Ira Winkler, CISSP is the Field CISO for CYE Security, former Chief Security Architect at Walmart, and author of You Can Stop Stupid, Security Awareness for Dummies, and Advanced Persistent Security. He is considered one of the world\u2019s most influential security professionals, and has been named a \u201cModern Day James Bond\u201d by the media. He did this by performing espionage simulations, where he physically and technically \u201cbroke into\u201d 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. CSO Magazine named Ira a CSO Compass Award winner as The Awareness Crusader. He was named 2021 Top Cybersecurity Leader by Security Magazine, and most recently 2022 Cybersecurity Champion of the Year by the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":620,"template":"","class_list":["post-130","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n