Cheryl Flannery is the director of information-technology security, compliance and risk management
at Air Products and Chemicals, the $8 billion chemical and gas supplier. Her responsibilities cover everything from information-technology security strategy, to policies and practices, to overseeing electronic and forensic investigations.
Flannery also serves on the Chemical Sector Cyber Security Program Steering Team, a group set up by the Chemical Information Technology Council (ChemITC)—an organization of chemical companies that addresses common technology issues—to drive cybersecurity practices and guidelines across the industry. She talked last month with Baseline editor-in-chief John McCormick. Security Q&A: New Ways to Prevent Intrusions
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