About the IAPP

Victoria Yan Pillitteri is a computer scientist in the Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where she leads a team of cybersecurity researchers developing information security risk management publications.  She previously worked on the Cybersecurity Framework, led the NIST Smart Grid and Cyber Physical Systems Cybersecurity Research Programs, served on the board of directors of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, and served on a detail in the office of the NIST Director as an IT policy advisor. She has co-authored a number of NIST Special Publications (SPs) and Interagency Reports (IRs) on information security, including: SP 800-12, 800-37, 800-53, 800-82, 800-171, 800-171A, 1108 and IR 7628.  Victoria holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, a M.S in Computer Science, with a concentration in Information Assurance, from the George Washington University, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).