Mr. Ziccardi is a seasoned IT professional with nearly a decade of Risk Management and Information Security experience. He specializes in system stability, compliance, operating system and network security, and risk based vulnerability assessments. He is experienced with a wide variety of system and network security solutions, including network and host-based intrusion detection and prevention systems, system integrity solutions, as well as risk assessment tools and methodologies

Prior to joining N&ST, Mr. Ziccardi spent four years with American Electric Power (AEP). While at AEP, Mr. Ziccardi served as an Information Security Analyst where he developed and implemented AEP’s vulnerability management program. Mr. Ziccardi also planned and lead vulnerability and security assessments at a number of assets including power plants, control centers, and natural gas pipelines. Mr. Ziccardi wrapped up his tenure with AEP as a Senior Compliance Analyst focusing on compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, NERC Urgent Action SAR 1200, and the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002. Mr. Ziccardi also served on AEP’s drafting team for NERC CIP 002 through CIP 009.

Following AEP, Mr. Ziccardi held a variety of positions for Cardinal Health. While at Cardinal Health, he helped develop the foundations of Cardinal’s Risk Management and Compliance team. He improved its security by providing risk assessments to enterprise IT projects including network architecture projects, data center relocations, and ERP system implementations. Mr. Ziccardi also served as Cardinal’s Risk Management Strategy Consultant where he helped executives formulate and communicate the concepts of risk as they applied to Cardinal Health and its shared services organizations. The thought leadership provided by Mr. Ziccardi allowed Cardinal Health to adapt its strategies to address a changing business and risk environment. Mr. Ziccardi concluded his tenure at Cardinal Health as the Manager of Proactive and Preventative Maintenance. His team assessed the stability of business critical applications and operated Cardinal’s root cause analysis process. The efforts of his team provided insights that lead to improved technology refresh prioritization, a manageable application retirement strategy, and formation of formal incident response management team.

Mr. Ziccardi has held certifications from Microsoft, Novell, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq Computer Corporation, and IBM.