Dean Macris

As of June 2024, Dean Macris is the Chief Information Security Officer of Dispel, appointed in May 2024. Dispel describes itself as a provider of OT zero trust access and control solutions.

Career path

Macris served as Theater Operations Officer of US Forces Korea. He also served as Cyber Technical Director for Naval Special Warfare. He managed General Dynamics Electric Boat company's Signature Secret Network, described as the company's largest classified information system. He worked as an instructor of Cyber Systems at the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he led development of the Seagoing Vessel Testbed for Industrial Controls that sits in the Control Environment Laboratory Resource. In May 2024, Dispel's Board of Directors appointed him Chief Information Security Officer. He continues his service as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy alongside this role.

Remit at Dispel

As CISO, Macris is responsible for Dispel's corporate and product alignment with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-172, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, SOC 2 and ISO 27001. His responsibilities include contributing to engineering and product design throughout the system lifecycle. Announcing the appointment, Dispel's CTO said, “Given the environments our systems are being asked to operate in, we needed someone who recognized cybersecurity was not only a programming and process problem, but also an electromagnetic problem,” said Chris DiLorenzo, Dispel's CTO.

Education

Macris holds a BS in Systems Engineering from the US Merchant Marine Academy and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He is a National Security and Strategic Studies master's student at the US Naval War College and a Computer Engineering PhD student at the University of Rhode Island.

Public talks

Macris is listed as a sponsor speaker for Reduce Friction in OT: Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS). He is also listed as a sponsor speaker for You Already Have the Findings. An OT Framework for Turning Visibility into Action.