The Busiest Cybersecurity Pro in the Business
A selection of Claudiu’s weekly media appearances and academic activities
CERTIFIED EXPERIENCE
Recognized cybersecurity expert, author and educator
Claudiu Popa is a certified cybersecurity expert, public speaker, published cybersecurity author, educator, and thought leader in the realm of security and privacy, data protection, compliance, and governance issues. With over 30 years of experience in information technology security, auditing, international standards, and board-level risk advisory, he is no stranger to sharing his wealth of knowledge with eager audiences.
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Enabling change through security and leadership
Claudiu Popa has dedicated his life to enriching the world through better security. As the CEO of Informatica Corporation and the President of Datarisk Canada, he has enriched organizations’ privacy and security, and as the co-founder and chairman of Knowledgeflow Cybersecurity Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit, he educates children and other vulnerable individuals about online safety and empowers them to thrive today and in the future.
NEWS APPEARANCES
Encouraging media cybersecurity literacy
As one of Canada’s most qualified cybersecurity contributors, Claudiu Popa frequently writes about the need to raise media standards for the ethical coverage of cybersecurity in public broadcasting Canada. Claudiu appears on respected television and radio broadcasts such as CTV National News and CBC’s Marketplace investigations, to support education for data protection literacy across reporting professions. Claudiu’s diverse professional activities all stem from the same desire to share his knowledge about cybersecurity and digital literacy with the public.
Claudiu Popa Holds Many of the Top Certifications in the Industry, Including:
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podcasts
CyberSecurED podcast
In this exclusive 10-part series, cybersafety educator and author Claudiu Popa, founder of the KnowledgeFlow Foundation, invites an exceptional group of special guests to take part in grounded discussions on the promise and myth of EdTech, from the original intentions to catalyze learning through technology to the privacy-invasive practices that may impact generations of students across Canada and the United States.
CoMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Community cybersafety events
Claudiu volunteers with KnowledgeFlow to bring exciting cyber security events to municipalities throughout Ontario.
You can learn more about Claudiu’s initiatives with KnowledgeFlow at knowledgeflow.org.
knowledgeflow cybersafety foundation
EdTech success tips and tricks
Every year, Claudiu visits schools and presents exciting workshops to hundreds of children, educators and families about ways to cope with the new wave of educational technology available in homes and schools. Contact KnowledgeFlow and visit knowledgeflow.org to learn more!
education
Higher education leader
Claudiu Popa has been a professional lecturer, cybersecurity speaker, course leader, and adjunct professor for such educational institutions as the University of Toronto, Schulich School of Business, Seneca College, and Ontario Tech University.
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Claudiu’s Blog
Claudiu Popa’s musings and meditations on data protection fails, snafus, and oddities are collected in his personal blog, Bad Privacy. From ruminations on phishing scams and the security of online learning, to the role of the radio during WWII and the lure of charismatic social movements, Claudiu aims to enlighten readers as to the complexities of the digital world we live in.