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Peter Romness

Cybersecurity Principal, US Public Sector CTO Office

Peter Romness is a the Cybersecurity Principal in the Public Sector CTO Office at Cisco Systems Inc. He has been helping Government customers achieve their missions for almost 35 years at companies such as Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T and Panasonic. He is focused on helping protect Government networks from cybersecurity threats. His responsibilities include promoting Cisco’s thought leadership within the Cybersecurity and IT communities and works with policy setting organizations to make sure they are aware of the most advanced cyber defense capabilities. He works closely with NIST and is a contributor to multiple NIST SP1800 series documents. He is also responsible for bringing cybersecurity solutions to market and developing new cybersecurity solutions for US governments. Though Peter has an engineering degree, his main goal is to make cybersecurity easier to understand and take action upon for non-technical business leaders.

In his spare time, Peter enjoys his family and friends, outdoor sports, travel, and sports cars.

Articles

April 13, 2021

EDUCATION

Securing University Research: An Industry Perspective

Is your university's research secure? Learn how to emphasize research security in the latest #EducationNow

June 25, 2020

GOVERNMENT

Remote Work for Government is Here to Stay, Make Sure it’s Secure

Your employees have left the building, and the shift toward massively supporting remote work creates a series of security challenges. Now, it’s up your security and IT staff to make sure that they are protected on any device, wherever and whenever they choose to work. Give your employees the tools to work the way they need to, securely, from anywhere.

May 6, 2019

GOVERNMENT

Cyber Defense Clinic for Education

With over 313,000 cybersecurity jobs open, your digital privacy and infrastructure may be at risk. Find out how Cisco is helping turn the tide.

August 2, 2018

GOVERNMENT

CDM: the new driver of cybersecurity and IT modernization

Recently, I had the opportunity to join many of my industry, agency, and Capitol Hill colleagues at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing Continuous Diagnostics...

October 13, 2017

EDUCATION

An IT Security Top 5 from the University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma focuses on cybersecurity year round, but National Cyber Security Awareness Month provides an opportunity to drive action with users and highlight their IT Security Top 5.

October 19, 2016

EDUCATION

Join us at EDUCAUSE to Learn How to Constrain Cyber Attackers

Come to our EDUCAUSE talk to learn how to constrain cyber attackers to protect your university’s information!

March 15, 2016

GOVERNMENT

Cybersecurity for Defense: Blog Series Kickoff

The United States increasingly relies on the Internet to support our economic, health, and social services. However, the more we utilize network connections, the more cognizant we must be of potential cyberattacks from enemies seeking to access information and to destabilize our country. We’ve seen the results – everything from people’s personal emails to shopping […]

December 10, 2015

GOVERNMENT

Advanced Malware Protection Can Help Keep Defense Agencies’ Networks Secure

It seems like these days, you can’t read the news without seeing something about a cyberattack or data breach. While the digital economy and the Internet of Everything (IoE) are creating huge opportunities for value creation in both the public and private sectors, they also create huge opportunities for security breaches. With an expanded attack […]