Creating Formula 1's First Chief Cyber Performance Officer Role
Transforming Cybersecurity from Defensive Overhead into Championship-Winning Competitive Advantage
Timothy D. Harmon, CISSP
Performance Security Strategist | The Secure Accelerator
M.A.S. Data Science & Engineering, UC San Diego | Cisco Insider Champion
THE CYBERSECURITY EXECUTIVE F1 NEEDS
Formula 1 teams invest $4-10M annually in cybersecurity partnerships (Cisco, Trend Micro, Darktrace, Okta). But without executive-level integration, these investments create complexity rather than competitive advantage. I've developed the Chief Cyber Performance Officer (CCPO) framework—transforming security from cost center to championship enabler.
✓ Quantifies cyber risk in lap time metrics and championship points
✓ Optimizes multi-vendor security ecosystems for racing performance
✓ Protects AI-driven competitive advantages in millisecond-critical environments
✓ Creates sustainable security leadership for championship defense.
University of California San Diego
M.A.S. Data Science and Engineering
Conferred on June 13, 2025
ISC2 - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Received July 25, 2025
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