Mike has been an IANS Faculty member since 2011, and founded First Security Alliance, LLC, to serve as an independent cybersecurity advisory and consultancy. Mike spent nearly 20 years in financial services leading cybersecurity, IT operations, and digital banking services. After his long run in financial services, Mike was the head of global strategic alliances at VMRay as well as the director of technical alliances at Cofense. Additionally, Mike was research director at Security Current, focused on C-level research, practical advice, and trusted collaboration. In addition, Mike is involved in higher education as an adjunct curriculum advisor and mentor to cybersecurity students for over 20-years.

• Phishing & Social Engineering
• Threat Intelligence
• Vulnerability Risk Management
• Organizational Structure
• Data Loss Prevention

• Speaker at information security conferences such as InfoSec World, (ISC)2, SecTor, ISACA, and Evanta
• Journal Author for ISACA
• Former Research Director at SecurityCurrent an online, security-focused publication
• Former Head of Information Security and Technology Services at Corning Credit Union

• MS, Information Assurance – Walsh College
• BSE, Education – State University of New York College at Cortland
• Certificateof Study–Rochester Institute of Technology
• CISSP – (ISC)2
• CISM, CRISC – ISACA

In his free time, he loves to spend time with his wife and two daughters, work out, drive his Jeep Wrangler, and cook.

Mike Saurbaugh joined the IANS Faculty in 2011. He provides clients with deep domain-level expertise in the following areas: phishing & social engineering, threat intelligence, vulnerability risk management, organizational structure, data loss prevention.