Alan White
A global executive in cybersecurity with 20+ years of experience leading elite teams all over the world. I've led mission-critical operations and delivered impactful results in threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, and cyber governance. I’ve led a deep technical assessment lab covering IT, OT, and mobile technologies, and built cyber operations from the ground up.
My certifications include CISSP, CISA, CEH, CISA, CCE, and GCIH, and I’ve completed advanced executive education including MBA Program from LSE, Entrepreneurship at Oxford, Innovation from MIT, and AI Strategy from Berkeley.
Courses
Governance
Test your knowledge of Governance to identify strengths, gaps, and weaknesses in areas like program management, policies, standards, and procedures, controls and monitoring, and auditing. Measure your mastery of governance and advance your career with targeted course recommendations.
Case Study: Policy Fragmentation
In this challenge, you will review a case study about policies, standards & procedures. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to managing a compliance program.
Case Study: Control Drift
In this challenge, you will review a case study about security controls and monitoring. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to overhauling a monitoring and control assurance program.
Introduction to Security Auditing
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of security auditing. You will learn about planning and scoping an audit, executing audit fieldwork as well as analyzing findings and reporting.
Security Controls and Monitoring
In this course, you will be introduced to security controls. You will learn about control frameworks and classifications, how to implement technical security controls as well as monitoring and metrics for controls.
Policies, Standards, and Procedures
In this course, you will be introduced to the hierarchy of policies, standards, procedures. You will also learn about lifecycle management.
As a global executive in cybersecurity with 20+ years of experience leading elite teams across the U.S., Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, I bring both strategic vision and operational precision to digital defense. Most recently, as Head of Mandiant Managed Defense Consulting at Google Cloud, I led cyber and strategic initiatives that consistently elevated service delivery, drove revenue growth across new, incremental, and renewal streams, and enhanced customer outcomes.
My leadership journey spans Fortune 500s, sovereign entities, educational institutions, and mission-critical operations—delivering impactful results in threat detection, incident response, digital forensics, and cyber governance advisory. I’ve led a deep technical assessment lab covering IT, OT, and mobile technologies, and built cyber operations from the ground up in Japan, Australia, and the UAE. I’ve also directed consulting businesses across APJ and EMEA.
I’m the author of the Amazon best selling book the Blue Team Field Manual (BTFM) and Forensic Team Field Manual (FTFM), trusted resources used by cyber defenders around the world. My certifications include CISSP, CISA, CEH, CISA, CCE, and GCIH, and I’ve completed advanced executive education including MBA Program from LSE, Entrepreneurship at Oxford, Innovation from MIT, and AI Strategy from Berkeley. I am also a former Lieutenant Colonel in U.S. Army Cyber.