George Rettas
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Criminal Justice
Florida State University
Masters of Science
Administrative Science
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Computer Science
Stanford University
Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Corporate Security
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
As the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for MUFG Americas, I am responsible for running the overall Information Security Strategy, briefing the Board of Directors on Security matters, representing the Enterprise Information Security department in company Governance Forums and Risk Committees, and overseeing the firm’s Cyber Security Operations capabilities.
2022 : Present
MUFG
Managing Director - Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Task Force 7 Security is a premier Global Risk Mitigation Firm capable of implementing bespoke security solutions in the public, private, and government sectors. We solve complex problems others can’t.
2020 :
Task Force 7 Security
Co-Founder and Board Member
Task Force 7 Technologies is currently building the world's premier Cyber Security Vertical Professional Network.
2017 :
Task Force 7 Technologies
Co-Founder and Board Member
Task Force 7 Radio is the Voice of Cyber Security around the Globe. We feature up to date insights and analysis by preeminent Cyber Security professionals on the most important Cyber Security issues affecting your life today.
Although the world of Cyber Security can be complex, our focus is to explain highly technical subject matter in non-technical terms. We cover topics that are of vital interest to Cyber Security experts yet also will appeal to the novice interested in learning more about Cyber Security and new threats affecting the social, political, business, and economic concerns of our world.
We explore a wide range of controversial issues that you want to miss each week. Task Force 7 Radio is broadcast live every Monday at 8 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Pacific Time, on the Voice America Business Channel.
2017 :
Task Force 7 Radio
Founder and Host
Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems collaborates closely with Cyber Intelligence 4U, currently has one of the most popular Cyber Security Programs in the region, and has graduated over 4,000 students in the last two years.
2019 :
Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Member of The Board of Advisors
About
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George Rettas is an innovative and dynamic senior Cyber Security Executive with two decades of training, education, and experience in the Technology, Security, and Risk disciplines. Mr. Rettas is a remarkably astute professional with exceptional business acumen and a polished executive presence. He has a proven track record in leading and managing large IT Security Teams in sophisticated, complex environments with high transaction rates and stringent regulatory oversight.
Mr. Rettas is extremely well versed in preventing, detecting, responding to and recovering from major cyber security incidents. He specializes in implementing proactive cyber security controls, leading process improvement exercises, and developing best-in-class operational cyber risk management programs based on intelligence led, threat focused, constant learning strategic models.
Mr. Rettas has a reputation as a high caliber leader with the right mix of technical and business skills needed to manage large IT Security Programs in multi-channel product environments. He has extensive experience in managing large technology budgets, managing internal audits and external regulatory exams, creating business analysis and reporting functions, detecting and investigating financial fraud, and mitigating 3rd party risk.
Currently, Mr. Rettas hosts Task Force 7 Radio, “The Voice of Cyber Security”, a weekly radio show with hundreds of thousands of listeners where he frequently hosts the most prolific Cyber Security professionals in the world on today’s most talked about technology topics. He is also a Senior Advisor to several Security and Technology companies.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Rettas held several senior executive positions in both Citibank’s and JP Morgan Chase Bank’s Technology Departments. Mr. Rettas is a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service where he served as the original co-founder and group leader of the Newark Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force.
Mr. Rettas holds a Bachelors Degree from Florida State University and a Masters Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also holds a CISO Certification from Carnegie Mellon University, an Advanced Computer Security Certification from Stanford University, and a Security Leadership Certification from Wharton Business School. Mr. Rettas has served as a guest lecturer for Harvard and MIT Universities' first Cyber Security courses.
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