Roy Urrico introduced our readers to a broad range of cybersecurity experts in 2024 in his “InfoSec People Profiles,” a series spotlighting individuals working in information security, cybersecurity and information governance to protect data and transactions at credit unions and other financial institutions. Based on readership, here are the top five profiles from 2024:
Christopher Williams, PSCU/Co-op Solutions’ (now Velera) deputy chief information security officer, said his duties align closely with that of a typical chief information security officer (CISO), that is, to oversee his organization's information, cyber, and technology security.
Patrick Glennon, the chief technology officer for IDIQ. “When it comes down to it, everyone’s identity is at risk,” said Glennon “It is just a matter of if, or when, an identity thief is going to use it. That is why staying in front of it is so important.”
Sameer Hajarnis, general manager and senior vice president of digital agreements at Chicago-based OneSpan, which specializes in digital identity and anti-fraud solutions, suggests credit unions and banks must implement more vigorous identity verification methods to thwart these new deception techniques.
Dennis Irwin, chief compliance officer for Plano, Texas-based digital banking solutions provider Alkami Technology, has been in the compliance part of the financial services industry for 28 years.
Michael Gray, CTO at Foxborough, Mass.-based Thrive, a merchant service provider (MSP) and managed security service provider (MSSP), works to protect organizations across business sectors and of various sizes – including credit unions and other financial institutions.
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