Rick L Edgcumbe is a seasoned Senior Information Security Analyst with extensive experience managing and safeguarding sensitive corporate data. He has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to enhancing and implementing security applications/tools, performing risk analysis, monitoring security software, and ensuring compliance with regulatory policies. Rick is an expert in IDS/IPS, DLP, full disk encryption, firewall rule assessments, log management, and vulnerability management. He has worked with various business units to enhance security protocols and create strategies to manage potential breaches of data security. As an IT Manager at Fairview Health Services, Rick has provided technical guidance to enterprise architects and other technologists, executing and supporting programs to ensure user compliance and maintain secure platforms. A former student of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Rick brings a unique perspective to his role in analyzing the cultural impact of data breaches and cybersecurity breaches.