Matthew Halvorsen, Strategic Program Director for NCSC’s Supply Chain and Cyber Directorate, recently sat down with Gregory Garcia, the Executive Director for Cybersecurity of the Health Sector Coordinating Council, for an audio interview on current threats to the health care sector. The discussion focused on cyber and supply chain threats, including ransomware, nation-state targeting of COVID-19 research, and other current topics.
This episode is the first in a series of interviews with experts and practitioners from government, industry, research and academia to spotlight threats to key U.S. supply chains and highlight mitigation.
- Check out NCSC’s first podcast interview, click here
- For a transcript of the interview, click here
Guest Speaker
Greg Garcia is the Executive Director for Cybersecurity of the Health Sector Coordinating Council, the convening organization for critical healthcare infrastructure organizations working in partnership with HHS and other government agencies to protect the security and resilience of the sector, patient safety and public health.
Greg was the nation's first DHS Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications under President George W. Bush, 2006-09, where among other achievements he initiated the creation of the National Cyber and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC). He also served as executive director of the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, stood up the I.T. Sector Coordinating Council, and held executive positions with Bank of America, 3Com Corporation, and the Information Technology Association of America.
Greg also served as professional staff on the Committee on Science in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he helped draft and shepherd enactment of the Cyber Security Research and Development Act of 2002.
