MONIQUE MATTEI FERRARO
Watertown,CT
Summary
Legal and subject matter specialist offering expertise in cyber and privacy law, policy development and implementation, cybersecurity and cyber insurance. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and offering sound legal and business advice in clear and accessible terms. Solid understanding of business concerns. I see leaders' vision and make it happen.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cyber Counsel
Global Insurance Innovation Group, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
2015.10 - Current
- Advise HSB global business units on cybersecurity, privacy and data protection legal issues and potential impact on cyber insurance business.
- Lead strategy for cyber claims, underwriting, product development, enterprise risk management, client companies (cedents).
- Lead, ideate, develop, implement and manage large, long-tail cyber risk management and business unit initiatives.
- Created best-in-class vendor management program, created standards for due diligence in compliance with Office of Foreign Asset Controls, negotiate and draft vendor agreements, lead vendor managent of relationships with over 40 incident response and law firms.
- Lead discussions in technical and expert committees of trade associations on cyber and privacy legislation and regulatory matters, frequent consultant to federal authorities such as the Federal Insurance Office and the Office of the Cybersecurity Director.
- Track threat intelligence, regulatory, litigation and legislative trends in cyber security and privacy.
- Established expert speaker and writer breaking complex concepts down into accessible and actionable information at every level of understanding. Speaking examples include RSA, SecureWorld, IADC, In2Risk, CLM, InfoSec World, ClaimsXChange, Large Loss.
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts and other legal documents to support client needs.
- Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions.
Adjunct Professor, Cyber Security Program
Albany Law School
2019.01 - Current
- Privacy and Cyber Security LLM/MS, Design and teach Cyber Space Law course for LLM and MS students.
Adjunct Professor
Western Connecticut State University Homeland Security Masters Program
2023.01 - Current
- Design and teach Cyber Security and the Homeland course for MS students.
Owner/Principal
Forensics, LLC
2007.01 - 2015.01
- Principal of digital forensics, electronic evidence and privacy consulting firm
- Managed business processes, supervised employees and sub-contractors
- Led and managed incident response to cyber security incidents
- Performed forensic exams of computing devices using EnCase, Cellebrite and other digital forensic tools
- Researched, interpreted, analyzed and applied complex and conflicting laws and regulations, case law and legal principles in a quickly evolving and dynamic legal environment
- Prepared comprehensive, complex and detailed written reports
- Provided expert testimony
- Drafted motions and other legal process for clients for use in complex litigation
- Prepared and provided presentations regarding digital forensics, e-discovery and legal matters.
Owner and Principal Attorney
Ferraro Law Firm
1998.01 - 2015.01
- Cyber/privacy incident response
- Cyber/privacy pre-incident legal advising
- Negotiated complex agreements and settlements with insurers and defendants
- Represented clients in court and administrative proceedings.
Planning Specialist
State of Connecticut, Computer, Against Children, Force
1999.01 - 2006.01
- Crimes & Electronic Evidence Laboratory, Planned, wrote grant proposals and successfully secured funding for Computer Crimes and Electronic Evidence Lab and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
- Provided administrative and peer review of digital forensics examinations
- Coordinated training programs for lab employees
- Developed Internet safety programs for parents, children, law enforcement officers and the public
- Coordinated users’ group
- Coordinated task force consisting of prosecutors, law enforcement officers, educators and medical personnel
- Developed policies and procedures compliant with national accreditation standards
- Performed legal research, analyzed, interpreted complex and evolving regulations, laws, case law and legal principles
- Represented the agency at meetings with other government entities
- Developed legislative proposals and evaluated and responded to proposals
- Represented the agency providing testimony before the legislature
- Prepared and reviewed legal process for use in legal proceedings
- Negotiated access to information systems and developed memoranda of understanding to facilitate same.
Intelligence Analyst
Connecticut State Police
1994.01 - 1999.01
Research Analyst
Connecticut State Police
1987.01 - 1994.01
Education
J.D -
University of Connecticut School of Law
5.1998
M.S - undefined
Northeastern University, College of Criminal Justice
6.1986
B.S - undefined
Western Connecticut State University
5.1985
Skills
- Deep privacy legal experience in government, law firm and in-house.
- Extensive hands-on and advisory cybersecurity, digital forensics cyber law experience in government, law firm and in-house.
- Market leading cyber insurance subject matter expertise and advisement.
- Extensive incident response, law firm and cyber insurance network.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Designed strategy and stood up industry leading vendor management facility and team- over 40 claims and pre-incident vendors.
- Highly self-motivated team player who works independently with minimal supervision.
- Expert communicator across all levels, audiences and media, gauging content to audience, simplifying complex concepts.
- Privacy, cybersecurity and insurance certifications- CISSP, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, CPCU.
- Highly rated law school, graduate and undergraduate educator specializing in cyber law, cybersecurity, privacy law, cyber insurance and policy.
- Lead unique, challenging and complex projects
Certification
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter- CPCU
Fellow of Information Privacy- FIP
Certified Information Privacy Manager- CIPM Certified Information Privacy Professional/US- CIPP/US
Connecticut Bar, Juris # 415612
Certified Information Systems Security Professional- CISSP # 34709
Affiliations
ISC2
International Association of Privacy Professionals Claims Litigation Management Organization International Association of Defense Attorneys Service HSB Diversity & Inclusion Champion (2021-2023) Munich Re America Diversity and Inclusion Council, Member (2017-2019) Board of Directors, Digital Forensics Certification Board, Chair, Certification Committee (2012-2013) State of Connecticut Crime Laboratory Working Group, Governor’s Appointment (2011-2012) Jane Doe No More, Board of Directors (2010-2012) E-Discovery Paralegals Network, Advisor, Leadership Committee (2008-2010) Connecticut Bar Association Criminal Law Section Executive Committee, member (2009 – 2012)
Attorney, Lawyers for Children America (March 2005 – 2010)
Commissioner, State of Connecticut Commission on Child Protection 2005 - 2009)
Connecticut Bar Association Technology Law Section, Writing Competition Chair (2002- 2009)
Past Chair of the Section (2001) and Executive Committee Member (2000-2002, 2005-2013) Connecticut Bar Association Women and the Law Committee (2002 – 2010)
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Western Connecticut State University Homeland Security Masters Program
2023.01 - Current
Adjunct Professor, Cyber Security Program
Albany Law School
2019.01 - Current
Cyber Counsel
Global Insurance Innovation Group, Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
2015.10 - Current
Owner/Principal
Forensics, LLC
2007.01 - 2015.01
Planning Specialist
State of Connecticut, Computer, Against Children, Force
1999.01 - 2006.01
Owner and Principal Attorney
Ferraro Law Firm
1998.01 - 2015.01
Intelligence Analyst
Connecticut State Police
1994.01 - 1999.01
Research Analyst
Connecticut State Police
1987.01 - 1994.01
J.D -
University of Connecticut School of Law
M.S - undefined
Northeastern University, College of Criminal Justice
B.S - undefined
Western Connecticut State University
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter- CPCU
Fellow of Information Privacy- FIP
Certified Information Privacy Manager- CIPM Certified Information Privacy Professional/US- CIPP/US
Connecticut Bar, Juris # 415612
Certified Information Systems Security Professional- CISSP # 34709
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