Michael Curry
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Security leader with 20+ years defending government, financial, enterprise, and military systems. Former CISO trusted with safeguarding elections, leading large teams, and rebuilding post-breach security. Cleared for Top Secret (Canada), Public Trust (U.S.), and COSMIC (NATO). Blend hands-on technical depth (M365/D365, Azure, AI security, zero trust) with proven leadership of SOC, compliance, and risk programs. Known for delivering certifications in record time, reducing incidents, and building resilient infrastructures where failure isn't an option.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Information Security SME / Acting Security Lead
City of Hamilton
Hamilton, Canada
06.2025 - Current
- Recruited post-breach to rebuild municipal security; elevated to manage a 40-person team.
- Lead $8M+ firewall modernization program (Cisco/ASA, HA DCs, egress security).
- Direct PCI DSS compliance for citywide payments; oversee pen testing & audits with Hitachi.
- Oversee Defender XDR rollout across 3 domains (Endpoint, O365, Email, Mobile).
- Implement Purview for data classification, lifecycle management, and DLP citywide.
- Run PKI modernization (Entrust → GlobalSign, internal CA, 2000+ certs).
- Direct IAM program (Intune, Exchange, SCCM, PAM, MFA, SSO).
- Conduct TRAs & security assessments for elections, NG911, transit, health systems.
- Build CISO Office & Governance aligned to ISO 27001, NIST CSF, Bill 194.
Senior Principal Security Architect
Street Context
Toronto, Canada
12.2020 - 10.2024
- Achieved SOC 2 Type II with zero high-risk findings.
- Embedded security into CI/CD, cutting production vulnerabilities by 78%.
- Delivered access control (least privilege, cert-based auth), preventing breaches.
- Automated compliance workflows, lowering overhead by 35%.
Co-Founder & Security Lead
Wovin Technologies Ltd.
Calgary, Canada
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Built secure HFT infrastructure across 10+ exchanges with zero intrusions.
- Designed ML pipelines for real-time trading decisions.
- Implemented firmware-level tamper-resistant security with microsecond latency.
Senior Security Consultant
CrowdStrike
Sunnyvale, USA
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Part of DNC breach investigation team, handling APT/malware reverse engineering.
- Developed containment strategies under U.S. and Canadian clearances.
- Led forensic investigations minimizing operational impact while preserving evidence.
Co-Founder & Senior Security Engineer
Turbo VPN Inc.
Toronto, Canada
07.2014 - 03.2017
- Launched proprietary VPN + DNS infrastructure, scaling to 400K+ users.
- Directed 10 engineers, delivering encryption and secure protocols globally.
Founder & Head of Security
Vault of Satoshi Inc.
Brantford, Canada
03.2012 - 06.2014
- Operated regulated crypto exchange, safeguarding $7M BTC + $4M CAD.
- Achieved PCI DSS and banking compliance with zero breaches.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science - Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ONFinancial Accounting -
Seneca & Mohawk College
Hamilton, ONSkills
- Security Architecture
- Cloud Security (AWS, Azure)
- Zero Trust
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- NIST 800-30/53
- ITSG-33
- Risk
- Incident Response
- Red Teaming
- AI Security
- Adversarial Defense
- Secure SDLC
- Governance & Compliance
Websites
Certification
- CEH
- GDPR Certification
- AI/ML Security
- Top Secret (Canada)
- Public Trust (U.S.)
- COSMIC (NATO)
Accomplishments
- Lead a 40-person security team for the City of Hamilton, rebuilding security post-breach.
- Directed SOC 2 & ISO 27001 certifications in 4 months (avg. 9).
- Built & deployed AI Firewall & Prompt Guard, reducing adversarial exploits by 70%.
- Key member of CrowdStrike's DNC breach investigation, exposing nation-state activity.
- Founded multiple startups including Vault of Satoshi, safeguarding $7M in assets with zero breaches.
Timeline
Information Security SME / Acting Security Lead
City of Hamilton
06.2025 - Current
Senior Principal Security Architect
Street Context
12.2020 - 10.2024
Co-Founder & Security Lead
Wovin Technologies Ltd.
04.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Security Consultant
CrowdStrike
03.2017 - 03.2018
Co-Founder & Senior Security Engineer
Turbo VPN Inc.
07.2014 - 03.2017
Founder & Head of Security
Vault of Satoshi Inc.
03.2012 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Computer Science - Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Financial Accounting -
Seneca & Mohawk College
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