23 Mar Former White House CIO: A Trailblazer And Woman In Cybersecurity
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
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Sausalito, Calif. – Mar. 23, 2024
Forbes reports that Theresa Payton’s groundbreaking role as the first female chief information officer (CIO) at the White House from 2006 to 2008 marked a pivotal moment in cybersecurity history.
During her tenure, she led the technology and operations that supported the administration’s ambitious digital transformation agenda, including President George W. Bush being the first 100 percent all-digital budget administration and the first 100 percent all-digital photography administration.
Payton’s establishment of the first dedicated 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) at the White House also set new standards for cybersecurity frameworks and paved the way for secure digital transformation within government institutions.
Today, Payton is CEO at Fortalice Solutions, a top cyber strategy, risk and investigative firm. She is also a regular guest expert and host on the Cybercrime Magazine Podcast, and WCYB Digital radio aka “Cybercrime Radio,” a round-the-clock internet radio station devoted to cybersecurity.
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