Bio

Russell Safirstein is President and CEO of Redpoint Cybersecurity. Redpoint delivers and develops cyber security services and consulting. A Senior Executive and a progressive thinker, Russell has been successful in bringing non-traditional solutions to an ever-changing work environment by combining audit, accounting, risk, compliance and technology in successful business engagements. Latest speaking engagements: 2023 Harvard Club: Managing Business Risk at Technology’s Edge: Cybersecurity and Biometrics 2022 IIA Central No Dak - IA Transformation and Cyber Risk 2022 SDA Cybersecurity - Assume Breach! 2022 NYSSCPA Cyber Incidents and Vulnerability Update 2021 Practical Cybersecurity 2021 LIBN - Cybersecurity: How to protect your business NOW 2021 ITA - Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI 2021 IIA Ak-Sa-Ben - Internal Audit’s Critical Role in Cybersecurity; Anatomy of a Data Breach: What really goes on when your company is breached 2020 IIA LIC - Transformation of Internal Audit 2020 Hedgeweek Live: Cybersecurity and Technology Infrastructure 2020 NYSSCPA - Crisis & Risk Management: The Cyber Dilemma 2020 Costmarc - Corporate Health Plans 2020 Anchin - Future Forward Crisis Risk Management 2019 NYSSCPA - Data Analytics for Accountants: Part 1 2019 PR Counsel - Hack Attack! Understanding Unauthorized Computer Data Access From the Client’s Viewpoint 2019 NJ IIA - Internal Audit's role in Cybersecurity 2019 American Bar Association - Cybersecurity 2019 Adelphi University - Keynote Speaker on Cyber Terrorism, Ransomware 2019 Brookhaven National Labs - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Numerous sessions including: Next Wave Technology Risk, Blockchain For Auditors, Cybersecurity: Stories & Lessons Learned From the Front Lines, Compliance and Analytics, Disruptive Technologies, Blockchain vs. Digital Assets - the fight for the future, How much risk is too much and will you know in time?, The State of Audit and What it Means for CPAs, Digital Risk in 2019 - What CIOs Need to Know, Blockchain for Music: AI & Smart Contracts, Welcome to the Machine - the Next Wave in Analytics and Process Auditing, Strategic Planning to Reach Your Cyber Goals, Prepare for Cyber Attacks Across The Globe, Innovative Techniques in Enterprise Risk Sensing, Using Predictive Analytics to Advance Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and Strategies for Continuous Monitoring, Cost Recovery Opportunities 2016 IIA International Conference: Risk Management Track leader