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Senior Information Security Specialist

Tapad Inc. is a marketing technology firm renowned for its breakthrough, unified, cross-device solutions. With 91.2% data accuracy confirmed by Nielsen, the company offers the largest in-market opportunity for marketers to address the ever-evolving reality of media consumption on smartphones, tablets, home computers and smart TVs. Deployed by agency trading desks, publishers, marketing technology companies and numerous Fortune 500 brands, Tapad provides an accurate, unified approach to connecting with consumers across screens. Backed by major venture firms, Tapad is based in New York and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Frankfurt, London and Toronto.

Senior information security and risk management professional. Career incorporates successful track record across corporate and consulting roles, securing IT assets for numerous Fortune 1000 companies. Areas of expertise include analyzing and providing cyber security, information risk and regulatory compliance requirements to protect corporate data assets, business opportunities and maximize revenue in alignment with corporate goals and initiatives. Core Competencies •Information security and privacy •Operational Security •Secure Cloud Services / AWS Security •Security Risk Frameworks •Encryption & Key Management •New Technology Evaluation •Application Security Assessments •PCI Compliance •Business Technology Solutions •Author - Computer Security - 20 Things Every Employee Should Know (McGraw-Hill). Contributing author - Network Security: The Complete Reference (Osborne) and The Handbook of Information Security Management (Auerbach) •Writer of book reviews on information security, privacy and related topics for Security Management magazine and Slashdot •Member of the InformationShield ‘Information Security Policy Expert Panel’ •Founding Member of the Cloud Security Alliance •Professional affiliations: ISACA, Technology Managers Forum, New York Metro & New Jersey InfraGard, NY/NJ ECTF. •Speaker at industry conferences such as RSA, MISTI and ISACA. •Current certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC