Hey, everyone! I’m Kip Boyle, the Cyber Risk Strategist.
I’m an expert in cyber risk management and the President of Cyber Risk Opportunities, LLC.
As a former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), I will help you quickly turn nasty cyber security headaches into fully managed business risks so your business can go faster!
My blog, and my business, is all about helping you take a strategic approach to dealing with your cyber risks. Click here to learn more.
Here are my most significant roles:
- CISO at PEMCO Insurance, a $350 million personal-lines property and casualty insurance company
- CSO at PEMCO Corporation, a IT service provider for Seattle-based financial institutions
- CSO at PEMCO Technologies, a leading credit and debit card transaction processor for the credit union industry
- Project Leader in the Information Security Group at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International
- Manager of IT Operations for Expeditors International, a $9 billion global logistics firm
- Information Security Officer in the US Air Force, most notably as the Director of Wide Area Network security for the F‑22 Advanced Tactical Fighter
- Senior Security Architect at a high-end managed web hosting, private networking, and Content Delivery Network provider
I earned the Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) and Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) credentials.
I’m a co-author of chapter 68, “Outsourcing Security Functions,” in The Computer Security Handbook, 5th & 6th Editions.
And, I’ve taught information security skills to hundreds of students all over the world in venues such as:
- Information Security Forum (ISF)
- International Information Integrity Institute (I‑4)
- SecureWorld
- IANS
- Norwich University, Master of Science in Information Assurance
- The Open Group
- SANS Institute
- US Air Force
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Motorola University
- University of Washington, Continuing Professional Education program
- Hong Kong Jockey Club
- MIS Training Institute
- Washington State Department of Information Services (DIS)
OK, if you’re still reading, I earned my B.S. in Computer Information Systems at the University of Tampa, an M.S. in Management at Troy State University, and a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership from Seattle University.