Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency

Debora A. Plunkett serves as the National Security Agency’s Information Assurance Directorate where she leads efforts to protect and defend United States’ national security systems. She is the focal point for cyber security, cryptography, and information systems security for our nation’s critical systems. With over 28 years of government service, she has held leadership positions in both the signals intelligence and information assurance missions at NSA. She previously served as a Director on the National Security Council at the White House for the administrations of both President Clinton and President George W. Bush, where she helped shape national policy and programs in support of critical infrastructure protection and cyber security.