Vitaliy Panych steps down as State Chief Information Security Officer of State of California

Vitaliy Panych is stepping down as California's state Chief Information Security Officer after seven years leading the state's cybersecurity efforts, one of the longer recent tenures in a public-sector CISO seat.

State CISO roles turn over faster than their private-sector equivalents — budget cycles, administration changes, and pay gaps against industry all pull incumbents out. A seven-year run in the largest state program in the country is the exception, and the vacancy it opens will be one of the most closely watched public-sector security searches of the year.