Six months after President Biden signed the infrastructure law, CIOs and CISOs still have many questions about the cyber grants new program.

Former Washington CISO Vinod Brahmapuram is now heading up security business development at the telecommunications giant.

Vinod Brahmapuram, who's been with the state since October 2019, is stepping down March 31 for a private-sector role.

A more strenuous approach to security may ruffle feathers, but is worth pursuing, Washington CISO Vinod Brahmapuram said during an online event.

Federal aid is welcome, but organizations need to be mindful of their maturity levels, the CISOs of Illinois and Washington said during an online event.

The chief information security officers of California and Washington said the pandemic has generated many useful partnerships, but they must also be more vigilant than ever.

State CISO Vinod Brahmapuram said a relatively early reaction to the pandemic in February went far in easing the transition to telework.

Public-sector veteran Vinod Brahmapuram will take over as the top IT security official in Washington after the hasty departure of Ronald Buchanan last month.