McAfee’s Chief Technology Officer for Public Sector Dr. Phyllis Schneck has today been appointment Deputy Undersecretary for Cyber Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In addition to her role at McAfee, Schneck has established herself in the security and infrastructure protection community.
She served as board chair of the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance, held leadership roles on the CSIS Commission to Advise the 44th President on Cyber Security and worked as vice chair of NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board.
She was also named one of Information Security Magazine’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Information Security. For eight years she was national board chair of the FBI’s InfraGard program.
“McAfee takes great pride in the strong partnership we have with the U.S. government, and governments around the world,” said Michael DeCesare, president of McAfee. “Phyllis has long been a trusted and valued member of the McAfee team who has helped build these partnerships. We congratulate her on her appointment to the Department of Homeland Security, and we know she will do an outstanding job as Deputy Undersecretary for Cyber Security.”
Schneck has been vice president and CTO for public sector at McAfee since 2009.
