Advisory Board Member Profile
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Chris Novak
Verizon Global Director, Threat Research Advisory Center |
Areas of Expertise:
The Evolution of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Basics, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity Risk Management |
Chris is a pioneer and innovator in the infosec community. His distinguished career of 20+ years has positioned him well for his current role as the Director of the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center. Chris routinely consults for multinational corporations and government agencies regarding their cybersecurity posture, as well as advising executive leadership teams, advisory boards, and boards of directors through cybersecurity incidents and strategic planning.
Over the years and through various corporate mergers and acquisitions, Chris assembled a world-class team of experts throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. His team leads hundreds of cybersecurity investigations annually, ranging from financial fraud, cyber espionage, ransomware, industrial control systems, cyber-terrorism, among others... His team has also been consistently rated by external analyst firms as being a leader in the market. His passion for cybersecurity shines through in his continued contributions to education, awareness and thought leadership. He has been a contributing author to the industry-leading Data Breach Investigations Report and Data Breach Digest going back to their inception in 2008. He has been a public speaker at hundreds of events spanning 40+ countries. He continues to advise numerous corporate executive leadership teams and boards of directors. Over the last decade, he has provided guidance on a multitude of corporate acquisitions totaling over $6b. Chris has also provided perspective on public policy through briefings to U.S. congressional committees such as Senate Banking, House Financial Services, House Homeland Security, Senate Homeland Security and others… He has also been featured in such media outlets as CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, CBS News, American Banker, SkyNews, and many others. Chris is also a big supporter of various efforts to grow and enhance the diversity and inclusiveness of the cybersecurity field.
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