The Gate 15 Interview EP 38: Jeff Troy, President, Aviation ISAC, on public service, cybersecurity, understanding threats (and… colonizing the ocean?)

In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour visits with Jeff Troy, President, CEO at Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center (A-ISAC). Over the past five years, Jeff has led the Aviation ISAC, a trust-based community focused on the sharing of threat intelligence and best practices. He has developed the strategic plans, driven the team’s expansion of services and overseen extensive growth in membership. He established relationships with global regulators, industry associations and private sector companies to drive cyber risk reduction across the aviation eco-system. He co-authored a white paper on Ransomware and continues to partner with international groups on the ransomware threat. Concurrently, Jeff is on the National Defense ISAC Board of Directors. Jeff spent 25 years as a Special Agent of the FBI. He served as Chief, Cyber Division, and retired as the Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber National Security and Cyber Criminal Investigations.  ·       Jeff on LinkedIn. ·       Email:  [email protected] ·       Web:  a-isac.com   In the discussion we address:  ·       Serving in the FBI and ideas for young people thinking about their futures ·       Transitioning from the public sector to the private sector ·       Key ideas on how to building a successful information sharing community ·       Understanding how to think about threats ·       Responsibly and thoughtfully reducing risk and building reslience ·       Blended Threats ·       The importance of patching and baking security into technology ·       The upcoming Aviation ISAC Summit in Ireland ·       The Ocean State ·       Deep ocean colonies ·       More!   Some links from our discussion include: ·       Aviation Cybersecurity Summit, 12-14 Sep 2023 in Dublin, Ireland ·       NBC News: FBI says mastermind of botnet nabbed, 27 Jul 2010