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About The Company

CyberWA, Inc. is an exclusive cyber protective service company providing an elite security service for celebrities, corporate executives and other discerning high value individuals who are frequently targets of cyber attacks. CyberWA’s mission is to provide the highest quality cyber protective services on a very individualized basis.

CyberWA has developed proprietary tools and methodologies for assessing our client’s cyber risk posture as to potential hackability; focusing on eight key areas (Network Infrastructure, Communications, Computing Devices, Authentication, Digital Footprint, Financial, External Threats and Compromises, and Smart Home Devices).

CyberWA’s services are specifically designed to handle all of our client’s and their family office’s cyber security and IT support needs.

How We Work At CyberWA

Our shared Vision, Mission and Core Values keep us connected and guide us as one team.

Vision
We AIM to be the elite cyber security protective company for high value clients
Mission
We PROVIDE exclusive cyber security services customized to protect you and your digital life
Core values
We STAND for integrity, trust, confidentiality, quality, responsiveness

A Team of Dedicated Cyber security Professionals at Your Service

At our organization, we bring together the best minds in cyber security to work for your protection. Our team of experts combines their knowledge and expertise to deliver comprehensive cyber security solutions that are designed to keep your assets secure and protected.

Meet Our Team Of Cyber Security Experts

We believe that our success is a direct result of our commitment to excellence
and our unwavering dedication to delivering quality work.
William Pelgrin

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Will is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of CyberWA, Inc. His past experience includes being the President and CEO, and subsequently the Chair, of the Center for Internet Security, an international nonprofit organization and home of the Critical Security Controls®

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Willian Perlgrin
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board
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Will is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of CyberWA, Inc. His past experience includes being the President and CEO, and subsequently the Chair, of the Center for Internet Security, an international nonprofit organization and home of the Critical Security Controls®. Will was the Founder and Chair of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) for twelve years. He also served as Chair of the National Council of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers for three years.


He co-founded with New York City and London, the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to confronting cyber risks and improving the safety and security of our connected world. He became GCA’s first Chairman of the Board and also serves as GCA’s Global Strategic Advisor. GCA currently has partners that spans 18 sectors and more than 30 countries.


In addition to these roles, Will served as a Commission Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security to brief the 44th President of the United States on critical cyber security issues. Since May 2013, Will has served as Co-Chair Advisory Board Member on the New York State Governor’s Cyber Security Advisory Board. In 1997, Will was appointed as Head of the New York State Office for Technology, and the State’s Chief Technology Officer. In 2002, he was appointed to lead the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) at the Office of Homeland Security.


In addition to his many pieces of published work, he has appeared on NBC’s TODAY Show, ABC News, CBS News, Anderson Cooper Live and more. Will has also received numerous awards throughout his career including being named Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide by Future Cities, Top 10 Influencers in Government IT Security and SC Magazine’s Top 5 Influential IT Security Thinkers. Will authored one chapter in the book “Best Practices for Computer Network Defense: Incident Detection and Response,” for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Will is internationally recognized as a cyber security expert.

Adnan Baykal
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Adnan is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CyberWA. In the past, he served as the Chief Technical Advisor for the Global Cyber Alliance, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate cyber risks around the globe…

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Adnan Baykal
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Adnan is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CyberWA. In the past, he served as the Chief Technical Advisor for the Global Cyber Alliance, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate cyber risks around the globe. He was the creator of the GCA DNS initiative (now called Quad9) which is a free service to keep as many people on the Internet as safe as possible against malicious websites, phishing sites or other malicious activity ensuring that the security, privacy and performance drove the service. Quad9 systems are distributed worldwide in more than 145 locations in 88 nations.

Before taking this role, Adnan served as Vice President of Operations at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), where he oversaw all technical incident response and forensic analysis activities for CIS and for the Multi-State Information-Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). Prior to this role, Adnan served as the Vice President of Security Services as well as the Director of the CIS Cyber Security Emergency Response Team (CERT). During his tenure at CIS, Adnan developed and led the deployment of the “Albert” sensors for the state and local government level. These sensors are designed to provide network security alerts when standard malware is detected on a network, as well as advanced persistent threats providing enhanced monitoring and rapid notifications for much of the malicious traffic at the state and local government level.

Adnan is acknowledged internationally as a technical expert in cyber security. With over a decade of experience leading complex operations in large-scale network monitoring, incident response, computer forensics and malware analysis, Adnan is often sought after as a global resource for detecting, identifying, analyzing and combating cyber threats on enterprise systems and networks.

Brian Calkin
Partner and CTO
Brian Calkin is the Chief Technology Officer at CyberWA. In the past, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a forward-thinking, non-profit entity that harnesses the power of a global IT community to safeguard private and public …

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Brian Culkin
Partner and CTO
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Brian Calkin is the Chief Technology Officer at CyberWA. In the past, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a forward-thinking, non-profit entity that harnesses the power of a global IT community to safeguard private and public organizations against cyber threats. As CTO, he was responsible for establishing CIS’ technological vision, technical strategy, and technology-related plans for growth. Brian also supervised CIS’ Internal Research and Development program.

Prior to this role, Brian served as Vice President of Operations at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), where he oversaw a team of over 50 cyber security professionals providing services to State and Local government entities throughout the United States. Brian also served as the Senior Director of Security Services as well as the Assistant Director of the CIS Security Operations Center. Brian was instrumental in the development and implementation of the nationally recognized Security Operational Center that provided critical cyber threat monitoring for state and local governments.

Brian has been practicing cybersecurity for over 10 years and his experiences, skills and perspectives have established him as a thought-leader in the space. Brian has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, the Associated Press and several other publications.

Margaret Morrissey
Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary to the Board

Margaret Morrissey is the Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary to the Board for CyberWA. Margaret’s past experience includes being the Executive Assistant to President and CEO and Administrative Officer for the Center for Internet Security…

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Margaret Morrissey
Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary to the Board

Margaret Morrissey is the Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary to the Board for CyberWA. Margaret’s past experience includes being the Executive Assistant to President and CEO and Administrative Officer for the Center for Internet Security. Margaret was essential to the operational and administrative integrity of the organization and responsible for coordinating and supporting key executives and other stakeholders.

Margaret has worked with Will over the last 24 years as a key member of his leadership team in various executive positions during her tenure in New York State Government including the establishment of the NYS Office for Technology and the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination.

Shehzad Mirza
Chief Security Officer
Shehzad Mirza is Chief Security Officer of CyberWa. He is also the Director of IT Security Operations for Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate cyber risks around the globe. Prior to joining GCA, Shehzad was a manager in the Advisory…,
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Shehzad Mirza
Chief Security Officer
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Shehzad Mirza is Chief Security Officer of CyberWa. He is also the Director of IT Security Operations for Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate cyber risks around the globe. Prior to joining GCA, Shehzad was a manager in the Advisory Services practice, as part of the security monitoring group, Ernst & Young LLP.

Prior to this role, he served as Senior Director of Security Operations at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), an internationally recognized not-for-profit organization that provides cybersecurity services and support to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments throughout the United States. He was responsible for managing the security operations, which included a 24×7 security operations center (SOC) consisting of security analysts and Intel analysts providing cybersecurity and detection/notification services to all state and local governments across the United States for the Multi-State Information-Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)

Stacey A. Wright

Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence

Stacey A. Wright is the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at CyberWA and teaches graduate cybersecurity and threat intelligence courses at the University of Albany, State University of New York. She works with multiple partners and stakeholders around the world…
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Stacey A. Wright
Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence
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Stacey A. Wright is the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at CyberWA and teaches graduate cybersecurity and threat intelligence courses at the University of Albany, State University of New York. She works with multiple partners and stakeholders around the world, although she specializes in working with law enforcement. Her work includes co-chairing the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Cyber Security Working Group, membership on the IACP Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Committee; the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) Cybersecurity and Crime Work Group; and the IJIS Institute Cyber Security Task Force.

Previously, Stacey was the VP of Cyber Resiliency Services for the non-profit Cybercrime Support Network (CSN), where she led a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) cooperative agreement to develop the Cyber Domain for NIEM. Prior to her work at CSN, Stacey was the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence and then the Director of Partnerships for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) at the Center for Internet Security (CIS). As the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence, she built the team and then oversaw the development of more than 300 yearly products containing timely, actionable, unbiased state, local, tribal, and territorial government insight. As Director of Partnerships, Stacey also built the program and secured more than 20 partnership agreements with outside organizations during her first year.

Stacey began her career in cyber threat intelligence as a Cyber Intelligence Analyst for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Albany Division, where she was responsible for coordinating the local cyber intelligence program and served as the FBI’s liaison to the MS-ISAC. Stacey began her technical career as an Information Systems Specialist for the Cambridge, MA, Public Safety departments. She is a formally trained Intelligence Analyst with more than 20 years of experience in cyber, a published thought leader, CISSP, and a national speaker on cybercrime and cybersecurity.
Previously, Stacey was the Director of Partnerships and Cyber Threat Intelligence at the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), where she developed partnerships and she oversaw the development of more than 300 yearly products containing timely, actionable, unbiased state, local, tribal, and territorial government insight. Prior to her employment at CIS, Stacey was the Cyber Intelligence Analyst for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Albany Division, where she was responsible for coordinating the local cyber intelligence program and served as the FBI’s liaison to the MS-ISAC. Stacey began her career as an Information Systems Specialist for the Cambridge, MA, Public Safety departments.

Meet Our Advisory Board

Edward G. Amoroso

CEO of TAG Cyber

 

Edward G. Amoroso is CEO of TAG Cyber. Amoroso recently retired from AT&T after 31 years of service, beginning in Unix security R&D at Bell Labs and culminating as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer of AT&T from 2004 to 2016.

 

Ed has been Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology for the past twenty-seven years, where he has introduced nearly two thousand graduate students to the topic of information security.  

Elaine Duffy

Founder and President of Able Organizations, LLC

 

Elaine Duffy, Ph.D. As Founder and President of Able Organizations, LLC, Elaine Duffy has spent the past twenty-five years solving complicated leadership problems for fast growing companies.

Elaine has created and lead successful consultancies in New York, Washington D.C., and Boston. Her clients comprise a diverse range of both regional and global organizations that include major law firms and Big Four accounting firms, as well as financial services, technology, cyber security, manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods.  

Roberta "Bobbie" Stempfley

Business Security Officer,  Dell Technologies

Roberta G. “Bobbie” Stempfley serves as Vice President, Business Unit Security Officer (BUSO) – Infrastructure Solutions Group for Dell Technologies. Bobbie brings more than 20 years of security and digital transformation experience to the role and leads the implementation of security and resiliency programs across the Infrastructure Solutions Group.

Before joining Dell, Bobbie served as the Managing Director of the CERT™ Division at the Software Engineering Institute, a part of Carnegie Mellon University

 

David Wojeski

Founder and Managing Director of Wojeski & Company CPAs.

 

Dave Wojeski is the founder and Managing Director of Wojeski & Company CPAs. Prior to founding his eponymous firm, Dave worked for a “Big Four” accounting firm. Dave has substantial experience in advising closely held companies on strategic and tax planning, corporate structure, mergers, acquisitions and equity related strategies.

Dave has represented buyers, sellers, and private equity firms and has been involved in numerous transactions both as an advisor and as an entrepreneur. He is also a founding partner in Valuation Resource Group, LLC and has been involved in the valuation of hundreds of businesses. 

Paul Wood MBE

Former Chief Tech & Cyber Risk Officer, Citi Group 


Paul is an experienced operational risk manager with over 45 years experience across public and private sectors. He has held senior risk appointments with financial services, insurance and data provider firms. His prime responsibilities have covered technology and cyber risk. He has been a Chief Information Security Officer, has held second line roles as the Chief Technology and Cyber Risk Officer and was the Chief Risk Officer for Bloomberg LP.

In 1995, Paul was honored by HM The Queen and appointed to The Order of the British Empire as a Member.

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