Cybersecurity Is Not Just an IT Problem

Featured Speaker: Mike Tetreault, Cybersecurity Advisor, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Mike Tetreault is the Cybersecurity Advisor for Rhode Island with the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where he leads major cyber engagements across Rhode Island and supports broader New England efforts to strengthen public- and private-sector cyber resilience through information sharing, education, awareness, and risk assessments. His 35-year career spans private-sector programming, 18 years as an IT Director with the Department of Defense, and 31 years of Army service, retiring as a Colonel in 2021. Mike holds degrees in computer information systems, information technology, government information leadership, and strategic studies, and maintains multiple cybersecurity and leadership credentials, including CISSP, ISSMP, CGRC, Department of Defense CIO/CISO/Cyber Leader certifications, and Committee on National Security Systems certifications in information security, system certification, risk analysis, and senior system management.