David Harrington
Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations
Strategic cybersecurity executive with 18+ years safeguarding critical infrastructure for Fortune 500 enterprises across financial services, healthcare, and defense sectors.
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David Harrington serves as Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations, bringing 18 years of deep expertise in threat intelligence, incident response, and security operations center (SOC) management. Based in Austin, Texas, he has held senior security roles at Dell Technologies, Deloitte Cyber, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he led cross-agency threat-sharing programs. David holds a CISSP, CISM, and a master's degree in Information Security from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a sought-after speaker at RSA Conference and Black Hat, and co-authored the widely cited Austin Cybersecurity Framework adopted by Texas state agencies.
Key Achievements
- 1Led enterprise-wide zero-trust architecture rollout protecting 200,000+ endpoints at Dell Technologies
- 2Directed U.S. DHS cross-agency cyber threat intelligence sharing program covering 47 federal entities
- 3Reduced mean time to detect (MTTD) by 73% through AI-driven SOC automation at Deloitte Cyber
- 4Co-authored the Austin Cybersecurity Framework adopted by Texas state government agencies
- 5Speaker at RSA Conference, Black Hat USA, and DEF CON on critical infrastructure defense
Education
MS in Information Security Policy & Management, Carnegie Mellon University; BS in Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin
Profile Summary
- Name
- David Harrington
- Role
- Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations
- Achievements
- 5 Notable



