Next Gen Cyber LLC was founded by cybersecurity industry and education leader, William McBorrough. With more than 19 years of experience as a security professional, trainer and employer and 10 years as an adjunct college professor, Mr. McBorrough has worked at all levels of cybersecurity workforce development. As a professor and mentor to hundreds of new college graduates over the years, he has worked with many who attempt to enter the workforce lacking sufficient skills needed by employers and very little perspective about the cyber security field in general.
Mr. McBorrough is Co-Founder and Managing Principal at MCGlobalTech, a Washington, DC-based Information Security Management Consulting Firm, where leads a team of security experts developing cost effective solutions to enable and support strategic and operational goals of client organizations in the areas of Enterprise Information Security Risk Management, IT Governance, Security Organization Development and Management, and Federal Information Assurance and Compliance. He has demonstrated success as an administrator, engineer, architect, consultant, manager and practice leader. His experience spans the spectrum from small e-commerce start-ups to multi-campus state and federal agencies to global financial sector organizations.
Additionally, his passion for education has driven him to serve on the faculty of various universities including University of Maryland University College, EC-Council University, George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College where he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses relating to cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberterrorism, an d information security and assurance.
He holds a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering with a concentration in digital networks and a Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk Information System Control (CRISC), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and HITRUST Certified Common Security Framework Practitioner (CCSFP) .