Mick Baccio

IANS Faculty

Expertise

  • Threat Intelligence
  • Security/Executive Leadership Mentoring
  • Cybersecurity Program Creation/Development
  • Cybersecurity Awareness
  • Governance Program Development

Profile

A Global Security Advisor at Splunk, Mick leverages his background and expertise to help customers solve complex security problems. Previously, he held the title of CISO at Pete for America- the first CISO in the history of presidential campaigns. Mick was also the White House threat intelligence branch chief in both the Obama and Trump administrations, and helped create the threat intelligence program at HHS during the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

Expertise

  • Threat Intelligence
  • Security/Executive Leadership Mentoring
  • Cybersecurity Program Creation/Development
  • Cybersecurity Awareness
  • Governance Program Development

Qualifications

Achievements & Contributions
  • 20+ years in cybersecurity mostly in the military, government and healthcare space
  • Built cybersecurity incident response and threat intelligence programs at HHS
  • FDA Security Operations Center Lead
  • Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team Lead
  • White House Threat Intelligence Branch Chief
  • First CISO of a US Presidential Campaign
  • ThruntCon Founder, Chairman of Board
Certifications & Credentials
  • Former CISSP
  • US Navy Warfare Information Specialist

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