Bio
Ryan Westman is a director of threat intelligence at Waterloo, Ontario-based eSentire and leads the firm’s threat intelligence team. Prior to joining eSentire, Ryan spent three years in management consulting, leading a threat intelligence and analytics team, and also worked for Public Safety Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces. Ryan holds a B.A. in political science and history from Wilfrid Laurier University, an M.Sc. in counterterrorism from the University of Central Lancashire and a master’s degree from the University of Waterloo. He is a certified cyberthreat intelligence analyst and certified forensic analyst through Global Information Assurance Certification. As a Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow, he focused on the impact of poor digital defences on the Canadian economy.