Richard Kiškováč

Richard Kiškováč works as a consultant in the field of information technologies and cybernetics. He has over 14 years of practical experience in the private and public sectors including financial and banking institutions, public administration, telecom and manufacturing companies. In his professional life, he mainly focuses on providing consulting services for designing comprehensive strategies and programmes of information and cybersecurity management based on different security standards (ISO 27000, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSF etc.). During his career he served in several managerial positions in international companies such as Deloitte, Telefónica O2, First Data where he led several important projects in the field of information and cybersecurity from the development of a security program of a new telecommunications operator to the involvement in defining the management strategy of cybersecurity for the public administration. He also deals with the issue of security of industrial systems (ICS/SCADA). He is particularly interested in the phenomenon of the human factor in information and cybersecurity and its possible solutions. Before entering the private sector, he was involved in the investigation of cybercrime within the security and armed forces. Richard has a university degree in the field of security services and is a holder of the internationally recognized CISSP certificate (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).