Mrs. Tamra Durfee CHCIO, CDH-E, CPHIMS, GSLC
Senior Virtual Chief Information Security Officer, Fortified Health Security
Tamra is an accomplished Chief Information Security Officer with 27+ years of experience in information security, compliance, regulatory risk, strategy, innovation, and technology transformation. For the past decade, she has focused on healthcare cybersecurity, with deep expertise in building risk-based medical device security programs. A founding member of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and an active member of Bluebird Leaders, Tamra is passionate about advancing women in IT and healthcare. She has spoken at HIMSS, CHIME, ViVE, InfoSec Congress, InfoSec Nashville, MUSE, and Bluebird Leaders SOAR, and her insights have been featured in Healthcare IT News and Chief Healthcare Executive. Certifications: CHCIO, CDH-E, GSLC, and CPHIMS. She also appeared on Becker’s 100 Women in Health IT to Know in 2025 list.