Edward Vasko

Edward Vasko began his cybersecurity journey in the early 1990s and has since built a career that is shaping Idaho’s digital future. He’s the CEO of High Wire, Overwatch, and executive director of cyberIdaho and has served as a practitioner for 34 years and a C-suite executive for 16, supporting industries ranging from finance and health care to energy, defense and technology.

In the past 18 months, one of his most noteworthy accomplishments has been enabling the Idaho Cyberdome through the Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, which has helped protect rural communities from cyber threats and provided students with hands-on learning opportunities.

Vasko looks forward to advancing fintech and cybersecurity conversations through the annual Idaho Financial Innovation Lab conference, supporting Idaho entrepreneurs in emerging sectors, and publishing his second book on business use cases for artificial intelligence.

“I am blessed and more than a bit lucky in that I found something I truly love and have had a chance be a part of this growing industry for so long,” he shared.