Neil Curran

Neil Curran is a highly accomplished Cyber Security Risk Manager with over 20 years of experience in the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and IT sectors. He has been recognized for his expertise in building and leading cybersecurity and technology risk teams/programs, partnering with business and technology peers to achieve business goals. Neil has a strong track record of collaborating and developing consensus, with senior leaders and front-line staff across multiple local, regional, and global business units.

Neil has interdisciplinary knowledge related to Cyber Security, Data Privacy / GDPR, Audit, GRC & IT risk to frame security & IT risks for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Neil is a former ISACA Ireland President, ISACA International Awards Reviewer, OWASP AppSec EU Conference Paper Reviewer, STEM Ambassador & Chartered Institute of IT NI committee member. He is a current member of ISACA, ISC2 & ISF.

Neil's certifications include CISSP CISM CDPSE CRISC CISA CGEIT SABSA ITIL COBIT, making him highly skilled in Cyber Security Programme Development & Management, Business IT & Information Risk Assessments, Information Security Policy, Standards, Procedures & Guidelines, IT Security Governance, Risk & Compliance, MCSA, BCM, and IT Regulatory Compliance.

Neil has experience in Security Assessment & Testing, Identify & Access Management, Cloud Security, Privacy by Design, and Application Security.

Neil has worked with various regulatory bodies such as the Central Bank of Ireland, Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), etc. He has also been involved in compliance projects such as PSD2/Open Banking, GDPR / Cross Border Data Privacy, Export Licensing, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP), and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX-404).

Throughout Neil's career, he has served as Cyber Security Architect / IT Security Designer at Bank of Ireland, Information Security Manager at Capita IT and Networks, Senior Vice President - Operational Risk Management Technology / Cyber - 2nd Line of Defense (2LOD) at Citi, Vice President - Technology Controls Officer (TCO) at Citi, and Vice President - Technical Information Security Officer (TISO) at Citi.

Additionally, Neil has served as the ISACA Ireland Chapter Committee Member & Past President (Voluntary) at ISACA, Cyber/Information Security & GRC Consultant at Canra LLP, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at A2B: Access to Benefits, Information Security & Business Continuity Management Consultant at Various SME Engagements, and Managing Director/Founder at Libertas Solutions.