The Oakland County Cyber Security Taskforce is led by Deputy County Executive Sean Carlson under the direction of County Executive David Coulter. Formed by Coulter in March 2020, as the “Secure IT Oakland” cybersecurity and infrastructure taskforce, Carlson leads a team that includes Mike Timm, Director of Oakland County Information Technology, Jennifer Tisdale, Kenneth Theis, and T.J. Fields. Fields, as Oakland County's Chief Information Security Officer, implements the requirements of the Oakland County Information Technology and Information Security Programs.