About Joseph Horowitz

Joe joined Stetson Cybergroup as the Director of Compliance and Audit in July of 2020. He spent most of his 25+ year career as a collaborative, results driven audit, risk, and compliance business partner who drives organizations to achieve measurable and attainable goals, as well as meeting most cybersecurity regulations. The focus of Joe’s career now is risk identification and management related to cybersecurity, information security, and data protection and using his extensive knowledge to present at carious conferences and webinars.

Joe has comprehensive experience in all aspects of auditing, specializing in technology and non-technology risks and controls for a wide range of industries throughout his career; including government (NYC Comptroller’s Office, Lower Manhattan Development Corp., NYC Economic Development Corp., and NYC Employee Retirement System), healthcare (GHI, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and HealthFirst), technology (Verint Systems Inc.), cable & communications (Cablevision), consumer electronics (Panasonic), and management consulting (EY and Stetson Cybergroup).

Joe’s certifications include Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) via The IIA where he is a board member for the Albany, NY chapter, Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) via ISACA, and Associate Certified Chief Information Security Officer (A-CCISO) via EC-Council.

Joe is also an active member of International Information System Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)²), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and InfraGard (via FBI).

Joe has a B.S. in Business, Management & Finance and A.A.S. in Accounting.