---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-017590"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CISO"
cik: "0001777319"
company_name: "CISO Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T23:55:17.412854+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CISO Global CFO Deb Smith joins Board; IP subsidiary vCISO LLC formed for ARGO platform

## Summary
- Stephen H. Scott, Jr. resigned from Board May 10, 2023, no disagreement; will remain as internal advisor.
- Debra L. Smith, CFO since June 2021, appointed to Board to fill the vacancy.
- vCISO LLC formed as wholly owned subsidiary to own and out-license IP, starting with ARGO Security Management Platform.
- CISO expects to move additional intellectual property to vCISO LLC on an ongoing basis.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-017590
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CISO
- cik: 0001777319
- company_name: CISO Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777319/000149315223017590/0001493152-23-017590-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777319/000149315223017590/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Debra L. Smith was appointed as member of the Board at CISO Global, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: Effective May 10, 2023, the Board appointed Debra L. Smith, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to serve as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Scott’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777319/000149315223017590/0001493152-23-017590-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen H. Scott, Jr. resigned as member of the Board of Directors at CISO Global, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: Effective May 10, 2023, Stephen H. Scott, Jr. resigned from his position as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CISO Global, Inc. (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1777319/000149315223017590/0001493152-23-017590-index.htm

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