Michael Dent
Dent is the chief information security officer of Fairfax County, Va.
In terms of local government Chief Information Security Officers, Michael Dent stands above and apart from all others, and for many reasons that go beyond his nationally recognized performance as Fairfax County CISO. Mr. Dent’s high standard of process-driven data protection in Fairfax County is a model template for other local government jurisdictions, and for commercial and government enterprises.