LookingGlass appoints former CIA officer to advisory board

Reston-based cybersecurity contractor LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. announced Monday that it appointed former CIA officer William T. “Terry” Burruss to its advisory board.

Burruss is a retired senior intelligence service officer and was most recently deputy chief of the Center for Cyber Intelligence in the CIA’s Directorate of Digital Innovation. He oversaw intelligence collection, analysis and operations focused on foreign cyber threats and specialized in assessing technological risks and addressing them.

“I am thrilled to join the LookingGlass advisory board because of the company’s commitment to its customers’ missions and deep national security history,” Burruss said in a statement. “I have seen firsthand how nation-state actors continue to plague public and private sector organizations.”

Founded in 2009, LookingGlass provides cybersecurity services for the financial services, government/public, defense industrial base and energy sectors.

“Terry built the CIA’s first combined mission unit focused on understanding and countering the foreign cyber threat, and we are fortunate to have someone of this caliber join our advisory team,” LookingGlass CEO Bryan Ware said in a statement. “As LookingGlass deepens our commitment to helping solve complex, nation-scale cybersecurity challenges, Terry’s unique credentials and expertise will be invaluable to our already deep advisory board bench.”