Barry Kouns

Barry Kouns is a security and risk management expert with over 25 years of experience in information security consulting, risk assessment and quality management. Barry formed and operates SQM-Advisors, an information security, ris assessment and IT service management firm that has led eight organisations to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification. He is frequently quoted in magazines and news articles on information security and has held the position of Trainer for the British Standards Institute (BSI). He holds a BS in Statistics and an MS in Industrial Engineering Management. Barry has earned the CISSP designation and is a trained ISO/IEC/27001 Lead Auditor and ISMS Implementer, and is ITIL Foundation certified.