Andrew is a formally trained engineer with a distinguished background as a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces and Senior Manager – Technical Officer of The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Possessing over 20 years of extensive expertise in security and threat intelligence, he boasts an extraordinary professional journey.
Having served as a Technical Operations Agent and Senior Manager of the Counter Terrorism\Proliferation Technology Group at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Andrew continued to demonstrate exceptional proficiency in his security career at the National Headquarters (NHQ) and the Ottawa Regional office. He played a pivotal role in leading and coordinating technical teams involved in data exploitation, physical access, online anonymity, and digital surveillance operations, all in support of Canadian national security investigations.
In 2019, Andrew made a transition to the private sector, where he has established himself as a specialist in various domains including social engineering, dark web navigation, online privacy, risk management, and cyber attack incident response planning. With more than 20 years of experience, Andrew is a highly seasoned professional in both physical and cyber security operations. He offers invaluable insights and serves as a trusted advisor and consultant. He has recently collaborated with other industry experts from the Intelligence and Cyber Security community to establish KlavanSecurity.com.
*Physical access includes: Perimeter breach and TSCM assessments (Technical Surveillance Countermeasures)
