Eric Gauthier
Principal Consultant
Eric brings 26 years of experience to SideChannel from primarily SAAS and e-commerce marketplaces, like Wayfair.com. He has extensive experience implementing security, privacy and compliance frameworks such as NIST CSF & SSDF, ISO 27001, SOC2, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. Eric’s deep technical understanding of infrastructure, cloud computing, and software development allow him to work effectively at the intersection of security, IT and engineering and drive the adoption of DevSecOps.
“I’m most interested in embedding security into the culture and practices of the places where I am.” says Eric. “Think about your car. You no longer think about locking the doors as the car is now designed to lock the doors for you and the brakes are simple to use despite being incredibly complicated technology. This is what I’m out to attain for my clients, security that is easy to use and baked into the regular business workflow,” shares Eric.
Eric holds a BS in astronomy and astrophysics from Centre College, holds a CISSP certification, has participated in CISSP exam writing workshops, and is a member of both Infraguard and the Cloud Security Alliance’s DevSecOps Working Group. He lives near Boston with his wife and children. In his spare time, Eric plays and coaches ice hockey so, if he’s not in the office, he’s probably at the rink.
