
President, IP Architects LLC
Member of the Technology Council
John Pironti is the President of IP Architects, a management consultancy. Previously, he was Chief Information Risk Strategist at Archer Technologies, a Governance, Risk, and Compliance solution provider. He is formerly the Chief Information Risk Strategist for CompuCom (Dec 08). He has designed and implemented enterprise wide electronic business solutions, information security programs, and threat and vulnerability management solutions for key customers in a range of industries, including financial services, government, hospitality, aerospace and information technology on a global scale. Mr. Pironti has a number of industry certifications including Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT) Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional and (ISSAP) and an Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP). He is also a published author and writer, and a frequent speaker on electronic business and security topics at domestic and international industry conferences. (This is me - Update Profile)
Security Technology Vendors, Too Little Too Late?
March 30, 2009
Cyber crime profits running into trillions of dollars | www.itnews.com.au
Information security technology vendors have been trying to catch up with the hacker community with little success in the last couple years. Most of their tools are out of date the day that they are released for sophisticated attacks. The hacker community has become more organized and focused on their goal to quietly make money through the use of malicious software and social engineering without advertising their capabilities. The vendor community needs to change the fundamental ways the design and produce technology or at a minimum reset expectations on the value proposition of their capabilities if they are to continue to drive value and not become commoditized in enterprise information technology environments.
Business Continuance Becomes a Top Of Mind Issue
February 1, 2008
Internet failure hits two continents | www.cnn.com
Business continuance will now become a top of mind issue, especially in global outsourced solutions.
New Technology and Capability Bring New Security Challenges
November 14, 2007
Looming Online Security Threats in 2008 | www.businessweek.com
The implmentation of new technologies such as virtualization, social networking, cryptography, web 2.0 tools and services, and authentiation technologies bring new security challenges. Data leakage is still top of mind with CISO and CIO.
November 7, 2007
Symantec to Extend Its Leadership in Information-Centric Security | money.cnn.com
Symantec has recently made a key aquisition in Vontu which helps it transform from technology focus to a data focus for security.
Can Microsoft Create Industry Standards?
September 7, 2007
Microsoft Is Rebuffed by Standards Body | www.nytimes.com
Industry standards are meant to be universally accepted concepts, formats, structures, and/or capabilities which are commonly accepted amongst all users and vendors as the most appropriate way to do something. When a vendor like Microsoft attempts to create a standard the question that has to be asked is whether or not the community at large agrees with their point of view.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 17077 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8968 |
| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1475 |
| Online Payment Experts | 536 |
| Colocation and Data Center Experts | 465 |
John Pironti has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.