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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) is comprised of 6 Institutions, 16 campuses and one online college. Part of the second largest public higher education system in New England, the Office of Information Technology is responsible for all of students and staff IT needs. Watch the interview with Sherry Pesino, CISSP, Sr. Information Security Program Administrator of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), on the importance of persistence and the substantial efforts and steps she, along with her CISO and CIO, took to convince the CSCU’s Board to triple the size of their team and significantly invest in new cyber technologies. Sherry talks about:
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Sherry Pessino, CISSP, is a Senior Information Security Program Administrator in the Information Security Program Office (ISPO) at CSCU. Her responsibilities include developing and assessing security standards and procedures for the Connecticut State Community Colleges and University System, which includes 17 separate campuses. She has the role of Information System Security Officer, ISSO, for the CT State Community College, lead incident investigator and the administrator of the Information Security Education and Awareness Program.
Her journey to Cybersecurity started with teaching elementary school and working in educational and instructional technology for 14 years at a CCSU. For the last 12 years in ISPO, she has been given the opportunity to earn her CISSP and participate in the rollout of a progressive, updated Information Security program.
