Matt Thomas

Product and Risk Director at URM

Matt possesses more than 15 years of experience working in information security and cyber security.  Matt is particularly skilled and adept in the area of risk management and has led the development of URM's suite of Abriska risk management modules and underpinning assessment methodologies.  Matt's technical background along with his consultative and analytical skills has enabled him to assist organisations of different sizes and from a wide range of industry sectors understand, assess and treat their risks.  Matt has extensive experience of conducting technical assessments, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) consultancy engagements along with technical assessments on compliance with standards such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard  (PCI DSS) or SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF).  Matt is a PCI DSS qualified security assessor (QSA) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).