Senior Cybersecurity Communications Leader

I turn complex security technology into stories the market believes.

For more than 15 years I have helped cybersecurity and B2B technology companies — from category-defining brands to hypergrowth startups — earn visibility, credibility and influence. I sit between researchers, executives and the press, and make sure the hardest ideas land clearly.

Portrait of Jessica D. Johannes

Communications leadership for

  • Cisco Security
  • Sourcefire
  • Symantec
  • NSS Labs
  • Trinity Cyber
  • NetApp

Executive summary

A communicator built for the security industry's hardest conversations.

I am a senior communications executive with more than 15 years leading global, executive and crisis communications for cybersecurity and B2B technology companies. My career spans recognized brands and emerging growth companies alike — Cisco Security, Sourcefire, Symantec, NetApp, NSS Labs and Trinity Cyber — where I have consistently been the person leadership turns to when the story matters most.

My work centers on translation: taking threat research, product innovation and technical nuance and shaping it into narratives that resonate with customers, reporters, analysts and industry influencers. That means building corporate narrative and messaging architecture, developing executive voice, and creating editorial programs that give a company something worth saying long before it needs to say it.

I have secured tier-one coverage across business and broadcast media, from ABC News, The Washington Post and Axios to BBC, Bloomberg and Financial Times, and led research-driven campaigns that shifted market conversations. I have prepared executives for the industry's most influential stages — RSA Conference, Black Hat, Gartner Security Summit, Cisco Live and Davos — and managed global agency networks spanning five continents.

I am at my best in high-stakes moments: a zero-day breaking on a Friday, a leadership transition, a litigation-sensitive news cycle, a brand that needs to sound like a disruptor rather than another vendor. I help organizations define what they stand for, elevate the voices that represent them, and create content that sparks conversation, builds influence and inspires action.

Core expertise

Four areas where I create measurable market impact.

Global & Executive Communications

Corporate narrative, messaging architecture and executive voice for CEOs, CTOs and security research leaders across global markets.

Thought Leadership & Speaking

Mainstage and briefing programs at RSA Conference, Black Hat, Gartner Security Summit, Cisco Live and Davos — from abstract to keynote.

Crisis & Rapid Response

Vulnerability disclosures, emerging threats, litigation-sensitive moments and leadership transitions handled with speed and steadiness.

Content & Brand Strategy

Brand refreshes, editorial programs, research-driven campaigns and content libraries that move buyers through the journey.

Career highlights

15+

Years in cybersecurity & B2B tech

3x

ARR and headcount growth supported

734%

Social audience growth in five years

90%

YoY lift in positive media coverage

"Excellent communication doesn't just happen naturally. It is a product of process, skill, climate, relationship and hard work."

Pat McMillan, author & CEO — a principle that shapes how I build communications programs.