She will work to help further develop the government’s ability to protect information systems and networks of national interest, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Monday.
Schneck’s 14-year career in the security and infrastructure sector includes senior-level positions at Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC), IBM (NYSE: IBM), MITRE Corp. and NASA.
Her career also includes leadership of the board of directors of the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance and an eight-year chairmanship of the InfraGard national board of directors under the FBI.
Schneck holds three information security patents and six publications that focus on industry research.