Jim Coyle
US Public Sector CTO, Lookout
Jim Coyle’s biggest recent achievement centers on being laser focused on raising public sector awareness around mobile threats, conducting intelligence threat briefings for customers, prospects, various media outlets, elected officials and intelligence organizations.
Many don’t know of the prevalence, intensity or importance of mobile security, and that paradigm is finally starting to shift.
“Jim has done more to help educate government organizations about the reality of mobile threats than anyone else — not just in the industry, but in government itself, through the sheer amount of intelligence briefs he’s been doing,” said Tim LeMaster, worldwide vice president of system engineering at Lookout.
Lookout is the leading mobile security vendor providing protection to the identity of the mobile device owners through advanced phishing techniques, anti-malware capabilities and contextual data to shift agencies to get them “left of boom,” or more aware of attacks against individual identities before a breach occurs.
Leveraging its AI capabilities and recent updates, Lookout streamlined the acquisition of its products across multiple contracts by partnering with top resellers, system integrators and Carahsoft. By protecting key entry points in today’s mobile-first environment, Lookout helps reduce mean time to detection and boost protection with efficient, innovative solutions.
Why Watch
In 2025, Coyle’s team is focused on helping the Defense Department and its partners protect not just mobile devices but the digital identities of warfighters exposed by today’s mobile-first environment. Attackers now target mobile devices first, using phishing via social media, SMS and apps to exploit user identities. This remains an unsolved problem in DOD, leaving warfighters vulnerable.
“If there is one thing that we can accomplish this year, it’s to provide protection of the mobile devices and the identities it contains of the warfighters and government employees who strive to protect us every day,” Coyle said. “With mobile now being the target of choice for most threat actors, it’s time to modernize security operations, and bring zero trust to the mobile computing age with highly efficient and innovative products, and Lookout can help solve that.”
Fun Fact: For the last few years, before boarding a plane for a conference or customer meeting, there’s a good chance Coyle was on his tractor just hours earlier. It’s a striking contrast — orchard farmer turned security executive. When he’s not reviewing intelligence reports or analyzing data, he’s in his orchard, working to make it productive enough to feed more than just the local wildlife and maybe even get a bite himself.