at Georgia Tech defending a sprawling, open-by-design research network, eventually serving as Principal Information Security Engineer. Today I lead Vulnerability Management and Application Security at IHG Hotels & Resorts, securing systems that serve guests at thousands of properties around the world. I still teach the graduate security incident response course I co-wrote at Georgia Tech, because the best way to stay sharp is to explain it to smart people who ask hard questions.

1. 2022 — Present

   Head of Vulnerability Management & Application Security

   IHG Hotels & Resorts · Atlanta, GA

   Leading the global programs that find, prioritize, and eliminate security weaknesses across IHG's enterprise — from cloud infrastructure to the applications behind one of the world's largest hotel companies.

2. 2007 — 2022

   Principal Information Security Engineer

   Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA

   Fifteen years on the front lines of enterprise security at a top research university, progressing from Systems Support Engineer through Information Security Engineer and Lead Engineer roles to Principal. Defended an enormous, heterogeneous network serving tens of thousands of students, faculty, and researchers — and helped shape the institute's security engineering and incident response practices along the way.

• Vulnerability Management
• Application Security
• Incident Response
• Security Engineering
• Threat Detection
• Security Compliance
• Enterprise Risk
• Security Education

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