Tony Sauerhoff

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Personal Information

Tony Sauerhoff is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Texas. As State CISO, Tony oversees the team responsible for developing state agency security policies and standards, facilitating the statewide cybersecurity awareness training program, providing statewide incident response capabilities, collecting and analyzing security incidents from across the state, the coordination of security services, and promoting information sharing across the public and private sector cybersecurity communities. Before moving into his current role, Tony served as the Senior Deputy CISO and the State Cybersecurity Coordinator. He also chaired the Texas Cybersecurity Council. Tony has over 30 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity in the public and private sectors and served in leadership positions with the U.S. Department of Defense and the federal judiciary prior to joining DIR in 2022. He began his career as a communications specialist in the U.S. Air Force. Tony has a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from Champlain College, a Master of Science in Information Security and Privacy from the University of Texas at Austin and holds CISSP and GSLC cybersecurity certifications.

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Contact and Phone Numbers

(512) 475-2734
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