Author: Ryan Ward

Ryan Ward is CISO at Avatier, responsible for security initiatives as well as strategic direction of IAM and security products. A sixteen-year veteran of the security industry, Ward comes to Avatier after five years with MillerCoors where he served as Enterprise Security Manager of the brewing company and USA Information Security Officer for the public company SABMiller. In those positions Ward was responsible for all Information Security initiatives for MillerCoors. Prior to MillerCoors, he served as Senior Information Security Leader at Perot Systems while supporting the Wolters Kluwer account. He previously held the position of Vice President of Information Systems for Allscripts.Ryan is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

ISACA Cloud Security Blog

ISACA Cloud Security Blog
  • February 1, 2013 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • ISACA addresses critical issues head on. Cloud security continues to be a hot topic in the information security world, and a recent ISACA webinar reaffirmed the fact that identity management…read more →

Data Problems? How to Overcome Automated User Provisioning Obstacles

Data Problems? How to Overcome Automated User Provisioning Obstacles
  • January 17, 2013 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • Stride over user provisioning hurdles. When embarking on an identity and access management project, the accuracy of data and data transmissions is paramount to enable automated user provisioning. Data residing…read more →

Cyber Security: How to Cover Your SaaS

Cyber Security: How to Cover Your SaaS
  • December 27, 2012 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • Reach for SaaS cyber security. While attending various conferences, roundtables and other information security gatherings, a common theme that often presents itself is the concern over security of software-as-a-service (SaaS)…read more →

Solid Cyber Security Takeaways from ISSA Chapter

Solid Cyber Security Takeaways from ISSA Chapter
  • December 21, 2012 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • ISSA IT security experts gather. I recently attended my local ISSA chapter meeting, and there were some key takeaways relating to successful cyber security management practices amongst the group. In…read more →

Avatier to Launch New Compliance Auditor Access Certification Software at Gartner

Avatier to Launch New Compliance Auditor Access Certification Software at Gartner
  • November 19, 2012 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • Audit any system, asset, network any time anywhere. The Gartner Identity and Access Management (IAM) Summit, one of the most influential events in the IAM industry, is just over one…read more →

Do It Yourself (DIY) IT Compliance Management

Do It Yourself (DIY) IT Compliance Management
  • September 21, 2012 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • Don’t do it. Does everyone remember when Full Service gas stations were the norm, and Self Service was rare? Would you prefer to go back to Full Service filling stations, or…read more →

Assignment NOT Access Management Software

Assignment NOT Access Management Software
  • September 7, 2012 //
  • Ryan Ward

  • Access management software growth. It’s time for the IT and Information Security industries to start thinking in broader business terms when it comes to identity and access management software. “Identities” in…read more →