Rob Bair – VISS24
CISO in Residence, Zscaler; Former Intelligence and Cybersecurity Director, US National Security Council
Rob Bair joined Zscaler in July 2024, bringing over 20 years of government (including
Department of Defense) IT and cybersecurity experience to the company. Rob’s breadth of
experience includes offensive cyber operations, red team and blue team (incident response and threat hunt), SOC operations, threat intelligence, and national-level policymaking. He has extensive knowledge of defense and Intelligence Community (IC) missions and activities (both in the U.S. and foreign governments).
Rob’s government service included the U.S. Navy, where he served in positions at United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and various other Navy and joint military assignments. His final government position was Director for Intelligence Programs (Technical Intelligence) and Cybersecurity and Operations Policy (member of the team that developed Executive Order 14028) in the Executive Office of the President / National Security Council. He possesses a wide range of knowledge on critical infrastructure, U.S. and international policy and negotiation, the U.S. interagency process, foreign policy, and cryptography.
Prior to joining Zscaler, Rob was the Executive Director at Team Cymru, responsible for
government sales and support, including threat hunt and malicious infrastructure. He has experience with FED, FFRDC, SLED, DOD, IC, DIB, and national security-focused customers.
Rob Bair joined Zscaler in July 2024, bringing over 20 years of government (including
Department of Defense) IT and cybersecurity experience to the company. Rob’s breadth of
experience includes offensive cyber operations, red team and blue team (incident response and threat hunt), SOC operations, threat intelligence, and national-level policymaking. He has extensive knowledge of defense and Intelligence Community (IC) missions and activities (both in the U.S. and foreign governments).
Rob’s government service included the U.S. Navy, where he served in positions at United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and various other Navy and joint military assignments. His final government position was Director for Intelligence Programs (Technical Intelligence) and Cybersecurity and Operations Policy (member of the team that developed Executive Order 14028) in the Executive Office of the President / National Security Council. He possesses a wide range of knowledge on critical infrastructure, U.S. and international policy and negotiation, the U.S. interagency process, foreign policy, and cryptography.
Prior to joining Zscaler, Rob was the Executive Director at Team Cymru, responsible for
government sales and support, including threat hunt and malicious infrastructure. He has experience with FED, FFRDC, SLED, DOD, IC, DIB, and national security-focused customers.
