Patrick M. Hayes

Author, Advisor, Trainer

With over 25 years of experience in the field, Patrick has built a reputation as a thought leader and innovator. Throughout his career, Patrick has been recognized for his contributions to the tech start-up community. He has authored numerous articles on best practices and has been invited to speak at industry conferences around the world.

In the mid-90's, Patrick landed as a consultant helping launch Internet Services with Canada’s 3rd largest Telecom. He went on to play a pivotal role in the Telecom’s M&A division as they expanded into eCommerce, IT Security and Consulting Services.

After leading a series of new business unit launches and technology start-ups, Patrick joined cybersecurity firm, Seccuris, the leader in Enterprise Security Architecture and inventor of Security-as-a-Service platform OneStone. Patrick led the expansion of Seccuris across North America, directly overseeing several enterprise security architecture programs. After being acquired by Hitachi Systems in 2015, he continued on to lead operations in the Americas along with advisory consulting.

Patrick has been credited with building and commercializing three successful Security-as-a-Service platforms in SIEM, XDR and Risk Analytics, managing as many as 500 billion security events a day. Patrick is a seasoned business strategist, technology entrepreneur, start-up leader and an accomplished executive.