By SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Erika Carrara

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Erika Carrara is a global technology executive who positions cybersecurity not as a barrier, but as a critical business enabler. Currently serving as Vice President, Chief Information Security & IT Infrastructure Officer, Erika is a retired U.S. Army Military Police veteran and Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE) who has spent over two decades leading digital transformations across the defense industrial base, federal sectors, and heavy manufacturing. Leveraging the strategic frameworks of Counter-Insurgency (COIN) doctrine, she actively combats systemic risk by securing the human element—cultivating security awareness and transforming corporate culture.