Former federal CISO signs as president of Cyxtera federal division
Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill, the first former federal chief information security officer, has signed on as president of the recently formed Cyxtera Federal Group (CFG), the federal contracting arm of secure infrastructure company Cyxtera Technologies. Touhill, who was not kept on as federal CISO once President Donald Trump assumed office, will oversee CFG’s work with federal agencies. Cyxtera Technologies launched CFG as a means to connect public sector agencies with technology already being used in the private sector. During his time in the White House, Touhill developed a five-step strategic plan for shoring up federal cybersecurity efforts. The CISO position he occupied was created by the Office of Management and Budget through the Cybersecurity National Action Plan, and left Touhill in charge of developing cyber practices across the federal government. Prior to his CISO nomination, he served as a deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. “The ways that […]
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