Idaho CISO Shares Experience from Public, Private Sectors
Keith Tresh, currently the chief information security officer in Idaho, offers tips from his wealth of experience in government leadership within federal, state and local governments. Idaho State Capitol Credit: Idaho State Government
There are only a small number of current public-sector chief information security officers who have served as the top cybersecurity leader in multiple states.
Add if you consider those with both state and local government experience, as well as time in a federal government role, and top that all off with private-sector work, the number gets even smaller. In fact, I am only aware of one such person: Keith Tresh.
California CISO Shares Challenges, Aspirations for the Future
Vitaliy Panych, who took over as the state’s chief information security officer in January, discussed broad-level IT and cybersecurity issues and goals, working with security partners and best practices during a recent virtual event. by Theo Douglas, Techwire / March 9, 2021 Shutterstock/ranjith ravindran
California’s top information security leader discussed some of the state’s technology challenges and its aspirations for the future.
Vitaliy Panych, who was affirmed as the state’s chief information security officer in January, discussed broad-level IT and cybersecurity issues and goals, how California works with security partners, and offered best practices during a recent virtual event. Among the takeaways:
Jan 14, 2021 | STATESCOOP
Vitaliy Panych, who’s spent the last two years as California’s acting chief information security officer, was officially appointed to the CISO role this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Panych told StateScoop he was recruited by the California Department of Technology in early 2019 to serve as deputy to then-CISO Peter Liebert, ensuring the state could enjoy continuity of security operations should Liebert resign. Liebert did resign that May, pushing Panych, who’d previously served as an agency chief information security and privacy officer at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, into the top role.
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