David Virgil Dafinoiu, Msc, Ccsa, Ccrm, Fso, So Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

The program facilitates teams of U.S. government analysts, including from the Intelligence Community (IC), and private sector to better understand emerging threats by collaborating on topics of mutual interest. Topic teams publish analytic deliverables which are sent across the government and private sector. Teams have been also asked to present their work at various conferences and association events.DHS serves as the Executive Agent of the program on behalf of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Leading efforts to protect the company’s information assets in the Artificial Intelligence era, and pioneering data-centric security solutions across the enterprise. Emphasizes the use of security + Artificial Intelligence as an enabler – protecting critical data and network operations while implementing technology and process initiatives required to realize improvements in security posture, risk minimization, regulatory compliance, cost, and other business objectives as data security and privacy laws, regulations, and rules are accelerating.Built an ecosystem of solutions capable of automating sensitive data discovery, classification, movement and remediation in all environments.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/infragardInfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector represented by businesses, academic institutions, state & local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.As an Officer and IT Sector Chief appointed by the FBI liaison, I serve as the primary point of contact for collecting and sharing state wide sector-specific information to assist the FBI, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management Agencies to address threats to critical infrastructure within my sector set forth by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

New York City, New York, Us

The Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems is one of the country’s few Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) with a designation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA).

New York, Us

Established the cloud cyber security program that transformed the multi-billion dollar, just second after Google, AdTech business to protect the enterprise assets, the partner's platforms, and the business and its customer's data. Digital transformation was key to enhancing revenue and minimizing fraud to the business through unconventional security capabilities deployed over a very short span of time.Also tasked with consolidating the company’s multiple information security cloud-based programs within separate BUs and associated organizations through acquisition and/or re-organization. Xandr's cloud-based advertising platform was acquired by Microsoft in December 2021. During my tenure as the Cloud CISO, TAG recognized and awarded Xandr with the TAG Trust Champion Award for its contribution to shut down malvertising attacks resulting in shorter and less impactful attacks across the global digital ad supply chain.

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Built the global Internet of Things (IoT) security and risk management organization. Cognizant is a global technology solutions organization across several continents with significant information and security capabilities delivery. As a Corporate Security Lead, I significantly enhanced the state of security while enabling the business and elevating the security to the board-level.Headquartered in New York, Cognizant Technology Solutions is a Fortune 200 and member of the NASDAQ-100, a 300,000 employees global professional services company, consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led the AT&T’s over $12B Emerging Markets organization's strategic cybersecurity efforts. Equipped the business to effectively respond to potential threats by enhancing its cyber risk management program, and by protecting internal, customer and partners' assets and data.

Bucuresti, Romania, Ro

Established and built Bitdefender's North America information security and risk management organization from scratch. Bitdefender is a European-based global organization of information security with offices across five continents. Responsibilities included team building, operational cost management, and security capability delivery.

Expertise in a wide variety of network, security, lawful interception & defence, SIGINT, Cloud and IoT technologies.

Haifa, North Israel, Il

Business Financial Management Recovery, Finance And Financial Management Services

Advisory Board Member - Cybersecurity

Division Officer, Communications. Logistics/Materials

Internet Of Things (Iot) Security - Fema Awr-428, Cybersecurity

Counter-Terrorist Site Protection (Dd)

Master'S Of Science, Computer Engineering

Business Continuity Planning, The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (Rdpc)

Advisory Board Member, Cybersecurity

Combating Transnational Crime & Terrorism Financing (Ctctf), Transnational Crime & Terrorism Financing

Leading With Distingtion Program, Organizational Leadership

Education record

Engineer’S Degree, Signal & Geospatial Intelligence