New York state has a new chief cyber officer.<\/p>\n
Meghan Cook<\/a> will take over from acting chief cyber officer<\/a> Michaela Lee<\/a>, according to both of their LinkedIn profiles.<\/p>\n State officials were not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n Cook was most recently director of the state\u2019s Cyber Incident Response Team at She has also served as assistant director<\/a> of the DHSES Office of Counter Terrorism<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cook spent 26 years at the Center for Technology in Government<\/a> at the University of Albany, and was program director from 2013-2023. She holds two advanced degrees from that university.<\/p>\n As chief cyber officer, she will focus on boosting cyber defenses for the state\u2019s public, private and nonprofit sectors, according to<\/a> a message she posted to LinkedIn.<\/p>\n \u201cThe definition of a pivotal leader is a person that demonstrates courage and initiative through impactful decisions while navigating complex challenges and ensuring strategic goals \u2014 and through it all remains a most excellent human,\u201d she said on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n As for Lee, she was appointed acting cyber chief in March when Colin Ahern \u2014 chief cyber officer since 2022 \u2014 became the state\u2019s first director of security and intelligence.<\/p>\n
the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services<\/a> (DHSES), according to LinkedIn.<\/p>\n