Brigadier General Gregory Touhill

Gregory Touhill was appointed by President Barack Obama as the U.S. government's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). His other civilian government service includes duties as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center where he led national programs to protect the United States and its critical infrastructure.

Greg currently serves as President of Cyxtera Federal Group, and as a member of several corporate and non-profit boards of directors. He is an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at both Carnegie Mellon and Georgetown Universities.

Shira Rubinoff: Please could you explain a little bit about your background and your career history?

Brigadier General Gregory Touhill: I had a thirty-year career in the U.S. Air Force. Computers and electronics were...