Brian Honan

Current

Founder and CEO at Irish Reporting And Information Security Service
Owner at BH Consulting

Past

General Manager at Topsec Technology
Head of Operations at Cognotec
Senior IT Consultant at The COMIT Gruppe

Network Architect at Irish Life Assurance Plc

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Education

National College of Ireland
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
St Geralds College Castlebar

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer & Network Security

Websites

Brian Honan’s Summary

Brian Honan is recognised as an industry expert on information security and has addressed a number of major conferences relating to the management and securing of information technology. Brian is author of the book "Implementing ISO 27001 in a Windows Environment" (http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/2207) and has also published a number of technical papers and has been technical editor and reviewer of a number of industry recognised publications. Brian is also the European editor for the SANS Institute’s weekly SANS NewsBites, a semi-weekly electronic newsletter.

Brian provides consulting services to clients in various industry segments and his work also includes advising to various Government security agencies and the European Commission.

Brian founded the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS www.iriss.ie) which is Ireland's first national CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team).

He is a member of the Information Systems Security Association, Irish Information Security Forum, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, a member of the Irish Computer Society,the Business Continuity Institute and was a founding member of the Irish Corporate Windows NT User Group.

Brian Honan’s Specialties:

Brian specialises in the following;

(i) ISO 27001
(ii) Information Security
(iii) Security Risk Management and Compliance
(iv) Service Level Agreements and Service Level Management
(v) Operational Management
(vi) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
(vii) Information Security Incident Response

ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
ISACA Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
Certified Lead Auditor in the BS 7799 Information Security Standard

Brian Honan’s Experience

Founder and CEO

Irish Reporting And Information Security Service

(Computer & Network Security industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

IRISS is Ireland's first CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) to provide services to all users within Ireland. We provide a range of services and information that you can use to better protect your information systems and to make the Irish Internet space a safer environment for all.

Our goal is to provide a range of high quality information security based services to aid Irish based organisations and citizens to better secure their information technology facilities and services in accordance with industry recognised standards and compliance requirements, to provide high quality research services on current and potential information security threats, to provide information security prevention, response and mitigation strategies and to become a recognised centre of information security excellence for national and international organisations to refer to.
Owner

BH Consulting

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years)

Brian founded BH Consulting to provide companies with our business knowledge, technical expertise and insight into how to maximise the potential of their business and their company's revenues using the IT solutions that are available.

Being an independent consulting firm allows us to provide unbiased advise on how to successfully implement and manage technology to compliment an orgainsation's business requirements.

Brian is a recognised expert in the field of Information Security and has provided advice to government departments, companies of varying sizes, the European Commission and has had numerous articles published. Brian is also on the editor board for the SANS Institutes NewsBites electrornic newsletter.

Brian can provide services in the areas of
* IT Security Risk Management and Compliance
* Service Management
* Service Level Agreements and Service Level Management
* Operational Management
* Internet Technologies
* Technical Project Management
General Manager

Topsec Technology

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

August 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 1 month)

Topsec Technology Ltd. provides a range of outsourced 24x7 IT security monitoring services. As General Manager Brian was responsible for establishing the company and ensuring its day-to-day operations were running smoothly. The role also involved developing market awareness programs and promotional campaigns to highlight the needs for Topsec Technology’s services and successfully managing client relationships and customer service to existing customers.
Head of Operations

Cognotec

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 3 months)

Cognotec is the leading Application Service Provider for providing online foreign exchange trading to clients over the Internet. As the Head of Operations for Cognotec, Brian was responsible for all aspects of Cognotec’s ASP operations. These included, but were not limited to, direct customer support, implementation of Cognotec’s product suite, vendor management, business continuity and security management. Brian was also directly charged with supporting and assisting in the development of Cognotec’s standardised operational processes
Senior IT Consultant

The COMIT Gruppe

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1996 — January 2000 (4 years 1 month)

The COMIT Gruppe is a Swiss based IT consultancy firm with offices in Dublin offering consultancy services to clients throughout Europe. As Senior IT Consultant, Brian established and managed The COMIT Gruppe Technical Services Division, which offered a range of IT consultancy services on areas such as service management, Internet technologies, IT Security and Operational Management.
Network Architect

Irish Life Assurance Plc

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

June 1987 — January 1996 (8 years 8 months)

Brian’s primary role in Irish Life Assurance Plc was the strategic planning and management of Irish Life’s client server platform. This platform was based on Microsoft technology together with HP UNIX (HP UX 9.0) and Oracle databases

Brian Honan’s Education

National College of Ireland

Diploma , Industrial Relations , 1987 — 1990
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Electronic Engineering 1985 — 1986
St Geralds College Castlebar

Additional Information

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Brian Honan’s Interests:

Startup/Entrepreneurial opportunities, Research in the Information Security field, Mentoring, Publishing/Writing, Beer

Brian Honan’s Groups:

Information Systems Security Association, GAISP,Member of British Standards Insitute, Member of Irish Computer Society, Member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Business Continuity Institute, European Biometrics Forum, Institute of European Affairs, Irish Information Security Forum, SANS Newsbites Editorial Board, BRITE Program, Security Catalyst, OWASP, ENISA, COSAC