Sébastien Lapointe

Sébastien Lapointe recently joined the Desjardins Group in a new role as the business information security officer (BISO) of IT. A financial cooperative that manages $229 billion requires uncompromising security and in his role one Sebastien’s main responsibility is to implement the security operating model for the IT business sector. Prior to that, he was working for the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) as the Chief Architecture and Information Security Officer where he leads a multidisciplinary team of experts specialized in IT and OT technology. Sebastien has over 20 years of experience in the field of information security and risk management. His career started in the public sector working for the government of Canada as an IT security analyst. Strong from this experience he tackled the consulting business working with big IT firms and financial institutions. His work was mainly focused on building IT security architecture and IT security threat and risk assessments. He also co-founded CyberAction Canada a non-profit organization seeking to provide research and awareness on the secure usage of information and communication technology to protect the dignity and the personal integrity of children on the Internet. He holds multiple security certifications and a Specialized Graduate Diploma in IT governance, audit and security from Sherbrooke University.