Kurt Heinrich

Kurt Heinrich has a diverse work experience in the field of information security. Kurt currently holds the position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Vault Cloud, where they are responsible for managing classified data and ensuring comprehensive security protocols. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Northrop Grumman, where they provided expert advice and guidance in cybersecurity. Kurt also briefly held a short-term contract role at an undisclosed company.

Before joining Vault Cloud and Northrop Grumman, Heinrich worked at Leidos as a CISO. In this role, they built and managed a cybersecurity team, developed a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), and oversaw threat hunting, vulnerability management, and compliance activities.

Earlier in their career, Heinrich served as an APAC Cyber Architect/Lead at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where they managed a team and played a crucial role in project delivery and system maintenance. Kurt also worked as a Consulting Practice Manager at Swarm Logic, providing various IT security consulting services to government agencies, telecommunication providers, and large corporations. Kurt was responsible for areas such as audit and compliance, risk management, penetration testing, and incident response.

Heinrich's work experience also includes roles as an IT Security Manager at UNSW, a Senior Consultant at Crystal Echo, and a Senior Consultant at MUA.

Kurt Heinrich attended Cromer High School from 1986 to 1991, but did not obtain a degree or declare a field of study. In terms of additional certifications, Kurt obtained a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification from ISACA in June 2017. No information is provided regarding the obtained month and year for other certifications, including Certification in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), Citrix Certified Instructor (CCI), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) - Secure architecture, Juniper Certified Instructor (JNCI), Juniper Networks Associate - Firewall/VPN track (JNCIA-FWV), Juniper Networks Associate - Intrusion/Detection/Prevention track (JNCIA-IDP), Juniper Networks Associate - Load Balancer track (JNCIA-DX), Juniper Networks Associate - SSL/MEG track (JNCIA-SSL), Juniper Networks Associate - Wan Accelerator track (JNCIA-WX), OSSTM, Vmware Certified Professional 4.1 (VCP4), and certificate IV in training from TAFE NSW.