Ira Winkler

President, Secure Mentem

Ira Winkler, CISSP, is President of Secure Mentem and Co-Host of the Irari Report. He is considered one of the world’s most influential security professionals and has been named a “Modern Day James Bond” by the media. He won the Hall of Fame award from ISSA, and most recently, CSO magazine named him a CSO Compass Award winner as “The Awareness Crusader.” Winkler has designed implemented, maintained and assessed awareness programs for decades, in organizations throughout most industries. He performed empirical research on the success of awareness efforts. His espionage simulations examine the success of security programs in general, and also provide a base of knowledge in responded to incidents, many involving human exploitation.