The Center for Internet Security and MS-ISAC Welcome New Executive Committee Members and Chairperson
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2024 — The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) are looking forward to the next era of leadership with the election of four new Executive Committee members for 2024-2027, and new Committee Chairperson for the 2024-2026 term. The newly elected members bring a wealth of experience and guidance to more than 17,000 state, local, tribal, and territorial organization members.
The new members of the Executive Committee are Jason Skeen, IT Security Manager, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Joshua Bauman, Director of Technology, Festus R-VI School District in Missouri; Torry Crass, State Chief Risk Officer, State of North Carolina; and Patrick Wright, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, State of Nebraska.
In addition, Terry Loftus, Assistant Superintendent & Chief Information Officer, San Diego County Office of Education, will begin his term as Chairperson of the Executive Committee.
“Our Executive Committee is of tremendous value to the MS-ISAC membership, ensuring every state, local, tribal, and territorial member organization, regardless of size or level of resources, has a voice representing their interests to key external partners, such as Congress, the White House, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Sector Risk Management Agencies,” said Karen Sorady, Vice President of MS-ISAC Strategy and Plans. “We would like to thank our outgoing committee members for their ongoing leadership and continued commitment to the MS-ISAC mission.”
“We are thrilled to welcome our newly elected members of the MS-ISAC Executive Committee,” said Committee Chairperson, Terry Loftus. “Serving on the Executive Committee and guiding the development of cyber services and solutions for SLTT members is a critical role, and I'm confident that the unique perspectives and experiences each bring will be of great value to this work. I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the outgoing members of the Executive Committee for their dedicated service to the group, to the MS-ISAC community and the broader public. Your contributions have been invaluable, and your hard work and commitment have made a significant impact.”
The full MS-ISAC Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2024, can be found here.
For more information, please contact [email protected].
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About MS-ISAC:
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) has been designated by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as the key resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for all U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) governments. The mission of the MS-ISAC is to improve the overall cybersecurity posture of the nation’s SLTT governments through coordination, collaboration, cooperation, and increased communication. The MS-ISAC is a division of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Visit cisecurity.org or email [email protected] for more information.
About CIS:
The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments through our core competencies of collaboration and innovation. We are a community-driven nonprofit, responsible for the CIS Critical Security Controls® and CIS Benchmarks™, globally recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data. We lead a global community of IT professionals to continuously evolve these standards and provide products and services to proactively safeguard against emerging threats. Our CIS Hardened Images® provide secure, on-demand, scalable computing environments in the cloud. CIS is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), the trusted resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government entities, and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®), which supports the rapidly changing cybersecurity needs of U.S. election offices. To learn more, visit cisecurity.org or follow us on X: @CISecurity.