Ariel Silverstone is an accomplished information security leader and data protection officer with over 25 years of experience in the field. He has held numerous Chief Information Security Officer roles and has advised on a wide range of industry standards such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, COBIT v.5, NIST Smart Grid Security Guidelines, and Cloud Security standards. Ariel is particularly skilled at using big data and machine learning analytics to automate aspects of information security processes and policies. Additionally, he is a registered Data Protection Officer in Europe and holds various security credentials and professional certifications. He has written for several publications and spoken at conferences worldwide. Ariel currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director at Strand Advisory and previously held the role of Managing Partner at Data Protectors.