Steven E. Hamburg, PE (Co-Founder)

• "Regulatory compliance + technology << information security. Information security = 10 * people + 7 * process + 2 * technology." --s. hamburg, 2003
• "The key to effective information security strategies and the key cause of security incidents are one in the same - your workforce, business partners,and customers. Harness the power of security awareness to achieve the former and prevent the latter." --s. hamburg, 2002
• "The root cause of security issues is rarely due to a breakdown in technology; the root cause is commonly due to a breakdown in operations." --s. hamburg, 2001

Steven E. Hamburg is a Co-Founder of Encari, which is a full-service information security consulting firm. Encari provides consulting services to assist critical infrastructures in protecting its people, confidential information, facilities, equipment, and maintaining required compliance. Steven is also the Founder and President of Eclipsecurity, LLC, a full-service information security consulting firm that provides consulting services for healthcare organizations, professional and financial services firms, retailers, software companies, manufacturers, and energy and utility companies.

Prior to co-founding Encari and founding Eclipsecurity, Mr. Hamburg’s most notable professional experience was when he was a Senior Manager with Deloitte. Steven was consistently among the top billable consultants and top sales performers in the nation, and was an international thought leader in many areas of information security, including identity and access management, corporate security policy management, information classification and control, encryption, business continuity planning and disaster recovery, application and network security, legal and regulatory compliance, and data privacy. Steven has published several articles and has delivered many speaking engagements covering a variety of information security topics.

During Steven’s tenure as an information security consultant, he has directly provided consulting services for several Fortune 100 companies. Steven has provided instruction for DePaul University in support of its Master of Science in Computer, Information and Network Security program. Steven is a licensed professional civil / structural engineer. Steven is a graduate of the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School with a Master’s Degree in Civil / Structural engineering. Steven also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School.