Kim Milford

Chief Information Security Officer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Kim joins Illinois after serving nine years as the Executive Director and CISO of the Research and Education Networks Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC). Before that, she served five years at Indiana University, last serving as the Chief Privacy Officer from 2012 – 2014. Kim has over 25 years of cybersecurity and Information security experience and this will be her third BTAA school.

In her time at REN-ISAC, Kim led and directed the organization in its mission to aid international members and partners in protecting data, resources, and people. She is well-versed in leading large projects, facilitating staff development, and partnering with others to improve their cybersecurity and privacy posture. She is recognized nationally for her leadership at REN-ISAC and in the Higher Ed cybersecurity community.

March 13, 2025

#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics + Illinois' Creative Data Applications Powered by Splunk [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Featuring: Craig Woolley , Chief Information Officer at Louisiana State University (LSU) Kim Milford , Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ed Wozencroft , VP for Digital Strategy and ...

Guests: Craig Woolley , Kim Milford , Ed Wozencroft , Mary Lou Prevost