Summary
In this podcast, Dave McKewon, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity & Senior Information Security Officer, Department of Defense (DoD), will discuss how the DoD has evolved their cyber defenses over the years to lay the ground work for zero trust. He will also cover how the DoD is approaching the challenge of implementing this new framework across the DoD information network and how this paradigm shift will serve as one of the most significant cyber defense game changers in the Department’s history.
Speaker
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity & Senior Information Security Officer
Department of Defense (DoD)
Mr. David McKeown serves as the Deputy DoD Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)) and the DoD’s Senior Information Security Officer (SISO) per 44 USC 3544. In this role he provides expert policy, technical, program, and defense-wide oversight support to the DoD CIO on all cybersecurity matters. He is responsible for leading the DoD-wide cybersecurity program and associated governance processes. He partners with industry to improve cybersecurity and information sharing through the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and represents the Secretary of Defense and DoD CIO in international discussions and negotiates cybersecurity topics in both bilateral and multi-lateral (alliance and coalition) channels. He leads the development of the cybersecurity investment priorities for the Department and provides planning guidance to Components.
