Bryan Methot

About

Over the last few years, I held key leadership roles in IT and cybersecurity. Here’s a summary:

Strategic Leadership:
• Security and enterprise architecture, M&A risk assessments, and governance (IT & OT).
• Implementation of NIST frameworks, CIS controls, and SOC2 compliance.
• Expenditure optimization and supplier relationship management
• Developed and maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for security practices.

Cloud and Network Security:
• Deployment of Zero Trust Architecture, NAC systems, Palo Alto and Check Point NGFW, SASE, and SD-WAN.
• Cloud security with AWS and O365/Azure administration.

Data Protection and Recovery:
• DRP strategies across continents, ransomware mitigation, and SIEM/SOAR deployment.
• Worldwide backup and storage architecture
• Worldwide complete protection against all ransomware and ability to recover all data from a total loss of data

Governance Initiatives:
• Established company-wide security guidelines and governance policies.
• Managed risk assessments, compliance audits, and crisis incident response.
• Directed IT and OT governance initiatives across the organization.

Compliance:
• GDPR, PIPEDA, HIPSA, Chinese PIPL compliance, etc.
• Team and incident Management:
• Team training, and crisis incident management.

I demonstrated progressive leadership in cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and risk management, with a focus on global-scale infrastructure security, cloud platforms, and compliance frameworks.

I have extensive knowledge in various technologies including HCI (Nutanix), networks, backup, virtualization, servers, brand protection, MFA and CASB, NAC, SIEM and SOAR, NGFW (firewall), EDR and XDR, endpoint security, DLP, ZTNA (zero trust) and many more