{"559351":{"#nid":"559351","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Retired Admiral Prepares CEOs to Battle Cybersecurity Threats","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFormer vice-chair of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs professor of the practice, Admiral James A. Winnefeld (retired) was featured in\u0026nbsp;\u201cRetired Admiral Prepares CEOs to Battle Cybersecurity Threats\u201d for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ehypepotamus\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany factors play into a company\u2019s cybersecurity strategy, but to be truly effective, it all has to start in the CEO\u2019s corner office. That\u2019s according to a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is now helping Georgia Tech teach cybersecurity lessons to\u0026nbsp;leading Atlanta\u2019s Fortune 500 firms and founders trying to launch startups.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe very high-profile (security) incidents that have occurred have put CEOs and CSOs on the skyline and maybe cost them their jobs,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_A._Winnefeld,_Jr.\u0022\u003ERet. Adm. James A. Winnefeld\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cAn important characteristic is the deep involvement of senior leadership, both in establishing a good culture in cybersecurity and being active in decision making.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose factors, plus heightened liability and compliance requirements for data security, prompted Winnefeld to establish the Cybersecurity Leadership Program, which recently completed its first week-long course for 38 company executives and organizational leaders. Five Georgia Tech schools and institutes took part in the program in addition to the Nunn school: Georgia Tech Professional Education, Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hypepotamus.com\/people\/cybersecurity-ceo-professor\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"32716","created_gmt":"2016-08-04 11:57:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:28:19","author":"Hayden Russell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.hypepotamus.com\/people\/cybersecurity-ceo-professor\/","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"445431":{"id":"445431","type":"image","title":"James A. \u201cSandy\u201d Winnefeld","body":null,"created":"1449256217","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:17","changed":"1475895184","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:04","alt":"James A. \u201cSandy\u201d Winnefeld","file":{"fid":"203180","name":"150702-d-hu462-040.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/150702-d-hu462-040_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/150702-d-hu462-040_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":439314,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/150702-d-hu462-040_0.jpg?itok=fmYudce6"}}},"media_ids":["445431"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"169199","name":"Admiral James A. Winnefeld"},{"id":"1404","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}