Ian Amit
IANS Faculty
Ian is the CSO of Rapid7, who are advancing security with visibility, analytics, and automation delivered through their Insight Platform . Before Rapid7, Ian held senior leadership positions with Cimpress, Amazon, ZeroFOX, IOActive and has over 25 years of experience in the security industry as a practitioner. Ian is also the co-founder of DC9723 - the Tel Aviv DEFCON group-and serves as a BSides Las Vegas board member. He is also the creator and co-CEO of The CISO Track - a series of CISO centric curated events.
Expertise
- Risk Management (quantitative specifically)
- Security Metrics
- Executive & Board Communication
- Security Policies & Strategy
- Team Structure & Management
- Red Teaming and Adversarial Simulations
Achievements & Contributions
- 2019 FAIR Business Innovator Award
- Guest appearances of Fox Business, and other news outlets
- Featured speaker and keynote at leading security conferences (BlackHat, DEFCON, BSides, RSA Conference, BlueHat, and more)
- Founding member of "Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)" - the industry-leading methodology and guidelines for penetration testing.
Certifications & Credentials
- BA in Computer Science and Business Administration from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (IDC).
- Certified FAIR Analyst (2010)
Hobbies & Fun Facts
Holds a private pilot license, enjoys racing, running, weightlifting, and being a foodie.