Chris Silvers

IANS Faculty

Expertise

  • CMMC, PCI, CIS, and HIPAA Risk Assessment and Compliance
  • Wireless, Internal, External Network Penetration Testing
  • Physical, Voice, and Electronic Social Engineering
  • Security Awareness, Evangelism, and Gamification
  • Cybersecurity and Compliance Course Development and Instruction

Profile

Chris is founder of CG Silvers Consulting, an independent network, system, and enterprise security consultancy with almost three decades of technical and managerial experience in the financial, retail and wholesale industries. He specializes in internet-based security assessments, security training, social engineering, and risk and compliance consulting. Chris has a deep and broad skillset and proven ability to conceive, execute, and articulate on enterprise security strategy to C-level executives.

Expertise

  • CMMC, PCI, CIS, and HIPAA Risk Assessment and Compliance
  • Wireless, Internal, External Network Penetration Testing
  • Physical, Voice, and Electronic Social Engineering
  • Security Awareness, Evangelism, and Gamification
  • Cybersecurity and Compliance Course Development and Instruction

Qualifications

Achievements & Contributions
  • Winner (Black Badge) of DEF CON 24 Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF)
  • Created Open-Source Intelligence Capture the Flag (OSINT CTF) contest conducted at security conferences such as NolaCon, GrrCon, and BSides ATL 
Certifications & Credentials
  • BS, Management from Georgia Institute of Technology
  • MBA from Georgia State University 
  • CISSP, CMMC-LCCA, CMMC-PI, CRISC, MLSE, SEPP, CEI, PCIP, CWNA

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