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Erik Tomasi is the Managing Partner for EMTsec, a security consulting firm, based in Miami and New York. He leads the firm’s consulting division and manages client relationships across several industry sectors. Mr. Tomasi is considered an expert in information security, risk management, and technology management.
Mr. Tomasi has over twenty-five years’ experience as a Technology leader, Information and Cyber Security planning expert, and leads the firm’s Information Security practice. He has consulted for numerous companies in the areas of strategic IT management, information security best practices, and security compliance. He has led multiple security engagements related to PII, SOX, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, NYC Part 500, and governance. Mr. Tomasi was the Americas CIO at Hermes of Paris. He has also executed technical consulting or CISO roles at Sony Music Entertainment, Northwell Health, Mellon Foundation, Eastern Generation, Bank Leumi, NJ Transit, PWC, and IBM. He has experience in several sectors including finance, insurance, media, healthcare, education, retail, and advertising.
As CIO of White Mountains Re (now Sirius America), he oversaw all technology for the $2B global reinsurer, including building a state of the art disaster recovery plan, and meeting all audits and compliance mandates. At Ironshore Services, as VP he focused on managing the deployment of several industry applications and security initiatives for this emerging multiline insurer. At Chase, he led the deployment of the bank’s first two factor authentication system which was deployed to over twenty thousand users. He has also consulted for multiple organizations including WR Berkley, WPP, Bristol-Myers Squib, Sun Bank, and EquiLend a consortium of the leading investment banks.
Mr. Tomasi has spoken at numerous industry events, been featured in webinars, and contributed to several magazine articles. He is an InfoSec and PCI compliance expert who is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and ISO 27001 Certified Lead Auditor. He is also Chairman and Board Member of the Society for Information Management’s (SIM) New York Metro Chapter. Mr. Tomasi has taught Information Security courses at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, for ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association), and as an Adjunct Professor at Baruch College.
Mr. Tomasi holds a MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and BS in Electrical Engineering from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering.
Kartik Trivedi is a Partner at EMT Consulting with over 17 years of experience helping numerous entities including Fortune 500, non-profit, tech start-up, financial services, and healthcare organizations meet their security, privacy, and business needs by helping to define strategic goals, develop road maps for more functional, mature, and secure programs, address immediate issues, and drive implementation of practical security solutions.
Kartik is a technical testing and secure SDLC expert and an ICS and SCADA system expert who has assessed the cybersecurity of the industrial control systems for a large surface transportation authority. His specialties include: Network & Infrastructure Penetration Testing, Risk Assessment & Remediation, Web Application, Mobile Apps (IOS & Android) & Product Security, Compliance & Governance, Cloud (SAAS, PAAS, IAAS) Security, Virtualization Security, Security Training Developers, and Security Awareness Training.
Craig Thomas has significant experience providing strategic consulting and planning services deploying information technology solutions. He specializes in technology assessments and analysis of infrastructure and security, and providing innovative cost effective solutions. Most recently he has assisted with companies transitioning from on-premise to private, public and hybrid cloud infrastructure based solutions. Mr. Thomas has also worked with Microsoft suite of solutions for over 25 years having deployed complex systems for global multinationals such as Havas. This includes enterprise applications such as Workday, Salesforce, and Microsoft 365. Craig has a deep understanding of Information security and is known for applying the right balance of security relative to business risk. This ranges from infrastructure projects, such as corporate wireless systems, to industry leading cloud SaaS solutions.Much of his experience is focused on systems used for media production, post production and distribution. He has extensive experience with LAN and WAN IP networks for broadcast, production, post production, distribution, and Satellite Store and Forward systems. His work has included projects for some of the largest media and advertising firms in the world including ABC, ESPN, Fox, CNN, A&E, NASA, MSG, and the NBA. He is also the former CTO for WNET.org, Public Broadcasting System’s affiliate in its largest market, the New York metropolitan area. He was also the VP of Technology at the FeedRoom. A pioneering Internet media company, specializing in the delivery of local, national, and international news. His work helped lead to a successful sale.Craig has a MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan, and BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Cornell University. He is also a former Board Member of Society of Information Management, NY Metro Chapter, where he served as the CTO.
Kartik is a technical testing and secure SDLC expert and an ICS and SCADA system expert who has assessed the cybersecurity of the industrial control systems for a large surface transportation authority. His specialties include: Network & Infrastructure Penetration Testing, Risk Assessment & Remediation, Web Application, Mobile Apps (IOS & Android) & Product Security, Compliance & Governance, Cloud (SAAS, PAAS, IAAS) Security, Virtualization Security, Security Training Developers, and Security Awareness Training.
Gunhan Unal is a 30-year veteran Cyber Security professional who has direct experience with building and maintaining global organizations dedicated to mitigating corporate information risk for businesses large and small in a wide range of industries. In the early nineties, Gunhan was an original member of Price Waterhouse’s first tiger team focused on ethical hacking, network security and information security architecture design and implementation team.
A former Managing Partner of Ernst & Young responsible for building and leading the New England and West Coast Information Security Practices. He also held numerous global industry leadership roles at Ernst & Young focusing on information security on wide ranging industries. He has a proven track record of partnering with senior management to effectively combine business objectives with cyber security requirements.
He is also the founder of ITG Cyber Security an information security framework/management platform. He focuses on assisting his clients to improve efficiencies and reduce risks in cost effective way by marrying wide ranging technology and industry experience.