Join the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity COI May 2024 member meeting with invited speakers Nicole Willis, Deputy CIO, and Keith Day, CISO for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Note: This is now a fully virtual event. A link will be sent to you once you register.
About the Speakers
Nicole Willis is the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the National Archives and Records Administration(NARA). She leads NARA Information Technology (IT) programs and projects by being accountable for four IT divisions. Before joining NARA, Nicole was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). She leads the Zero Trust Roadmap, Multi-cloud Strategy, IT Portfolio Management, and IT Governance efforts for HHS OIG. Under Nicole’s leadership, she has unified the strategic, operational needs and IT management practices to enable business transformation and enhance product delivery. Her work moves her organizations towards a modernized application portfolio that leverages emerging technology.
Nicole was honored to win a Federal 100 award in 2017 for her leadership in Information Technology. She holds a Master’s in Information Technology, holds several IT management certifications, and received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Fordham.
Keith Day serves as the current Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), where he oversees the implementation of the agency's information security program. Keith pivoted to the cybersecurity field shortly after the passing of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was signed into law in 2002, and joined NARA in 2004. He served in several positions supporting the agency's IT Security program prior to becoming the current CISO, including serving as the deputy CISO and as a branch chief of the monitoring and engineering group within the cybersecurity division. Keith has led several initiatives within the agency to strengthen its cybersecurity posture, including the deployment of endpoint detection and response capabilities, enhancing the agency's security assessment processes through more advanced web application scanning and automated source code reviews, enhanced monitoring of host activity and network traffic, and improving its security and privacy awareness training programs. Keith's current priorities are focused on achieving further maturity in the agency's Zero Trust Architecture implementation. Prior to his career at NARA, he worked in IT for nine years within the private industry as a systems administrator and analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.
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