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Former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to provide expertise and strategic advice
ATLANTA, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AMI, the global market leader in dynamic firmware for global computing, today announced that Suzanne Spaulding, former undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, as a new member of the company’s board of directors. He brings complex operational wisdom against terrorism and cybersecurity to the security-focused firmware leader. Spaulding will drive the transformation of the organization as it evolves to respond to and prepare for the cyber dangers of the virtual future.
Suzanne Spaulding, Former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Joins the AMI Board of Directors
From 2013 to 2017, Spaulding served as the president’s appointed and Senate-confirmed undersecretary for the Directorate of Programs and National Protection (now known as the Infrastructure security and cybersecurity agency, or CISA) at DHS, overseeing a budget of $3 billion and more than $18,000 for cybersecurity and protecting critical U. S. infrastructure. USA
At DHS, Spaulding has worked extensively with CEOs and other senior executives from all industry sectors to perceive cyber threats and manage risks. He has worked with foreign governments on critical infrastructure and cybersecurity issues and has overseen the protection regulation of the chemical industry, biometrics and identity. administration, emergency communications, and the Federal Protective Service. Spaulding is a board member of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), the independent authority created by Congress to build the first national broadband network exclusively for public protection purposes.
“AMI’s core technologies are at the core of almost each and every it ecosystem in the world. We keep global IT systems online and secure,” says Sanjoy Maity, CEO of AMI. “With the addition of Suzanne, a global leader in cybersecurity, our Board of Directors is more powerful than ever and will help shape the long-term firmware security. “
Spaulding served in the Democratic and Republican presidential administrations and on both sides of the aisle in Congress. She served as an advisor to the Aspen Institute, the American Bar Association, George Washington University, and Harvard University, among organizations, and is a member of the National Security Expert Panel.
“I am proud to bring my expertise to an industry leader like AMI. In the more than 40 years I have spent in the personal and government sector, the world has experienced a phenomenal expansion in the scale and frequency of malicious cyber activities. As a result, government and industry know that securing firmware is critical to the overall security of the public and personal sectors. Since AMI has been a leader in selling firmware security, I am proud to contribute to the continuation of those efforts,” says Spaulding.
Spaulding has been a regular commentator in the public media and has been invited to testify before Congress on national security issues. Spaulding earned a B. A. J. D. et at the University of Virginia.
About AMIAMI is a reinvented firmware for fashionable computing. As a global leader in dynamic firmware for security, orchestration and manageability solutions, AMI enables global computing platforms, from on-premises to cloud to edge. The aid has built lasting partnerships and spurred innovation for some of the biggest brands in the high-tech industry. AMI is also a key provider of the Open Compute ecosystem and is a member of industry associations and criteria groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum. (UEFI), PICMG, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Association of Cybersecurity Excellence (NCEP) and Trusted Computing Group (TCG).
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