Jason Garay

Jason Garay is a Cybersecurity Advisor for the Department of Homeland Security within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Region 2 and leads the effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure. Region 2 covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to this position, he was an Intelligence Research Specialist with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) SAC Newark, assigned to the El Dorado Task Force within the Cyber Crimes Group.

Before joining CISA in January 2024, Mr. Garay joined HSI in May 2020, and worked on complex investigations focusing primarily on the dark web, network intrusions, and complex cryptocurrency cases. Mr. Garay holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Felician University, and an MS in National Security with a specialization in Cyber Security from New Jersey City University. He also holds various professional cyber security certifications from SANS such as GSEC, GCIH, GCED, and GCTI.

He’s been in the intelligence field for 10 years and previously worked at the NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (DHSES) within the Office of Counter Terrorism as a Cyber Security Analyst based out of New York City.