Elmar Bergmann is a security consultant based in the United Kingdom who specializes in Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, Compliance Management, Security Incidence Investigation, and Web Security, among others. He is currently the Global Information Security Risk Technical Lead of HSBC, which is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Elmar earned his Masters degree on Information and Network Security from Kingston University on 2011 and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, as well as a Certified Ethical Hacker.