Alan E. Brill, CISSP, CFE

Senior Managing Director

Gateway Plaza
1 Harmon Meadow Blvd
Secaucus, NJ 07094
United States of America

Alan E. Brill is senior managing director for Technology Services at Kroll Ontrack and leads Kroll’s global high-technology investigation and computer forensic services. With an international reputation in computer and communication security, technology crime response, forensic science and electronic evidence, Alan has completed large-scale information security reviews for multi-billion dollar corporations. He also has experience in criminal investigations of computer hackers, frauds on the Internet, identity theft, misappropriation of intellectual property, as well as telecommunication-related frauds.

Prior to joining Kroll, Alan was director of the Information Systems and Information Security bureau of the New York Department of Investigation, where he served as the senior government official responsible for information security, and deputy inspector general in New York City. Alan was also director of professional services for Yourdon Consulting Group and senior manager at Ernst & Whinney (E&W), now Ernst & Young where he co-founded the Data Systems Security Review practice.

In the United States Army, Alan served as a project officer on the Army General staff during the Vietnam War, as an advisor on computer and information security policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and as military liaison to the New York City Police Department. He is a major in the U.S. Army Reserve and was visiting faculty for the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) Academy, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counsel.

Alan has also lectured for the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and has spoken at events for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as at the National Convention of the American Bar Association. He has also taught at Practising Law Institute, Federal Bar Association, National Bar Association and Federal Bar Council functions.

Professional Experience

• Industry Leadership. As a representative to the EDP Auditors Foundation Professional Certification Board, Alan helped establish criteria and the examination for the Certified Information Systems Auditor credential.
  
  
• Security System Design. Alan developed systems design methodologies of structure analysis and structured design and consulted with major government and defense firms to implement these techniques. His internal security and control technique formed the basis for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) standard for design of secure systems.
  
  
• Design Methodologies. Alan served on the design team for the Apollo Project Ground Support System at the NASA Manned Spacecraft center in Houston.
  
  
• Publications and Thought Leadership. Alan co-authored five books on information security and management, including The Accountant's Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime Prevention (AICPA), and dozens of articles in publications ranging from Computerworld to the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. He was featured on the CBS News program, 60 Minutes, the History Channel’s, Cyberterrorism Inside and a special entitled Hackers: Outlaws and Angels, for The Learning Channel. He has also appeared for interviews Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, CNBC, MSNBC, CBC, BBC and CNN.

Education, Certifications & Recognitions

• New York University, B.A.
• New York University, MBA
• United States Army Command, honor graduate
• General Staff College, honor graduate
• National Defense University’s National Security Management Program, honor graduate
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Information Forensics Investigator (CIFI)
• Elected to Associate Membership in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Professional Affiliations

University of Florida's Levin School of Law, Center for International Financial Crime Studies, Board of Advisors