About

My name is Christian Lecompte. I’ve worked in various cybersecurity functions & responsabilities since 2001. I’m a builder and solver of complex cybersecurity problems.

I’ve lead large cybersecurity teams during my career in basically all areas of cybersecurity.

Early in my carreer, I have designed, built and lead a SOC for an MSSP serving multiple Canadian and international customers.

Since then, i’ve been mostly in the financial sector to create and develop key cyber capabilities such as:

Technology Risk Management
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Offensive Security
Secure Software Developement
Security Monitoring
Identity and Access Management
IT Compliance
Investigation services
Incident Response
Third Party Risk management

I’ve lead multiple large, complex & successful entreprise transforming cybersecurity projects in key areas such as:

Cyber risk appetite and key risk indicators
Entreprise cyber security strategy
Data Loss Prevention
Network Segmentation
Regulatory Compliance
mandatory SSL decryption for outbound Internet connections
Mandatory Endpoint VPN enforcement
Building complete governance structure including Entreprise Policy and technical standards

I’m currently employed at Intact Financial, the largest P&C insurer in Canada.

Thoughts and opinions on this site are my own and are not tied to my current employer.

Any inquiries can be adressed to about [at] synhack.org

Past speaking engagements:

February 2023, Réseau SecurIT, Talk on how to successfully develop a Vulnerability Management strategy
September 2024, Gartner Virtual Financial Services Roundtable for Risk leaders: Talk on defining a Cyber Risk Appetite.
October 2024, 20th anniversary speech for le Réseau SecurIT
May 2025, Réseau SecurIT, talk on Calculating the cost of a cyber incident

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