LOTA Talks on Cybersecurity

Kinley Zam, a seasoned Performance Auditor at SAI Bhutan since 2008, is known for her pioneering work in Performance auditing. She has a Master's in IT from Murdoch University, Australia. As an active contributor to knowledge-sharing initiatives, she provides training on performance auditing, IT auditing, data analysis and communication skills. Kinley is an alumni of the IDI's SAI Young Leader Programme.

Renato is a Security Information Audit Manager from the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da União). He has 21 years of auditing experience, 11 of which are in IT auditing. Renato has the following certifications: CISA, CFE,  CIA,  CGAP,  CCSA, CRMA, DPO, CRTP, OSWP, eJPT, CySA+, and Security+.

Andre is a Cybersecurity specialist from the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da União). He has 18 years of cybersecurity experience. Andre's focus is on incident response, vulnerability management and offensive security. He has the following certifications: CRTE, CRTP, CESP ADCS, PNPT, eCPPTv2, eWPT, eJPT, CASP+, PenTest+, CySA+, Security+, and Linux+.

Jeff Knott is an Assistant Director within the Information Technology and Cybersecurity team at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). He leads engagements that focus on an array of cybersecurity issues, including reviews at the government-wide, agency-specific, and system-specific levels. Jeff joined GAO in 1992 and has performed reviews at most federal agencies. He is a certified information system auditor. He earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science from the University of Mississippi and a master’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in information systems, from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Kevin Smith is a Senior Analyst within the Information Technology and Cybersecurity team at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). He manages engagements that focus on cybersecurity issues, including reviews at the government-wide, agency-specific, and system-specific levels. Kevin joined GAO in 2018 and has performed reviews at many federal agencies. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physics and a master’s degree in information science from the University of Michigan.

George has a background in Computer Science and holds an M.Sc. Information Security from University College London. He has been working on Cyber Security and IT Audit for more than 13 years. He is passionate about the topic and loves to collaborate with teams to get the best and most secure solutions. Currently, he is a Senior Manager in Information Security Management at SES, a global satellite communications provider. He is CISA and CISSP certified. 

Kareem is the Senior Auditor, with over 12 years of experience in Auditing at the Supreme Audit Institution of Egypt, known as Accountability State Authority. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Cairo University and a Master's degree in Information Systems from DePaul University in the United States of America. Kareem is an active team member of two INTOSAI working groups - WGITA (Working Group of Information Technology Audit) and WGBD (Working Group of Big Data). 

José is a system engineer with more than 20 years of working in Information Technologies, 7 years of experience in IT Audits and coordinator of Information Technology Audit teams at the SAI Costa Rica. He is a teacher in the IT Engineering program at the National Technical University.