Monica Verma is a distinguished cybersecurity leader with nearly 20 years of experience. She is now a speaker, blogger, YouTuber and founder and educates people on cybersecurity, risk management and digital transformation.
Monica’s impressive career began as a research assistant. She then transitioned to ethical hacking, where she specialised in discovering web application vulnerabilities and focused on securing web platforms and cloud environments, which later influenced her leadership in cloud security. Monica very quickly pivoted from security roles into strategic leadership based on her technical credibility. Her background provided the foundation for her later roles as CISO at firms including Booz Allen and Orange Business, where she led enterprise-wide security transformations. She is now the founder & CEO of Cyber Foyer and Monica Talks Cyber. Both are purpose-driven ventures which deliver broad-reaching coaching, content, and community support for cybersecurity professionals. She continues to take on senior advisory roles and serves as a thought leader and board-level advisor.
Monica’s career has seen her officially rank as the third-best CISO across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2023. She has also been recognised among the 50 most influential women transforming the tech landscape in 2022 and earned the “Best Security Advisor” award for her work in security consulting. As a speaker she has delivered keynotes and talks across Europe, the UK, the US, and Asia, She speaks on topics including cybersecurity evolution of cybercrime, AI and emerging technologies and digital trust and innovation. Monica is able to provide the audience with actionable insights by breaking down these complex topics by breaking them down into understandable frameworks. As a successful woman in tech, she empowers underrepresented groups in the tech industry. Monica’s extensive knowledge on the tech industry makes her an excellent choice of speaker for your next event. If you are interested in hiring Monica do not hesitate to get in touch today!
Monica Verma's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Cybersecurity
- Cyber & Enterprise Resilience
- Future & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Leadership
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events:
‘Monica’s opening keynote at the 2025 ACFE Fraud Conference Europe was outstanding. She presented to an audience of ca. 500 professionals and executives in the industry. She was not only able to present the risks associated with artificial intelligence in an engaging and informative manner, but she also gave our audience of anti-fraud professionals and executives real solutions and tools to leverage AI as well as address AI-related risks at their organisations. Excellent session!’ John, CEO, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
‘Monica delivered a highly engaging, insightful and illuminating keynote talk on Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime for an event bringing together hundreds of leaders of the European fund management industry in Luxembourg. Her message resonated strongly with the audience and she held their interest throughout. Many commented afterwards on how much they enjoyed her talk, and it stimulated much discussion throughout the remainder of the day. We were very pleased to have chosen Monica for this event, as she was an excellent addition to the programme.’ Courtney, Senior Content Editor, Financial Times Live
‘I've been in InfoSec for well over 20 years, and had the opportunity to meet and work with thousands of highly skilled people in the industry. Monica is unique amongst them all. She's experienced, thoughtful, articulate and more importantly -- Monica is genuinely passionate for InfoSec. For her, InfoSec is not just a career choice, but a personal calling. Her enthusiasm comes through in absolutely everything she does from her day-to-day work, her writing, and public appearances. She's always eager to help when asked and incredibly determined to make a real difference.’ Jeremiah, CEO
‘What really distinguishes Monica is her ability to bring aspects to the complexity of Cyber Security that is often not identified, and even neglected by security professionals. She truly has a unique ability to engage her audience and offers perspectives on cyber security that is relatable and recognizable for a broad range of attendees. Monica speaks with enthusiasm and excitement while bringing her audience on her knowledgeable journey.’ Cathrine Stien CEO, Digin
‘I met Monica at the Nordic IT Security conference in Stockholm. Her talk was so well received she was asked to do it twice! The subject was adaptive security. She is very passionate, has a great speaking style and her content is well thought out and unique. After the conference, we debated the merits of adaptive security and how the model can be utilized in several areas. I look forward to working with her more in the future.’ Tim Brown, CISO, SolarWinds
‘Monica is an inspiring and engaging speaker and conversation partner with a very good professional depth and breadth into cybersecurity. She has a strong commitment to the importance of technology and competence development needed to manage security risk. This I believe is a cornerstone of her leadership.’ Hanne, CSO, Telenor
Another terrific session at ISF this year. It's always great to hear presentations from female leaders in the field of information security. Monica provided valuable insights into work of information security professionals and the challenges that they are faced with in their daily work.’ ISF
‘Monica really knows her stuff, focusing not on just the technical perspective of security but the human also, which is key.’
- 2024 – Director, International Cybersecurity & Resilience, Booz Allen Hamilton
- 2022 – Group CISO, Orange Business Services
- 2022 – Group CISO & Head of Security/Privacy, Orange Digital Services Europe
- 2021 – CISO, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Helfo & POBO
- 2020 – CEO, Monica Talks Cyber (also: Coach, Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host)
- 2019 – Board Member, Cloud Security Alliance Norway
- 2019 – CISO | Head of Security, Risk & Business Continuity, TietoEVRY
- 2018 – Senior Manager | Head of Cloud Security, PwC
- 2016 – IAM Manager & Senior Security Advisor, Norges Bank Investment Management
- 2015 – Senior Information Security Expert, Allianz Group / Metafinanz
- 2011 – Information Security Consultant, Siemens
- 2010 – .Net Application Developer, Brainloop
- 2010 – Best Master Thesis: Web Application Security (RWTH Aachen)
- 2009 – Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Institute for Secure IT
- 2008 – Code Developer (Botnet Spam Analysis), University of Bonn
- 2007 – Website Developer, Computer Security Dept, University of Bonn
How to hire Monica Verma
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