Brian Ventura
Partner at SANS Institute
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolBrian Ventura is a seasoned information security leader and partner with three decades of experience designing and integrating secure solutions across public and private sectors. He combines hands-on technical skills—Windows/Unix systems administration, virtualization, network design and cloud—with program-level expertise in GRC, risk measurement and project delivery for budgets up to $20M. As a SANS certified instructor and IANS faculty member he authors and teaches CIS Controls and security leadership courses, and actively mentors the community while advising CISOs and architects. Brian maintains practical tooling such as a NIST CSF management tool on GitHub and has built audit and risk tooling used to mature municipal cyber programs. Known for translating complex security frameworks into operational controls, he enjoys leading teams to implement new technologies and exceed customer expectations. Based in Portland, he is completing a master’s in information security while continuing to consult, teach and publish practical guidance for security practitioners.
8 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Physics and Computers, Physics and Computers at The Evergreen State CollegeMaster's degree (in-progress) Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master's degree (in-progress) Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at SANS Technology InstituteBachelor’s Degree BS - Information Technology - Security Emphasis, Bachelor’s Degree BS - Information Technology - Security Emphasis at Western Governors UniversityGithub contributions (1)
brianwifaneye/NIST-CSF
Dec 2017 - Nov 2021
Contributions:17 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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