Rob Walters

Rob is EWA-Canada’s Director of IT Security Operations. He oversees several programs, including EWA-Canada’s Managed Security Services (MSS), IT Security Consulting Services, the Canadian Computer Emergency Response Team (CanCERT™), and EWA-Canada’s IT operations.

Rob has extensive experience in the design and development of complex computer networks and test and evaluation facilities, and is a participant in the international Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). In addition to leading a number of comprehensive IT security reviews of large organizations, Rob has significant practical experience in incident response, intrusion detection, IT security architecture design, and penetration and vulnerability testing. Rob is a certified Common Criteria Evaluator and led the teams that designed and implemented CanCERT™, as well as EWA-Canada’s Managed Security Services.

Rob has a Master’s degree in electrical engineering and was an experienced systems engineer prior to transitioning to the IT Security field in 1997.