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Atlanta Taps IT, Risk Management Veteran as New CISO

William Wade III was named as the Information Management Department's chief information security officer.

February 05, 2019 •

William Wade III, a veteran IT and risk management professional, has been named as Atlanta's new chief information security officer, according to a Twitter post by the Atlanta Information Management Department.

#AIM wants to welcome Chief Information Security Officer, William Wade III to our team. A consummate IT security professional, his background spans over 30 years. In the past, he has been responsible for information security governance, policy compliance and more. #AllthingsAIM pic.twitter.com/Odqon5ceLY — Atlanta Info Mgmt (@ATL_AIM) February 4, 2019

For more than five years, Wade served as a senior information security officer at VeriFone in the Atlanta region, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has also served as manager of cybersecurity at Travelport, a technology firm specializing in travel management.

“A consummate IT security professional, his background spans over 30 years,” reads the AIM tweet. “In the past, he has been responsible for information security governance, policy compliance and more.”

Wade’s new role in Atlanta comes as the city continues to recover from a wide-reaching ransomware attack nearly a year ago, which penetrated much of city hall, affecting a wide range of city operations.

Skip Descant

Skip Descant writes about smart cities, the Internet of Things, transportation and other areas. He spent more than 12 years reporting for daily newspapers in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and California. He lives in downtown Yreka, Calif.

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Atlanta Taps IT, Risk Management Veteran as New CISO

William Wade III was named as the Information Management Department's chief information security officer.