Richard Peters, CISA, CISSP, QSA is a senior information security advisor, specializing in cyber security and compliance. He brings over 19 years of experience managing, performing, and delivering information technology security solutions. This experience includes technology risk management, IT auditing, IT security assessments, compliance assessments, attack-and-penetration testing services, and security analysis in domestic and global entities in the energy, technology, medical, financial, and manufacturing industries.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Skilled in designing, assessing, and testing against multiple security standards and frameworks, including ISO 27001/27002, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), COBIT, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Experience within the penetration testing niche for applications, networks and hardware; this deep technical skillset has been accumulated through 17 years of direct experience
• Provides PCI-related services for nine years, including PCI DSS assessments, PA DSS assessments, and ASV services
• Skilled in client/server environments, mainframes, and databases, as well as application and hardware experience
  

BACKGROUND:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Payment Card Industry - Qualified Security Assessor (PCI QSA)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Director at Berkeley Research Group - Cybersecurity
• Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston – ‘Control and Security of Financial Information’
• Engagement Manager at Jefferson Wells International – Cybersecurity
• B.B.A. in Finance, University of Texas at Austin
  

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP:

• Frequent speaker throughout the United States for security conferences, ISACA, and IIA events
• Security expertise cited in numerous newspaper, digital, and magazine articles
• Expert witness for cybersecurity relevant legal matters