Barry Levine
Director of Federal Healthcare and Civilian Strategic Programs, Veritas
Recently, the executive branch issued orders requiring federal agencies to focus on improving cybersecurity and the integrity of software supply chains. As agencies address data security risks, it’s crucial they also maintain compliance with regulatory requirements while enhancing their cybersecurity measures.
Barry Levine said he takes great pride in the work he’s done to support clients in building creative strategies to address these unfunded mandates. It has required a sense of urgency, thoroughness, trust building and keeping the clients’ best interest at the center of everything he does. It’s a long-term exercise, and reaping the benefit is so much more than just a paycheck, he said.
“Barry consistently demonstrates a passion for protecting and driving efficiencies in support of the most important data infrastructures in the world — those which belong to our U.S. federal government,” said Carolyn Hyde, Federal Healthcare and Civilian Agencies business unit leader at Veritas. “With this as a guiding principle, success for our customers and their respective missions, our FSI partners and Veritas naturally follows.”
Levine beat esophageal cancer last year while leaning on his personal motto: “The Devil whispered in my ear, ‘You’re not strong enough to withstand the storm.’ Today, I whispered in the Devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm.’”
Why Watch
Protecting the nation from cyber threats demands collaboration between the federal government and private sector companies like Veritas, which focuses on reducing cybersecurity risks and boosting cyber resilience. Key to its strategy is the use of AI-powered solutions to improve cyber defenses capable of identifying data theft and ransomware both in the cloud and on-premises. Additionally, integrating with top security operations solutions and utilizing malware detection tools is essential for uncovering threats.
Fun fact: Levine lives on a hobby farm in Orlean, Virginia, at the foot of Shenandoah National Park. He and his wife raise chickens, strawberries and blueberries. “I think the squirrels enjoy the fruit more than we do,” Levine said.