Information Security

About the Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Hamilton, CISO
Mike Hamilton, the City's Chief Information Security Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of an effective City-wide technology security program. This program effort must successfully support the City's business objectives in balance with many difficult security challenges and compliance efforts associated with related federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements.

Telephone: 206-684-7971
Fax: 206-684-0911 
E-mail:
Michael.Hamilton@seattle.gov
Location: Seattle Municipal Tower
Address: 700 5th Avenue
Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98104

David Matthews, Deputy CISO
David Matthews, the Deputy CISO backs up Mike Hamilton and supports the Office of Information Security. His reponsibilities include policy creation, maintanence and enforcement; project management; and incident response.

Telephone: 206-233-2764
Fax: 206-684-0911
E-mail:
David.Matthews@seattle.gov
Location: Seattle Municipal Tower
Address: 700 5th Avenue
Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98104

The position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) was created to oversee the citywide efforts to properly protect the City's information technology systems and the data associated with it. The timely and cost effective delivery of citizen services and government operations depends on these citywide efforts being successful.