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Fannie Mae CISO calls for more data on security incidents
This article is part of the Information Security issue of August 2018, Vol. 20, No. 4
Protecting the information and information assets at Fannie Mae, a primary source of financing for American mortgage lenders, is a daunting proposition. Christopher Porter, who has served as the Fannie Mae CISO since 2016, is up to the challenge. Formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae was founded after the Great Depression as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The subprime mortgage crisis and continued deterioration in the housing market led the Federal Housing Finance Agency to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- another government-sponsored enterprise, formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. -- into conservatorships in September 2008. Since then, Fannie Mae has weathered a major transformation, including increased regulatory oversight, adoption of customer-driven business processes, updated information technology and a rebuilt security program. Porter moved into the Fannie Mae CISO position after joining the company as deputy CISO in 2015. Prior to Fannie Mae, he held...
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Fannie Mae CISO calls for more data on security incidents
Chris Porter's years as a lead analyst and author of Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report helped prepare him for the chief of security role at the primary housing lender.