Brian Calkin
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Brian Calkin serves as Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at the Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®), where he leads the organization's AI strategy and innovation initiatives. In this role, he advises CIS leadership on emerging technologies, drives the adoption of artificial intelligence across the organization, and shapes the technical vision for CIS's evolving product and service portfolio.
Brian's history with CIS spans over a decade. He supported the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) while serving at Symantec Corporation before joining CIS in 2011, where he advanced through progressively senior roles including Assistant Director of the Security Operations Center, Senior Director of Security Services, Vice President of Operations, and Chief Technology Officer. As VP of Operations, he oversaw more than 50 cybersecurity professionals across 24x7 SOC, threat intelligence, incident response, and engineering teams serving over 1,800 state, local, territorial, and tribal organizations nationwide. As CTO, he shaped CIS's technology strategy, built internal R&D capabilities, and established strategic partnerships with leading technology providers.
Since 2020, Brian has served as Senior Technical Advisor at CIS while serving as a partner at CyberWA, a boutique cybersecurity firm serving Fortune 100 executives, high-net-worth individuals, and public figures. In his advisory capacity, he spearheaded the creation of CIS's nationwide cybersecurity-focused DNS service, now adopted by over 4,000 SLTT entities, and developed endpoint security and email filtering solutions protecting more than 200,000 users across 100+ organizations.
Brian holds a Master of Science in Information Assurance from Norwich University, graduating with honors, and a Bachelor of Science in Network and Systems Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology. He maintains his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and is a frequent speaker at national and statewide cybersecurity events and regular media contributor on emerging cyber threats and trends.