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Penn State announced that Donald J. Welch has been named the University’s chief information security officer (CISO).
As CISO, Welch will lead Penn State’s Office of Information Security, providing strategic guidance and technical leadership for this comprehensive University-wide information security and IT risk-management program. The independent Office of Information Security will engage with all IT units across Penn State, including Information Technology Services, to fortify the University’s network infrastructure, data and people from potential cyberattacks. Welch will dual-report to Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas P. Jones and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business David J. Gray.