CISO of the Year / en Isaac Straley named CISO of the year /celebrates/isaac-straley-named-ciso-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Isaac Straley named CISO of the year</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-26T17:03:08-05:00" title="Friday, November 26, 2021 - 17:03" class="datetime">Fri, 11/26/2021 - 17:03</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/DZ6_7362-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Isaac Straley"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Lisa Sakulensky)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Isaac Straley</b>, the şüŔęĘÓƵ’s chief information security officer (CISO), has been named CISO of the year at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.siberx.org/event/ciso-forum-canada-2021/">the CISO Forum Canada 2021</a>.</p> <p>Straley, who joined U of T in 2018, oversees the university’s information security program, working in partnership with tri-campus leadership to ensure that networks, information, and people are protected.</p> <p>He is also the CISO for&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-teams-schools-canada-around-world-share-cybersecurity-intelligence">CanSSOC, the Canadian Shared Security Operations Centre</a>, which serves universities, colleges, polytechniques and CÉGEPs across Canada.</p> <p>“Isaac is an innovative and collaborative leader – so it’s great to see him receive such an important recognition from his peers,” says&nbsp;<b>Bo&nbsp;</b><b>Wandschneider</b>, U of T’s chief information officer. “Information security plays a crucial role in enabling and supporting the university’s academic mission and Isaac’s contributions – his strategic and tactical direction at U of T and CanSSOC – deserve to be celebrated.”</p> <p>“Information security is one of the defining issues of our time and we have a chance to really think differently, to innovate,” says Straley. “My goal is to build trust and resiliency, not barriers. But my role is more than just a person, it is the team of hardworking professionals at U of T and across the country.</p> <p>“We’re better when we work together and this recognition celebrates the power of our community.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ciso-year" hreflang="en">CISO of the Year</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 22:03:08 +0000 lanthierj 301085 at