Peter Davis is the Principal of Peter Davis+Associates (http://www.pdaconsulting.com), a management consulting firm specializing in IT Governance, Security, and Audit. Prior to founding PDA, Mr. Davis’ private sector experience included stints with two large Canadian banks and a manufacturing company. He was formerly a principal in the Information Systems Audit practice of Ernst & Young. In the public sector, Mr. Davis was Director of Information Systems Audit in the Office of the Provincial Auditor (Ontario), where he had oversight audit responsibilities for Ontario energy-related crown corporations, agencies and boards. A 36-year information technology governance, audit and security veteran, Mr. Davis’ career includes positions as consultant, security administrator, security planner, and information systems auditor.
Mr. Davis also is the past President and founder of the Toronto ISSA chapter, past Recording Secretary of the ISSA’s International Board and past Computer Security Institute Advisory Committee member. In addition, he was a member of the international committee formed to develop Generally Accepted System Security Principles (GSSP).
Mr. Davis has written or co-written 12 books including “Lean Six Sigma Secrets for the CIO,” “Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies,” and “Computer Security for Dummies.” Peter is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professionals. He is a past Editor of EDPACS, a monthly publication for security and audit professionals. Mr. Davis currently teaches COBIT 5 Foundation/Implementation/Assessor/Implementing NIST Cybersecurity Framework using COBIT 5, ISO 27001 LI/LA, ISO 27032 LM, ISO 27005 RM, ISO 31000 RM, ISO 20000 FC/LI/LA, ISO 22301 FC, PMI-RMP, Lean IT FC and DevOps
Sessions by Peter Davis
Why Smart People Make Bad Risk Decisions
11:30 - 12:20
Salon 4