▁Science ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Computer ▁Engineering ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁from ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁At ▁the ▁White ▁House , ▁Joy ce ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁craft ing ▁of ▁a ▁cy ber security ▁executive ▁order , ▁E O 1 3 8 0 0 ▁Str ength ening ▁the ▁Cy ber security ▁of ▁Federal ▁Network s ▁and ▁Crit ical ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁rev amp ing ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁V ul ner abilities ▁Equ ities ▁Process ▁( VE P ). ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁current ▁position ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁speak ▁public ly ▁about ▁nation ▁state ▁cy ber security ▁thre ats , ▁including ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁DE F ▁CON ▁ke yn ote . ▁Joy ce ▁previously ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Agency ▁( NS A ), ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁NS A ' s ▁T ail ored ▁Access ▁Oper ations ▁( TA O ), ▁a ▁cy ber - war fare ▁intelligence - g ather ing ▁unit . ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁rare ▁public ▁talk ▁at ▁the ▁US EN IX ▁En igma ▁Cy ber security ▁conference ▁about ▁dis rupt ing ▁nation ▁state ▁hack ers . ▁Pre viously , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁Information ▁Ass urance ▁Director