New
York City, NY, USA -- As reported by Bloomberg, companies and
investment funds are adding an extra layer of scrutiny to
acquisitions by screening targets for cybersecurity risks, as global
computer attacks raise awareness. To respond to this demand, renowned
cybersecurity speaker Edgar Perez is offering 360° Cybersecurity Due
Diligence and Awareness Training services for Forbes Global 2000
companies
(http://www.mredgarperez.com/index.php/cybersecurity-awareness-phishing-training-today).
The
wake-up call for cybersecurity expertise during mergers and
acquisitions came after a 2014 Yahoo! hack affected about 500 million
accounts, damaging the company's reputation and causing Verizon to
cut its offer to buy the company by $350 million. There is concern
that computer viruses can be planted and remain dormant until after a
deal, leaving the acquirer to cope with stolen customer data,
industrial secrets or ransom demands. That is where
MrEdgarPerez.com's offering becomes critical; it offers the world's
first 360° Cybersecurity Due Diligence and Awareness Training that
effectively prepares leaders to comprehensively minimize these risks.
Edgar
Perez (http://www.mredgarperez.com),
author of The Speed Traders (http://www.thespeedtraders.com)
and Knightmare on Wall Street
(http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com),
is a recognized futurist, keynote speaker and director of programs
targeted at board members, chief executive officers and senior
executives looking for new ways to gain and maintain a competitive
business advantage.
RECENT
TESTIMONIALS
• "Thanks
for the great work training our employees. You really made a
difference!" Global Chief Information Security Officer
• "After
working with a number of vendors, we found your team to be in a
qualitatively different level. By that I speak to your deep expertise
and exemplary professionalism." Divisional Chief Information
Officer
• "The
team that Edgar has assembled is top-notch. There are no words to
express our satisfaction with your high-quality delivery."
Member of the Board of Directors
• "The
program provides a comprehensive approach for any organization to
lead in cybersecurity readiness." IT Security Coordinator
ABOUT
EDGAR PEREZ
Mr.
Edgar Perez is a published author, business consultant for
billion-dollar private equity and hedge funds and Council Member at
the Gerson Lehrman Group, Guidepoint Global Advisors and Research
International, with subject matter expertise in cyber security,
investing, trading, financial regulation (Dodd-Frank Act) and market
structure.
He
is author of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight
Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (2013), and The
Speed Traders, An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading
Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in
English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Published in Mandarin by China
Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat,
published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).
Mr.
Perez is course director of 3-Day Masterclass Cybersecurity, Longest
Running Cyber Security Business Workshop and 3-Day Masterclass
Quantitative Finance, The World of Quant Finance. He has presented
his workshops in Singapore, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala
Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai. He
contributes to The New York Times and China's International Finance
News and Sina Finance.
Mr.
Perez has been interviewed on CNN's Quest Means Business, CNBC's
Squawk on the Street, Worldwide Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box,
FOX BUSINESS's Countdown to the Closing Bell and After the Bell,
Bloomberg TV's Market Makers, CNN en Español's Dinero, Petersburg -
Channel 5, Sina Finance, BNN's Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl,
TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia's Business
Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has
been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing,
ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin
Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua,
CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International
Finance News, Finance.QQ.com, hexun.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea
Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9,
iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street
Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico,
FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business
Times.
Mr.
Perez has presented to the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman
Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), Quant Investment & HFT
Summit APAC (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute,
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University,
University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult
International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New
York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr.
Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Cyber
Security World Conference (New York), Inside Market Data (Chicago),
Emerging Markets Investments Summit (Warsaw), CME Group's Global
Financial Leadership Conference (Naples Beach, FL), Harvard Business
School's Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston),
High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan
Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional
Investor's Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis
Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face
(Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia
(London).
Mr.
Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM,
and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City.
Previously, he managed Operations and Technology for Peruval Finance.
Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of
Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master
of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York,
with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the
Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez is an accomplished salsa
and hustle dancer and resides in the New York City area.
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