Serge Droz

"Serge Droz is a senior IT-Security expert and seasoned incident responder. Serge works as a senior security engineer at Proton Technologies. He studied physics at ETH Zurich and the University of Alberta, Canada and holds a PhD in theoretical astrophysics. He has worked in the private industry and academia in Switzerland and Canada in different security roles as a national CERT in Switzerland for more than 20 years. Serge is the chair of the board of directors of FIRST (Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams), the premier organisation of recognised global leaders in incident response. In this role he actively participates in discussions relating to cyber security at various policy bodies, in particular related to norm building. Serge is an active speaker and a regular trainer for CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) courses around the world."