Ira Winkler

President, Secure Mentem

Ira Winkler, CISSP is President of Secure Mentem and Author of Advanced Persistent Security. 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 performs espionage simulations, where he physically and technically “breaks into” some of the largest companies in the world and investigating crimes against them, and telling them how to cost effectively prevent them. Winkler won the Hall of Fame award from the Information Systems Security Association, as well as several other prestigious industry awards. Most recently, CSO Magazine named Winkler a CSO Compass Award winner as the Awareness Crusader.