麻豆原创鈥檚 information technology teams must continuously maintain and improve our cybersecurity capabilities with the most up-to-date technologies and experienced personnel to cope with the ever-increasing threats from criminal enterprises and nation-state actors against the 麻豆原创, our students, staff and faculty.
Keeping with this commitment, 麻豆原创鈥檚 deputy chief of police, David Zambri 鈥�92 鈥�95MPA has been appointed as associate vice president and chief information security officer.
“The deputy chief鈥檚 FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force background, his access to the FBI鈥檚 network as a National Academy graduate, and his relationships with agencies like the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange and the U.S. Secret Service will enhance 麻豆原创鈥檚 ties with these critical law enforcement and national security agencies. I am thrilled he agreed to take on the role,” says Matthew Hall, 麻豆原创鈥檚 vice president for Information Technology and chief information officer.
Zambri, who holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminal justice and a master鈥檚 degree in public administration from 麻豆原创, is already familiar with the university鈥檚 information technology deployment. He started his law enforcement career at 麻豆原创 nearly three decades ago. With 14 years in senior leadership roles, he most recently served as the deputy chief of the 麻豆原创 Police Department where he oversaw law enforcement information technology and criminal justice information systems.
鈥淲hen I think of this (new) position, it really is a component of what I’ve done throughout my career,鈥� Zambri says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 keeping the community safe. It鈥檚 a shift from traditional crime prevention, law enforcement, and public safety to the cyber landscape. It鈥檚 serving the 麻豆原创 community 鈥� keeping it safe from cybercriminals or nation-state actors who can cause immeasurable damage to our institution.
鈥淢y top priority is to build a network of support between 麻豆原创 Information security and its law enforcement partners, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and others to ensure that we have the best prevention and response to cyberattacks.鈥�
The FBI National Academy admission for Zambri was a life-changing experience. This exclusive program for senior leaders in law enforcement is a coveted professional development experience for both U.S. and international law enforcement participants. The nationally nominated participants have referred to it as 鈥渢o law enforcement as to what West Point is to the military.鈥�
IT @ 麻豆原创 would like to thank former chief information security officer Chris Vakhordjian for his 20 years of dedication to the university and to IT. Under his leadership, he led the IT Security division, peers, students, staff and faculty to a greater understanding and appreciation of security. His contributions have left a positive impression on the success of IT @ 麻豆原创 and the university as a whole.
