Mike Pflieger

Big-name data breaches have earned headlines throughout the past 12 months, bringing issues of security and privacy to the forefront of public discourse once again. In May, hackers used malware stolen from the National Security Agency to unleash the global WannaCry ransomware attack. Around the same time, attackers exploited a vulnerability in an Equifax web…

At CDW, we focus on managing risk by protecting the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our information assets. We accomplish that with a three-pronged approach: People: Information Security is more than a department. Process: Our foundation is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cyber security framework. Technology: We have strong partnerships with best-of-breed…

At CDW, we take a holistic approach to information security. As the company’s CISO, my philosophy is that information security is not a department; it’s a capability and a mindset that we need to have throughout the company. All of our coworkers need to be a part of it. Any company’s information security program is…