ITS Information Assurance (IA) directs the shared responsibility for IT security and privacy at the University of Michigan. All members of the university community have a role to play in protecting privacy and the university's digital assets.
Interim Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Director of Information Assurance—Asmat Noori
As chief information security officer (CISO), Asmat Noori (CISM) is responsible for the university's information assurance (IT security and enterprise continuity) program, including Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn. He is also the executive director of ITS Information Assurance, which includes security and compliance, unit operations, software and application security, security operations center and incident response, and disaster recovery planning. He provides leadership in shaping institutional policy and practices and participates in the national discourse on IT security issues of strategic concern to higher education.
Information Security Systems Assistant Director—Dennis Neil
Dennis Neil (CISSP) supports IA's security architecture efforts across the Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn campuses. His responsibilities include security architectural review of new products and services and ensuring alignment of security efforts across all U-M campuses.
Executive Director of Privacy and Faculty Affairs—Sol Bermann
Sol Bermann (CIPP) directs the university's IT privacy and policy efforts. He provides thought leadership and strategy at U-M, and drives collaborative initiatives related to privacy research and innovation across higher education. He works closely with ITS Advanced Research Computing to enhance services supporting U-M researchers, and guides strategies for assisting faculty in teaching and learning areas.
Assistant Director of Privacy and IT Policy—Svetla Sytch
Svetla Sytch (CIPM) is responsible for crafting strategies and leading operational efforts that weave privacy, IT policy, and data governance into the way the university engages in its teaching, learning, research, and administrative activities.