John Walp

John Walp has more than 17 years of Information Technology experience, more than half of which has been focused on information security challenges. He currently serves as Administrative Vice President and Corporate Information Security Officer for M&T Bank, a $70 billion financial institution headquartered in Buffalo, NY. Previously, he held the role of Vice President, Network Security Solutions Manager for M&T. His responsibilities include forming and executing the overall strategy for Information Security and Privacy at M&T Bank. This includes groups which focus on external and internal network security, which are made up of key security systems such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and security information management platforms. In addition, his organization supports the functions of access management, and compliance and risk management. Mr. Walp was selected as the 2009 North East Information Security Executive of the Year, an honor given by the Executive Alliance. The ISE Northeast Awards recognize information security executives and their teams who demonstrate outstanding leadership in risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy, and network security across the region including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. John is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) as well as a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). He is a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy and serves as Executive Vice President of the FBI’s Buffalo InfraGard Membership Alliance. Mr. Walp also serves on the advisory board of the Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education (CEISARE) at the University of Buffalo. He is a member of the High-Tech Crime Consortium and the U.S. Secret Services Electronic Crimes Task Force. A Veteran of the United State Air Force, he served his country for 22 years which included both active and reserve service. In 2004, Mr. Walp was recalled to active duty and deployed to the Kingdom of Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was selected as part of an elite logistics cadre to aid in establishing the Central Command’s Deployment and Distribution Operations Center. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from State University of New York College at Buffalo. He and his wife Laurie have four children and make their home in Amherst, NY.

Publications

Strategic and Practical Approaches for Information Security Governance: Technologies and Applied Solutions
Strategic and Practical Approaches for Information Security Governance: Technologies and Applied Solutions
Manish Gupta, John Walp, Raj Sharman. © 2012. 491 pages.
Organizations, worldwide, have adopted practical and applied approaches for mitigating risks and managing information security program. Considering complexities of a large-scale...
Threats, Countermeasures, and Advances in Applied Information Security
Threats, Countermeasures, and Advances in Applied Information Security
Manish Gupta, John Walp, Raj Sharman. © 2012. 319 pages.
Organizations are increasingly relying on electronic information to conduct business, which has caused the amount of personal information to grow exponentially. Threats...
Foreword
Foreword
John Walp. © 2009. 2 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security.