Defensible Technology helps organizations protect information, trade secrets, intellectual property, and confidential communications from cyber security threats.​By providing technology solutions, information security consulting and data privacy services that are defensible to customers, suppliers, business partners, and regulators, we enable our clients to reduce their dependence on luck as a means to managing security risk.

LIFARS is a digital forensics and cybersecurity intelligence firm based in New York City. Our incident response and penetration testing teams consist of the top experts in the field.

Built a security risk consulting business unit and grew revenue over a 4-year period. Responsibilities included business development, go-to-market strategy, practice development, engagement management and service delivery. Key accomplishments and notable client engagements included:• Led a post-breach network and systems remediation effort for a government contractor. • Managed a team of incident responders and security consultants to assist a large healthcare client in responding to and remediating multiple attacks (SQL injection and DDoS).• Delivered a penetration test exercise and advised executive management with respect to remediation priorities for preventing and detecting similar style attacks.• Provided information security consulting services to multiple high net-worth individuals• Functioned as an outsourced CISO for a leading private equity client and helped guide the business in establishing its information security program.• Served as an interim CIO/CTO for a global organization • Managed and advised a large healthcare system on numerous matters including forensics investigations, HIPAA risk assessments, and technical security assessments.• Led a penetration testing engagement for a major media and broadcasting client, including phishing, social engineering, physical security penetration testing, and web application testing.• Advised multiple clients with respect to bolstering IT security defenses in response to immediate threats from the hacking groups.• Created a technical assessment approach to evaluate client networks as compared to the cyber kill chain.

Joined the firm as the head of IT to lead the organization through rapid growth and expansion, including the integration of IT staff and technology obtained through merger and acquisition. Developed a technology strategy and roadmap that supported the business as it opened new offices, expanded internationally, and doubled revenue and firm-wide headcount over a 4-year period.

Governed and provided oversight for global information security programs. Managed several global, high profile security programs including vulnerability management, standard builds, and infrastructure and application vulnerability assessments.

Managed a team of consultants that delivered technology, infrastructure, and information security solutions. Responsibilities included sales, product development, engagement delivery, staff mentoring, resource and project scheduling, and cross-practice collaboration. Notable client engagements included:• Senior Technology & Security Consultant for the Republican National Convention 2004 • Technology Merger Integration for a Major Investment Bank• Vulnerability Assessment for two Cable Television, VoIP and Internet Providers• Security Strategy & IT Modernization for a Large Government Agency• Data Leak Protection (DLP) Product Evaluation for a Hedge Fund• Penetration Test for an Online Bank

Designed and implemented network upgrades, data center relocations, and network/system migrations for clients across several industries. Installed and configured network switches, routers, TCP/IP, firewalls, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VLAN, Frame Relay, Windows servers, Citrix servers and Solaris servers.

Performed technical sales and provided channel support to the Northeast territory. Provided major national systems integrators and VARs with pre-sales support for all HP 9000 Unix hardware and software. Promoted twice in 1.5 years and consistently over-achieved sales quotas.