Ricardo Ribeiro Tavares
- Mentor
Ricardo is currently the Chief Operating Officer for a Brazilian company specialized in Information Technology Management and Information Security Management, dealing with the challenges of quality assurance for projects; the continuity of operations for customers and seeking new technologies, which add value to the overall business. With over 15 years of experience in Information Technology and Information Security, he has been responsible for the management and implementation of projects across a wide range of areas in Governance, Strategic Planning and Services Management of Technology and Information Security for companies such as Hewlett Packard, AT&T Latin America, TELMEX and other leaders in the Brazilian and international markets.
Graduated with a bachelors degree in Information Systems and MBA in Information Technology Management, Ricardo has extensive experience in incident analysis, computer forensics and penetration tests. Currently, he holds GPEN, GIHC, CISM, CRISC, MCSE, CCNA, ITIL, ISMAS, and HDI Manager Certifications. He enjoys PYTHON programming in his spare time and is working as an associate professor in the postgraduate program in Information Security Management and Computing Forensics at FIT College in Sao Paulo and as an instructor for official ISACA training programs at Daryus Training Center. An enthusiast of new market trends and matters related to Information Technology Management and Information Security, Ricardo enjoys learning and passing his knowledge on to help others develop their skills.
