Vitaliy Panych
State Leadership of the Year
Vitaliy Panych, state CISO of California, is responsible for the security of more than 140 state departments and protecting upwards of 400 million malicious probes daily, Panych has successfully moved California beyond traditional security boundaries. Through the creation of the Cal-Secure roadmap and the Information Security Leadership Academy, he has not only fortified technical infrastructure but fundamentally matured the state’s cybersecurity culture and workforce.
