Paul C Dwyer is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts on cyber security, risk and privacy. As CEO of Cyber Risk International he specialises in corporate and enterprise security, development of cyber defence programs, and business operations protection for CRI clients. As founder and President of the ICTTF International Cyber Threat Task Force he is an advocate for diversity in the industry and leads a community of over 30,000 with a common goal to defeat cyber evil.
Certified an industry professional by the International Information Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) and the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Approved by the National Crime Faculty and the HTCN High Tech Crime Network. He has worked extensively around the world his diverse career spans more than 30 years working with military, law enforcement and the commercial sector.
Paul is a fellow of the Irish Computer Society and a member of a number of industry groups including the IoD (Institute of Directors), IIEA (Institute of International and European Affairs) and the IRM (Institute of Risk Management). He holds a Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Corporate Governance Institute and is Certified by Harvard as a Higher Education specialist.
As an accomplished serial entrepreneur he has successfully built a number of security practices in the UK & Ireland and in 2016 was identified by Business and Finance as one of Ireland’s Top 100 CEO’s.
His career started as a technical networking specialist, he then specialised, trained and qualified in a number of disciplines including ethical hacking, forensics, international management systems, risk management, business continuity, international governance frameworks, financial service regulations, cyber laws and project mgt. More at www.paulcdwyer.com
Paul C Dwyer is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts on cyber security, risk and privacy. As CEO of Cyber Risk International he specialises in corporate and enterprise security, development of cyber defence programs, and business operations protection for CRI clients. As founder and President of the ICTTF International Cyber Threat Task Force he is an advocate for diversity in the industry and leads a community of over 30,000 with a common goal to defeat cyber evil.
Certified an industry professional by the International Information Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) and the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Approved by the National Crime Faculty and the HTCN High Tech Crime Network. He has worked extensively around the world his diverse career spans more than 30 years working with military, law enforcement and the commercial sector.
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So you probably know I am passionate about defeating cyber evil BUT I am even more passionate about dogs!
They are simply the best of life, enough said! I am inspired by those that care for animals, especially the good people at Dogs in Distress www.dogsindistress.org
As a personal challenge, I am planning to climb Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in August. It is the highest freestanding mountain in the world, so no easy thing lol I would like to do something positive and help out all my furry friends in the process. I know it's a huge target, but it will make a huge difference to dogs in Distress, so please help me, help the doggies.
Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of Dogs in Distress Limited, and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.
Paul C Dwyer is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts on cyber security, risk and privacy. As CEO of Cyber Risk International he specialises in corporate and enterprise security, development of cyber defence programs, and business operations protection for CRI clients.
With responsibility for the protection of trillions of euros in global money movement and critical infrastructure technologies that protect hundreds of thousands of companies’ and governments’ interests in more than 100 countries.
“What every board needs to Know – an executive briefing developed specifically for the business leaders of the financial sector and delivered by one of the world’s foremost experts on cyber security, risk and privacy”.
This non-technical business focussed briefing provides an overview and clarity for leadership in relation to the status of the global cyber risk landscape and its potential impact on their organisation.
Understand the relationship and various objectives of cyber threat actors. Gain an appreciation of the relationship between geopolitics and malefactors. Contextually review the dynamic cyber risk impacts in relation to Covid. Highlight the complexities of the increasing burden of regulatory and legal legislation in relation to cyber security and privacy.
Walk through the anatomy of an attack on an organization. Outline the challenge and complexities with developing an appropriate cyber strategy that can empower the organization to deliver on its key objectives. Highlight the benefits from aligning an appropriate cyber strategy with the business strategy of their organization and how to empower leadership with meaningful metrics.
Understand the role of leadership in meeting the cyber challenge today and leveraging the guidance from the G7. This briefing concludes with an overview of the importance of cyber resilience and an outline of 10 key actions the organizations can embrace in relation to assurance of their cyber resilience status.
“The Art of Cyber Risk Oversight” is a new book by internationally respected information security practitioner and advisor, Paul C Dwyer.
CEO of Cyber Risk International, founder and chair of the International Cyber Threat Task Force, and advisor to law enforcement and government both here and abroad, Dwyer is an outspoken advocate for information sharing in information security.
Having highlighted through his investigative work how the blackhats work together to share information, Dwyer has campaigned to get organisations, IT pros, vendors and every other stakeholder to come together and share experiences to combat the rising tide of cyberthreats.
The book is described as a C-Suite guide to cyber risk, and draws on the work of ancient Chinese visionary Sun Tzu, and his timeless book “The Art of War”.
“My objective in writing this book is very clear,” said Dwyer, “I wish to inform a senior business audience on what the cyber risk landscape is comprised of today and what they can do to protect their organisations in developing a cyber risk oversight strategy. Aimed at a very busy audience, I have kept this work as concise and focussed as possible.”
The book is divided into two sections, the first dealing with challenges from a cyber risk landscape perspective, detailing threats and their origins, in simply language for the business leader.
Our approach at CRI is about marrying cyber security with risk management to deliver effective cyber risk management. Managing the risks associated with cyber related technology and innovation is key. Developing an appropriate cyber risk oversight strategy is a board imperative.
CRI is comprised of a cadre of some of the most experienced and qualified cyber risk experts in the world.
We work from the top down in organisations, enabling the C-Suite to understand and strategically govern cyber risk. The DNA of our firm is pure “cyber” that is all we do.
We work as advisors for our clients and deliver our service portfolio in four distinct phases.
The ICTTF International Cyber Threat Task Force was formed in 2010 as a not for profit group with the objective of increasing cooperation, intelligence sharing via a virtual online cyber security community.
The concept of “It Takes a Network to Defeat a Network” rapidly took hold and the ICTTF organically developed into 1,000’s of online members from over 100 countries. Many of these countries hosted local chapter meetings and utilised the portal www.icttf.org to coordinate their activity.
