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Christopher Porter

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Fannie Mae
Ft. Washington, MD, United States

Details

Education: M.S.

Management of Information Technology

University of Virginia

2009 : 2010

B.A.

Economics and Psychology

University of Virginia

1994 : 1998
Experience: Manage full cyber security and first line operational risk management program for a Fortune 25, $100B+ (annual revenue), enterprise with over $4.2T worth of financial assets. Frequently perform education and deep dives with full Board of Directors as well as board committees. Engage with executive leadership & management committee members providing guidance and clarity on the cyber security program and risks potentially affecting the enterprise. Manage relationship and engagement with regulatory oversight bodies and examiners. Set priorities and objectives, at a technical, functional and governance level protecting the enterprise and critical infrastructure processes and capabilities associated with the US Housing Sector. Developed and implemented strategy leveraging relationships with venture capital firms to accelerate security technology roadmap. Leading strategy to “shift-left” and support the company’s digital & cloud transformation to preserve cyber protection & resilience.

2018 : Present

Fannie Mae

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

2022 :

Analysis and Resilience Center for Systemic Risk

Board Member

2019 :

Safe Housing Alliance

Board Member and Treasurer

2019 :

Zscaler

Technical Advisory Council

Instructor for Cybersecurity Certificate Program

2019 :

McIntire Business Institute at the University of Virginia

Faculty
Company: Fannie Mae
Years of Experience: 22

Skills

Application Security, Business Continuity, CISSP, Cloud Computing, Computer Security, Consulting, Data Center, Enterprise Architecture, Firewalls, GSD, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology, Integration, ISO 27001, IT Audit, IT Strategy, Management, network security, PCI DSS, Penetration Testing, Risk Management, Security, Security Audits, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management

About

Passionate cyber security professional with a proven track record in research, intelligence, and consulting. Globally recognized as a leader in data breach research with Verizon’s Data Breach Report series and for creating the VERIS Framework. Experienced executive leading security teams collecting, aggregating, and analyzing incident and indicator data, creating intelligence sharing programs, and understanding customer problems and identifying practical solutions. Ability to recognize market needs and aptitude to build strategies fulfilling those needs. Member of University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce MSMIT Advisory Board.



DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENTS IN:



• Developing research and intelligence capabilities

• Defining strategic security solutions

• Partnership development for intelligence sharing programs

• Risk management and incident response

• Leading and building teams

• Solving customer problems