David is CEO of Checkmark Holdings, a diversified Cyber, forensics and advanced analytics laboratory that is at the helm of providing Cyber, IT and data security services. (www.checkmark.co.za)Davids passion is for business development, marketing, and sales. He has closed opportunities in South Africa and around the African continent. He understands the concept of partnerships and has continually developed business networks throughout SADCFor the past 16 years David has been involved with business development, innovation and marketing IT security, cyber assessments, and analytics solutions both locally and in Africa. With a special interest in Cyber resilience and intelligence building David is at the forefront of innovative and strategic products tailor made for the corporate security communityDavid was at the centre of conceptualizing, implementing, and operating the cyber forensic and advanced analytics lab for a major South African Audit and Advisory firm. The concept and process has been replicated and has allowed Checkmark to build its business in South Africa, Namibia, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe as well as having contracts and ongoing business opportunities in South Africa and numerous African countries.The Checkmark lab brings together several select skills that have been developed over the last 15 years. With our highly motivated and trained staff we are able to conceptualise ,implement and develop security strategies and interventions for major corporate clients looking to improve their security posture.David's latest endeavour has been to strategise and implement (with our team of specialists) the Cyber training Academy (www.thecyberacademy.co.za) The Cyber Academy is built on the premise that creating Cyber competency and awareness for employees is the most critical defence for cyber security. All training is done by certified white hat hackers and social engineers. This allows staff to understand how hackers are able to manipulate them in order to gain access to company infra-structure.