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John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

John Pironti

Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

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John Pironti is Chief Information Risk Strategist at Archer Technologies, a Governance, Risk, and Compliance solution provider. Previously, he was the President of IP Architects, a management consultancy. 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)


Employment History

2009 - present
Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.
2008 - 2008
Chief Information Risk Strategist, COMPUCOM HOLDINGS, INC.
2006 - 2008
Chief Information Risk Strategist, GERTONICS US SERVICES INC.
2003 - 2009
President, IP Architects LLC
2003 - 2006
Principal Enterprise Solutions Architect/ Principa, UNISYS CORPORATION
1997 - 2003
Principal Enterpise Solutions Architect, Genuity Inc.
1996 - 1997
Product Manager, US Telecom ATS
1991 - 2006
Manager, AT&T INC.

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Security Technology Vendors, Too Little Too Late?

March 30, 2009

John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

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  Most of their tools are out of date the day that they are released for sophisticated attacks.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...

Business Continuance Becomes a Top Of Mind Issue

February 1, 2008

John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

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

John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

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. 

Symantec is Well Positioned

November 7, 2007

John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.

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.

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