Patrick Beggs is Chief Information Security Officer at ConnectWise. He is a cybersecurity executive focused on leading global cyber operations and has more than 20 years of operational duties in information security, spanning the commercial, federal civilian, defense, law enforcement, and intelligence communities. Most recently, Beggs served as Cognizant Technology’s Global Cyber Operations Executive, where he led a team of more than 150 personnel operating across five countries. Prior to Cognizant, he led cyber operations for AIG, Booz Allen Hamilton, Amazon Web Services, and Bank of America. In the public sector, he served as the first Deputy Director/Director of Operations at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC).
Beggs is a former Army Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer and holds a B.S. in Political Science from Radford University. He also holds a patent for his work developing a new method of leveraging AI models for improving network security.
A zero trust security approach is an enterprise-wide mindset and commitment. Let’s look at the implementation process and best practices to ensure a smooth transition to zero trust security.
