Richard Nealon, CISSP-ISSMP, SSCP, is a member of the (ISC)² Board of Directors. Nealon has worked in information security and related disciplines within the financial sector in Ireland for more than 20 years. He was one of the first certified security professionals in Ireland, and has a long time involvement with the Irish Information Security Forum (IISF). He was the first Irish recipient of the COSAC award in 2003 and received the James R. Wade (ISC)² Service Award in 2010.