Greg Touhill Named Director of CMU Software Engineering Institute CERT Division
Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute has tapped former federal Chief Information Security Officer Greg Touhill as director of its CERT Division. SEI helps government and industry organizations develop and operate software systems that are secure and reliable. The CERT Division focuses on cybersecurity areas such as cyber incident management, malicious software analysis, cyber resilience,
WATCH: AppGate Federal Group’s Greg Touhill on Company Recognition as Leading Zero Trust Provider
Senior writer Amanda Ziadeh catches up with AppGate Federal Group President Greg Touhill to discuss the company’s recent recognition by Forrester Research as a zero trust leader. The recognition was published in the September report, “The Forrester Wave: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q4 2020.” Touhill shares what exactly AppGate was highlighted for in
AppGate Federal Receives GSA IT Schedule 70 Contract
Secure access company AppGate announced its subsidiary AppGate Federal has received placement on the General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 contract IT GS-35F-0511T. Inclusion on GSA IT Schedule 70 gives government agencies easy access to an array of AppGate solutions that enable enhanced cybersecurity, cloud-first initiatives, digital transformation and improved investigative analytics. These solutions can
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Top 25 Cyber Execs to Watch in 2020: AppGate Federal Group’s Greg Touhill
Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Greg Touhill currently serves as president of AppGate’s Federal Division, supporting agencies across the federal government with secure infrastructure solutions delivered from data centers. Appointed by President Barack Obama as the nation’s first federal chief information security officer in 2016, Touhill was tasked with ensuring proper digital security policies,
WATCH: AppGate Federal Group’s Greg Touhill on COVID-19 Cyber Impact
Senior reporter Amanda Ziadeh is joined by Brigadier General Greg Touhill, President of AppGate Federal, to discuss the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on cybersecurity. Hear about some of the ways in which the increase in telework and use of personal devices is impacting cybersecurity and increasing risk exposure in the federal space. Plus, Gen. Touhill shares cyber hygiene best practices and tips to his colleagues in the federal and government contracting space.
How GovCon is Responding to COVID-19: AppGate Federal Group’s Greg Touhill
As the world closely monitors and tracks the spread and impact of the new corona virus, business leaders are making decisions about how to mitigate the risk and keep everyone safe and healthy. In the government contracting community, executives are enacting procedures and policies to protect employees, customers and partners while continuing to provide government agencies with
Cyxtera Technologies to Spin Out Cybersecurity Business with Former Google Exec at the Helm
In an effort to address the rapidly changing cybersecurity industry, Cyxtera Technologies will spin off its cybersecurity business into a separate company to be called AppGate, Inc. AppGate will deliver a range of cloud- and hybrid-ready security and analytics products and services including AppGate SDP, a software-defined perimeter solution, and the Total Fraud Protection suite
Greg Touhill: ‘The Perimeter is Dead’
A strategic shift from perimeter-based security toward a more zero trust approach needs to happen in order for network security to adapt to new threats and changing technologies, according to one industry expert. In a recent episode of “Government Matters,” WashingtonExec Cybersecurity Council Chairman and President of Cyxtera Federal Group Greg Touhill discussed the changes
Trump’s Cyber Workforce Executive Order Aims to Bolster Training and Talent Pool Nationwide
In a recent executive order, President Donald Trump declared the country’s cybersecurity workforce a strategic asset to protecting citizens, and emphasized the importance of developing the necessary skills to strengthen the national cybersecurity talent pool. “It is great to see the administration showcasing the need to address significant cyber workforce issues,” said retired Brig. Gen. Gregory
Top 10 Cyber Execs to Watch: Greg Touhill, Cyxtera Federal Group
Greg Touhill is president of Cyxtera Federal Group. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Touhill served in several combatant commands including U.S. Transportation, Central and Strategic Commands and led the creation of the Air Force’s cyberspace operations training programs. A past deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at the Department of Homeland Security, Touhill
Top 10 Cyber Execs to Watch
It’s no secret: America is under attack online every day. Organizations of all sizes get bombarded with digital threats 24/7, and the velocity and volume of the vulnerabilities, breaches and hacks just keep growing. Successful cybersecurity executives not only need the technical know-how to safeguard systems and information but to always be one step ahead of
Cyxtera Hires Former White House Cyber Director As COO
Cyxtera Technologies has hired Cheryl Peace, a former White House cybersecurity director who has held leadership positions within the National Security Agency and the Defense Department. Her new role will be as chief operating officer for federal government sales. Peace will join Cyxtera Federal Group, which offers cybersecurity solutions and the company’s global data center platform
Former Federal CISO Greg Touhill Talks Cyber Information Sharing
In an interview with “Government Matters,” Gregory Touhill, president of Cyxtera Federal Group, discussed cyber information sharing between industry and the government. Touhill knows a thing or two about this topic; he served as the nation’s first federal chief information security officer from September 2016 to January 2017. The Trump administration is considering adding cyber
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