Michael Dent Email & Phone Number

Michael Dent is the Chief Information Security Officer for Fairfax County, Virginia. A veteran public servant, Michael joined the county in 2002 after managing the security program for information technology at the Virginia Department of Corrections. Michael was the catalyst for establishing the enterprise-wide IT security mission, developed a county-wide policy and comprehensive IT security and privacy program, directs the development and enforcement of County-wide information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines; advises Senior Management on matters related to IT security; conducts incident investigations and IT forensics, and proactively conducts audits, monitors and reports on system-wide status, threat analysis and new vulnerabilities; developed regular county-wide communication and awareness programs; and, address system and people compliance issues through structured enforcement process. He is one of the founding members of the County’s Architecture Review Board.Michael is currently serving his seventh term as chairman of the Council of Governments (COG) Chief Information Security Officers group within the National Capitol Region. Under Mr. Dent’s strategic leadership and guidance, the NCRNet is going through several processes to assess and address the current Cyber Security Framework to ensure compatibility with the recent release of the National Cyber Security Framework. Additionally, since the NCRNet delivered one of the very first National Capitol Region Data Exchange Hubs which allows participating jurisdictions the ability to securely share and exchange CAD to CAD (Computed Aided Dispatch) information to expedite 9-1-1 mutual aid response.

Listed skills include Security, Information Security, Network Security, Computer Security, and 14 others.