Bio
Silka Gonzalez is the founder and president of ERMProtect. Since 1998, ERMProtect has provided Information Security and IT risk management services to more than 300 clients in over 20 industries worldwide. Silka has more than 30 years of experience in the field of Cybersecurity. Prior to founding ERMProtect, she was a manager of IT and business services at Price Waterhouse. She also served as Manager of Information Systems Auditing for Diageo PLC and Manager of Information Systems Security for American Bankers Insurance Group (now Assurant Solutions).
Education
Silka received Bachelor’s degrees in both Computer Information Systems and Accounting from Xavier University. She received her Master’s degree in Accounting Information Systems from Florida International University. Silka also completed an Entrepreneurial Master’s Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI-QSA).
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Silka Gonzalez is the founder and president of ERMProtect. Since 1998, ERMProtect has provided Information Security and IT risk management services to more than 300 clients in over 20 industries worldwide. Silka has more than 30 years of experience in the field of Cybersecurity. Prior to founding ERMProtect, she was a manager of IT and business services at Price Waterhouse. She also served as Manager of Information Systems Auditing for Diageo PLC and Manager of Information Systems Security for American Bankers Insurance Group (now Assurant Solutions).
Education
Silka received Bachelor’s degrees in both Computer Information Systems and Accounting from Xavier University. She received her Master’s degree in Accounting Information Systems from Florida International University. Silka also completed an Entrepreneurial Master’s Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI-QSA).
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Esteban Orlando Farao is a Director of Consulting for ERMProtect. For more than 20 years, he has led complex IT security assignments for large corporations in Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the United States. Prior to joining ERMProtect in 1998, he worked for PwC in London, leading penetration testing and IT security assignments in various industries (banking, academia, manufacturing, telecommunications). He launched PwC’s penetration testing practice in Argentina and Colombia. At ERMProtect, he founded/co-founded several of the company’s major practice groups. He has worked on multi-million wire fraud cases, exposed hacker vulnerabilities at major corporations, and identified schemes that include hacks of accounting and concert ticketing systems. With high-level certifications from the Payment Card Industry (PCI), he frequently assists credit-card processing companies to comply with PCI regulations and to investigate in the event of breaches.
Education
Esteban received a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Universidad be Belgrano, a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Universidad de Salvador and a Master’s degree in International Business from Florida International University.
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP), PCI-Qualified Security Assessor (PCI-QSA), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCe), and Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA).
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Esteban Orlando Farao is a Director of Consulting for ERMProtect. For more than 20 years, he has led complex IT security assignments for large corporations in Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the United States. Prior to joining ERMProtect in 1998, he worked for PwC in London, leading penetration testing and IT security assignments in various industries (banking, academia, manufacturing, telecommunications). He launched PwC’s penetration testing practice in Argentina and Colombia. At ERMProtect, he founded/co-founded several of the company’s major practice groups. He has worked on multi-million wire fraud cases, exposed hacker vulnerabilities at major corporations, and identified schemes that include hacks of accounting and concert ticketing systems. With high-level certifications from the Payment Card Industry (PCI), he frequently assists credit-card processing companies to comply with PCI regulations and to investigate in the event of breaches.
Education
Esteban received a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Universidad be Belgrano, a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Universidad de Salvador and a Master’s degree in International Business from Florida International University.
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP), PCI-Qualified Security Assessor (PCI-QSA), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCe), and Certified Network Defense Architect (CNDA).
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Akash Desai is a Director of Consulting for ERMProtect. For more than 15 years, he has combined technical expertise with creativity and problem-solving acumen to create innovations and solutions that address challenging cybersecurity problems. His past accomplishments at the prestigious CERT® Coordination Center and the innovative Carnegie Mellon CyLab bear witness to his goal-oriented approach to cybersecurity’s biggest issues in the areas of insider threat, intrusion prevention, proactive and agile cyber-defense, and security awareness training. At ERMProtect, he is the brain behind the innovative ERMProtectTM cybersecurity awareness training practice and has led several, highly complex cybersecurity projects and project teams.
Education
Akash holds a Master’s degree in Information Networking with a cybersecurity specialization from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Sardar Patel University.
Certfications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Akash Desai is a Director of Consulting for ERMProtect. For more than 15 years, he has combined technical expertise with creativity and problem-solving acumen to create innovations and solutions that address challenging cybersecurity problems. His past accomplishments at the prestigious CERT® Coordination Center and the innovative Carnegie Mellon CyLab bear witness to his goal-oriented approach to cybersecurity’s biggest issues in the areas of insider threat, intrusion prevention, proactive and agile cyber-defense, and security awareness training. At ERMProtect, he is the brain behind the innovative ERMProtectTM cybersecurity awareness training practice and has led several, highly complex cybersecurity projects and project teams.
Education
Akash holds a Master’s degree in Information Networking with a cybersecurity specialization from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Sardar Patel University.
Certfications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Judy Miller is Managing Director of Communications and Forensics at ERMProtect. She has held executive positions at leading media outlets and global investigative firms, giving her a unique skill set. She was an award-winning investigative editor at the San Francisco Chronicle and The Miami Herald, where she led teams awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting and named twice as Pulitzer finalists. She served as Managing Editor of The Miami Herald and the South Florida Business Journal. Judy transitioned into Risk Consulting in 2006, when she joined Kroll Associates as a Managing Director in the Business Intelligence and Investigations division. She worked on complex global fraud and data breach investigations in the U.S., Latin America and China, leading multi-disciplinary teams of former law enforcement officials, forensic computer experts and intelligence analysts. For more than 12 years, she has advised C-suite executives on security and information security matters, and managed several major data breach incidents.
Education
Judy received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University. She graduated from the Computer Assisted Reporting Bootcamp at the University of Missouri at Colombia, where she learned to mine and manipulate databases for investigative purposes.
Awards
Judy led a team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for exposing voter fraud in the Miami mayoral election; a team named as a Pulitzer finalist for an investigation of the Columbia shuttle explosion; a team named as a Pulitzer finalist for an investigation of deadly wiring in South Florida bus shelters; and teams awarded multiple state and national awards for exposing corruption in government including Harvard University’s Goldsmith Prize.
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Judy Miller is Managing Director of Communications and Forensics at ERMProtect. She has held executive positions at leading media outlets and global investigative firms, giving her a unique skill set. She was an award-winning investigative editor at the San Francisco Chronicle and The Miami Herald, where she led teams awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting and named twice as Pulitzer finalists. She served as Managing Editor of The Miami Herald and the South Florida Business Journal. Judy transitioned into Risk Consulting in 2006, when she joined Kroll Associates as a Managing Director in the Business Intelligence and Investigations division. She worked on complex global fraud and data breach investigations in the U.S., Latin America and China, leading multi-disciplinary teams of former law enforcement officials, forensic computer experts and intelligence analysts. For more than 12 years, she has advised C-suite executives on security and information security matters, and managed several major data breach incidents.
Education
Judy received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University. She graduated from the Computer Assisted Reporting Bootcamp at the University of Missouri at Colombia, where she learned to mine and manipulate databases for investigative purposes.
Awards
Judy led a team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for exposing voter fraud in the Miami mayoral election; a team named as a Pulitzer finalist for an investigation of the Columbia shuttle explosion; a team named as a Pulitzer finalist for an investigation of deadly wiring in South Florida bus shelters; and teams awarded multiple state and national awards for exposing corruption in government including Harvard University’s Goldsmith Prize.
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Claudia Teran leads SOC 2 attestation engagements and provides audit and risk advisory services for ERMProtect clients. She has over 24 years of audit, advisory, and project management experience. She has led financial, operational and information technology audits that identified critical business issues and provided recommendations to minimize risk exposure and help ensure achievement of company goals. Claudia spent the first fifteen years of her career with PwC where she led financial and technology audits (internal and external), managed projects and provided business advisory services. For six years, Claudia was the Director of Internal Audit for HD Supply, Inc., a Fortune 350 industrial distributor, where she led business process and systems reviews, SOX controls assessments and rationalization, IT Risk Assessments, Data Privacy reviews, PCI reviews, application controls, segregation of duties, and IT general computer controls.
Education
Claudia received a Master of Accounting degree from Florida International University, a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Florida International University, and a Bachelor of Management Information Systems from Florida International University.
Certifications
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Bio
Claudia Teran leads SOC 2 attestation engagements and provides audit and risk advisory services for ERMProtect clients. She has over 24 years of audit, advisory, and project management experience. She has led financial, operational and information technology audits that identified critical business issues and provided recommendations to minimize risk exposure and help ensure achievement of company goals. Claudia spent the first fifteen years of her career with PwC where she led financial and technology audits (internal and external), managed projects and provided business advisory services. For six years, Claudia was the Director of Internal Audit for HD Supply, Inc., a Fortune 350 industrial distributor, where she led business process and systems reviews, SOX controls assessments and rationalization, IT Risk Assessments, Data Privacy reviews, PCI reviews, application controls, segregation of duties, and IT general computer controls.
Education
Claudia received a Master of Accounting degree from Florida International University, a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Florida International University, and a Bachelor of Management Information Systems from Florida International University.
Certifications
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
Contact
Phone: 305-447-6750
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Rey Leclerc Sveinsson has over 25 years’ experience designing, implementing, and managing global, enterprise-wide audit, compliance, information security and risk management policies, programs and infrastructure in support of business strategy and direction. During his career, he has been an executive in IT security and privacy at major enterprises including State Street Corporation, Double Click, Lehman Brothers, AXA Financial, Valitor and WOW Air.Rey holds a Ph.D. in Information Security from Nova Southeastern University. He also has five Masters’ degrees and a bachelor’s degrees in areas of Information Security and Privacy. He holds 13 of the top professional certifications in the fields of Information Security, Information Security Auditing, Privacy and Data Protection, Fraud, and Fraud Discovery and Management.
Degrees
- PhD in Information Security, Nova Southeastern University
- Master’s in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law from Albany Law School
- Master’s in Technology, Security and Privacy Law from The John Marshall Law School
- Master’s in Information Systems Auditing from New York University
- Master’s in Operations and Performance Auditing from New York University
- Master’s in Business Administration from Xavier University
- Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Xavier University.
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP), Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) Certified Computing Professional (CCP), Certified Systems Professional (CSP), Certified Software Manager (CSM), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Business Manager (CBM). He is also the first Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) in Iceland.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Rey Leclerc Sveinsson has over 25 years’ experience designing, implementing, and managing global, enterprise-wide audit, compliance, information security and risk management policies, programs and infrastructure in support of business strategy and direction. During his career, he has been an executive in IT security and privacy at major enterprises including State Street Corporation, Double Click, Lehman Brothers, AXA Financial, Valitor and WOW Air.Rey holds a Ph.D. in Information Security from Nova Southeastern University. He also has five Masters’ degrees and a bachelor’s degrees in areas of Information Security and Privacy. He holds 13 of the top professional certifications in the fields of Information Security, Information Security Auditing, Privacy and Data Protection, Fraud, and Fraud Discovery and Management.
Degrees
- PhD in Information Security, Nova Southeastern University
- Master’s in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law from Albany Law School
- Master’s in Technology, Security and Privacy Law from The John Marshall Law School
- Master’s in Information Systems Auditing from New York University
- Master’s in Operations and Performance Auditing from New York University
- Master’s in Business Administration from Xavier University
- Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Xavier University.
Certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP), Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) Certified Computing Professional (CCP), Certified Systems Professional (CSP), Certified Software Manager (CSM), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Business Manager (CBM). He is also the first Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) in Iceland.
Contact
Email: [email protected]