Barry Kouns is a security and risk management expert with more than 25 years’ experience in information security consulting, risk assessment, and quality management. He formed and operates SQM Advisors, LLC, an information security, risk assessment, and IT service management firm that has led numerous organizations to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. Barry co-founded Risk Based Security, Inc., a vulnerability intelligence and data breach analytics organization that was acquired by Flashpoint in 2022.