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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, ON

Financial Accounting -

Seneca & Mohawk College
Hamilton, ON

Skills

  • 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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