Christopher Ballister

Christopher Ballister

Submitted by on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 15:48

Chris Ballister is an Associate Partner for IBM in the Cybersecurity & Privacy Service Area. His work focuses on the relationship of information security, IT governance, privacy, and risk management supporting the C-Suite throughout the public sector. Chris has served in government at the senior executive level as both a deputy and Chief Information Officer at the US House, White House, and Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services.

Predictive Security Intelligence: Achieving Holistic Cybersecurity

Submitted by on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 13:28

No longer can security programs rely on “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it” — adversaries could already be inside systems, stealing data or probing to get in.  Too many CIOs and CISOs have thought their systems and data were secure when in fact the opposite was true.   Security programs need effective protection of valuable information and systems to prevent data breaches, and to comply with the ever increasing federal compliance requirements (such as the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), the Privacy Act, policy and guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an

Managing Advanced Threats in the Digital Age: Addressing security, risk and compliance for U.S. Public Sector executives

Submitted by on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 13:14

These attacks are relentless, aggressive and constantly evolving, and have clearly shown that federal agencies and organizations are struggling in managing security threats, despite the stricter security protocols that are often in place at government agencies. Cyber threats are “among the most urgent dangers to America’s economic and national security,” President Obama was quoted as saying in a Wall Street Journal article in 2015.

Associate Partner
IBM

Chris Ballister is an Associate Partner for IBM in the Cybersecurity & Privacy Service Area. His work focuses on the relationship of information security, IT governance, privacy, and risk management supporting the C-Suite throughout the public sector. Chris has served in government at the senior executive level as both a deputy and Chief Information Officer at the US House, White House, and Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services. He has also been a CEO and President in industry building a small company supporting intelligence and cyber threat protection missions for the government. Chris is also a United States Naval Academy graduate with 24 years of service and a retired Navy Captain. He has a master’s degree from the George Washington University Department of Engineering in Information Management.