Sonya Stephens Email & Phone Number

I’ve spent over 20 years in big corporate companies focussing on Risk Management and Governance. 15 of these years were with a large global financial services company. I held various senior positions including Senior IT Audit Manager, Senior Risk Manager as well as the Group Systems IT Security and Risk Manager. One of the highlights in my career was the opportunity to be the Business Lead in designing, implementing, testing, rolling-out and the training of an in-house developed Sarbanes Oxley risk attestation software tool. This tool was extremely well received by the global user population for its practical methods and ease of use.I’ve learnt a lot over the years. In today’s life and well into the future, where so much of who we are is living in the cyber world, data privacy and protection – from user education to supplier protection – is hugely important. For this reason, I welcome the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 and PSD2 REP018 requirement.I want to share what I have learnt with companies and, for this reason, I founded Lacuna Securities. Being passionate about making compliance practical and easy, I promised myself I would do everything in my power to make it part of everyday, efficient business operations. I am an associate chartered accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) and completed my training at PwC. I also hold a Masters Degree in Computer Auditing. I am a qualified Prince2 Practitioner and I passed the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam within the top 20%.

Listed skills include It Audit, Financial Risk, Risk Management, Auditing, and 25 others.