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Parham Eftekhari is an American cybersecurity executive. He co-founded the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), a Washington, D.C. based think tank,[1] and serves as Executive Vice President of Communities at CyberRisk Alliance.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In the early 2010s, Eftekhari co-founded CamPatch, a company that produced sliding webcam covers for laptops. The product was covered in CSO Online in 2012 as part of consumer privacy tools designed to prevent unauthorized webcam access.[3]
Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
[edit]In 2014, Eftekhari co-founded the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT).[4]
During coverage of the 2015 OPM data breach, ICIT analysis was cited in Nextgov and archived in the Homeland Security Digital Library.[5][6]
In July 2015, he was interviewed by Federal News Network on the need for greater technical expertise in Congress.[7] In 2016, he moderated an ICIT briefing on energy-sector cybersecurity risks, reported by MeriTalk.[8]
In 2020, ICIT began a multiyear initiative on federal modernization and resilience, including the Digital Consolidation Task Force on technology procurement. The effort was later reported by Nextgov [9] and catalogued in the Homeland Security Digital Library.[10]
CyberRisk Alliance
[edit]In 2022, Eftekhari was appointed Executive Vice President of Communities at CyberRisk Alliance.[11] In 2025, he appeared on The CyberWire podcast to discuss community-building in the cybersecurity sector.[12]
Media and public commentary
[edit]Eftekhari has appeared on C-SPAN, including a 2016 discussion on energy-sector cybersecurity[13] and a 2017 segment on U.S. voting system security.[14]
In 2018, he was quoted in Government Technology about election-related email threats.[15] He has also participated in industry podcasts such as InSecurity and The CyberWire.[16][17]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2017, Eftekhari received the (ISC)² Government Information Security Leadership Award – Most Valuable Industry Partner.[18] In 2025, he was named an honoree at the Cyber Guild’s 5th Annual Leadership Recognition Awards.[19] He has also been listed as a keynote speaker at cybersecurity conferences including InfoSec World.[20]
See also
[edit]Cybersecurity in the United States
Critical infrastructure protection
Public–private partnership in cybersecurity
References
[edit]- ^ "New Think Tank to Focus on Critical Infrastructure Security". Dark Reading. July 2014.
- ^ "Parham Eftekhari Appointed Executive Vice President" (Press release). CyberRisk Alliance. 14 February 2022.
- ^ "CamPatch webcam covers give you privacy with a sliding cover". CSO Online. August 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "New Think Tank to Focus on Critical Infrastructure Security". Dark Reading. July 2014.
- ^ "How OPM breach victims can fight back". Nextgov/FCW. August 2015.
- ^ "ICIT Chastises OPM's Lack of Modern Cybersecurity in an Official Analysis". Homeland Security Digital Library. 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Parham Eftekhari: Filling the tech knowledge gap on Capitol Hill". Federal News Network. July 2015.
- ^ "Energy Sector's Cybersecurity in the Crosshairs". MeriTalk. 25 August 2016.
- ^ DiMolfetta, David (1 August 2024). "Critical infrastructure group launches effort to aid federal agencies' cyber defenses". Nextgov/FCW. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "ICIT Digital Consolidation Task Force Report". Homeland Security Digital Library. 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Parham Eftekhari Appointed Executive Vice President" (Press release). CyberRisk Alliance. 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing – Episode 152: The CISO Obsession Is a Mistake". The CyberWire (Podcast). 2023.
{{cite podcast}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Energy Sector's Cybersecurity". C-SPAN. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Voting System Security". C-SPAN. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Hackers Target Election-Related Email Accounts". Government Technology. October 2018.
- ^ "Parham Eftekhari — Is Government Cybersecurity Broken?". Amazon Music (Podcast).
{{cite podcast}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing – Episode 152: The CISO Obsession Is a Mistake". The CyberWire (Podcast). 2023.
{{cite podcast}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "(ISC)² Announces 2017 Government Information Security Leadership Award Winners". CyberScoop. 25 May 2017.
- ^ "The Cyber Guild Announces 5th Annual Leadership Recognition Awards Honorees". Business Wire. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Parham Eftekhari – InfoSec World Speaker Bio". InfoSec World. Retrieved 12 September 2025.