Charles Banks is a member of U.S. Bank Information Security Services, and as a Vice President, manages Security Briefing Center Operations.  His team is responsible for both the day-to-day operations of the bank’s state-of-the-art cybersecurity facilities, and the information and cybersecurity awareness education delivered in these briefing centers.
With a focus on internal and external constituent engagements that raise general user awareness of socially engineered and digitally delivered cyber threats, his team’s mission is to change, or prevent, behaviors that  result in digitally compromised, or lost data.
His team hosts both virtual and on-site engagements in the Cyber Security Briefing Center for internal enterprise business lines and the external client base of U.S. Bank.
They also cultivate & coordinate proactive community outreach and cybersecurity education partnerships. In addition to a focus on educating local communities about digital threats, and responsible, security minded cyber safe practices, the Security Briefing Center Operations team is a STEM & STEAM education driver with focus on cultivating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Charles has been with U.S. Bank for 17 years with a background in training, training design, security communications, and interactive cybersecurity awareness delivery. He joined the Information Security Services team in 2015, acquiring over 10 years of practical cybersecurity knowledge.