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Guy Copeland, leader in forging government-industry cyber partnership model, passes away

By Charlie Mitchell / September 1, 2023

Guy Copeland, who helped spearhead the partnership model that has largely defined government-industry relations on cybersecurity for more than 20 years, died Aug. 28 at age 76.

“I view Guy as the godfather of the modern cybersecurity partnership,” said Larry Clinton, president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance.

Scott Algeier, executive director of the IT-ISAC, said on LinkedIn, “Those who were there with us more than 20 years ago--when the Public Private Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security and Cybersecurity...


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