Prior to joining Kroll, Colin was at IBM, where he most recently led IBM Security's X-Force IR practice. In this role, he was responsible for the development and delivery of incident readiness and incident response services across EMEA. During his tenure with IBM, he also led IBM Security's X-Force Red practice across EMEA. This is IBM's elite team of offensive security professionals tasked with delivery of penetration testing, red teaming and risk-based vulnerability management services.
Prior to IBM, Colin focused on building digital forensics, incident response, and threat intelligence capabilities for two global fintech companies: FIS and Fiserv. He also previously served as Director of Digital Forensics and Incident Response for Trustwave Spiderlabs where he oversaw unprecedented growth of the practice across the Americas.
Colin holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Old Dominion University. Additionally, he holds multiple industry-recognized information security certifications, including (ICS)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Certified Forensic Professional (GCFA), GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI), GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM), GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON), GIAC Cloud Security Essentials (GCLD) and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
