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Sounil is a member of the IANS Faculty, and has over 30 years of hands-on experience creating, breaking and fixing computer and network systems. He is the creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad, guest lectures at Carnegie Mellon, and is a senior fellow at the National Security Institute, and advises many security startups. He’s the former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America, a recipient of the SANS Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and a frequent speaker at major information security conferences.
- Cyber Resiliency
- Technology Rationalization, Strategy, and Roadmaps
- Measurement and Metrics
- Hiring and Training
- Artificial Intelligence Safety Engineering
- SANS Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cybersecurity Hall of Fame Inductee
- Board Member of FAIR Institute
- Fellow at the National Security Institute
- Former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America
- Frequent speaker at major information security conferences
- MS, Electrical Engineering - Virginia Tech
- BS, Electrical Engineering - Duke University
- BA, Economics - Duke University
- GIAC Certified Penetration Tester
- GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
Sounil Yu joined IANS in 2020. As a member of our Faculty, he provides clients with deep domain-level expertise in the following areas: cyber resiliency, technology rationalization, security strategy & road mapping, measurement & metrics and safety engineering.
- Former Bank of America Chief Security Scientist
- Cybersecurity Hall of Fame Inductee
- Key contributor to CSA’s AI Controls Matrix
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