Northrop Grumman Corporation announced on October 3 that it has appointed Phyllis Schneck vice president and chief information security officer effective Oct. 14. Schneck will report to Shawn Purvis, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services.
In
this role, Schneck will oversee Falls Church, VA-based Northrop Grumman’s
global cybersecurity strategy and policies, and will be responsible the
security of the company’s products, services and infrastructures.
“Phyllis’
extensive experience as a senior leader in many government and private-sector
cybersecurity positions will contribute greatly to Northrop Grumman’s
capabilities in support of our nation’s military and its global security
mission,” said Purvis.
Most
recently, Schneck led the cybersecurity practice at Promontory, an IBM company.
Previously, she served as the deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity and
communications for the Department of Homeland Security, where she led responses
to cybersecurity threats against corporations, civilians and the government.
During this time, she led the defensive cybersecurity operational mission to
mitigate and respond to cyber threats across the federal civilian government
and private sector.
Schneck
also served as chief technology officer for the global public sector at McAfee,
where she was responsible for products and services used by governments to
counter global cyberthreats and maintain industrial and telecommunications
security.
Schneck
was a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission
on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency. She was chairman of the board of
directors of the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, and vice
chairman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s advisory board
on information security and privacy. Schneck also served for eight years as
national chairman of the board of directors of the FBI’s public-private
InfraGard program. She holds several information-security and technology
patents.
Schneck holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as both a master’s degree in computer science and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University.
Source: Northrop Grumman
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