Profile
Jay Gignac is a veteran of the Security industry, having worked for and with Vendors for the last 15 years with the like of Fortinet, Websense, Sourcefire, Cisco and finally 2 Isreali Cybersecurity startups Claroty and Armis. In recent years, he started his own consultancy practice focused on the convergence of the IT and OT/ICS to assist organizations with the challenges that this presents. Jean-Francois, also known as Jay, brings a clear understanding of the convergence dynamics, risks and opportunities that industry 4.0 brings. He is knowledgeable and built an expertise with emerging technologies in IoT, IIoT, IoMT, existing security practices surrounding them and the challenges to secure them in today’s organizations. Adept at translating vendor speak, evaluating real-world capabilities of emerging technologies and their benefits or drawbacks he assists organizations in choosing the right technologies for their security plan, frameworks, requirements, objectives as well as industry specific solutions. A competent orator, presenter and communicatory he is skilled with managing complex deals engaging with several actors and decision makers to keep projects on track and within budget. He also excels in bridging the technical gap for non-technical stakeholders and decision makers. Jean-Francois is knowledgeable about the common security standards governing both IT and OT organizations such as ISO27K, NIST, CIS, NERC-CIP, HIIPA, PCI-DSS. He is currently studying for his CISA exam. Jean-Francois has had the privilege of working with International organizations, some of Canada’s largest OT organizations across many industries, including Utilities, Mining, Transportation and Logistics, R&D, Waste Water, Forestry, Chemical and Medical. Jean-Francois lives in the region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with his family of 5 and their 2 dogs. Linkedin Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/je...