Ira Winkler, president of Secure Mentem, is considered one of the world's most influential security professionals. He has gained media notoriety for performing espionage simulations, where he physically and technically broke into some of the largest companies in the world and investigating crimes against them, and telling them how to cost effectively protect their information and computer infrastructure. He continues to perform these espionage simulations, as well as assisting organizations in developing cost effective security programs. Ira also 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 Ira a CSO Compass Award winner as The Awareness Crusader. Ira is also a columnist for Dark Reading and ComputerWorld, and writes for several other industry publications. Mr. Winkler has been a keynote speaker at almost every major information security related event, on six continents, and has keynoted events in many diverse industries.
