🐙 Gal Shpantzer

Gal Shpantzer is a seasoned information security professional and a faculty member at IANS (Institute for Applied Network Security).1 With over two decades of experience in the field, Shpantzer has been working as a full-time security consultant since the year 2000.12

Professional Background

Shpantzer owns and operates a boutique consultancy that focuses on vCISO (virtual Chief Information Security Officer) and Observability Pipeline services.1 His work aims to enable modern, scalable, user-friendly, auditable, and forensically ready security programs.1 Throughout his career, he has provided advice to a diverse range of clients, including:

• Early-stage tech startups
• Security vendors
• Ivy League universities
• Non-profit organizations
• Fortune 50 companies1

Areas of Expertise

Shpantzer's expertise spans several critical areas of cybersecurity:

• vCISO/Security Leadership
• Security Architecture
• Observability pipelines
• Mergers & Acquisitions Security
• Vendor selection
• SIEM, Splunk, Big Data
• Incident Response
• Vulnerability Assessment/Management1

Notable Achievements

Some of Shpantzer's significant contributions to the field include:

• Contributing to global security and privacy standards in the energy sector (NIST 7628, ES-C2M2)1
• Architecting and deploying a high-speed streaming analytics data pipeline for a Fortune 100 company, which drastically reduced Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)1
• Serving as an expert witness for a billion-dollar GSA protest related to managed security services1
• Co-editing SANS Newsbites since 20021

Additional Information

Shpantzer is based in Bethesda, Maryland, and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.3 His LinkedIn username is "riskmanagement," reflecting his focus on information security and risk management.3 Outside of his professional life, Shpantzer enjoys wildlife photography, water activities, winter camping, and emergency first aid.1