ABOUT
Dr. Ilia Kolochenko is a Swiss information security expert and attorney-at-law in Washington, D.C. He is a Chief Architect and CEO at ImmuniWeb, a global application security company with over 1,000 enterprise customers, and a Partner at Platt Law LLP, a New York based law firm with offices in the New York and Washington, DC.
Being a globally recognized expert in cybersecurity and cybercrime investigations, Dr. Kolochenko has over 15 years of professional experience in information security auditing, incident response and digital forensics. As a lawyer, his practice is primarily focused on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity law. Dr. Ilia Kolochenko is also an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity Practice & Cyber Law at Capitol Technology University and a Faculty Member at the D.C. Bar Continuous Legal Education Program where he teaches cybersecurity and data protection for lawyers.
Dr. Ilia Kolochenko is a Vice-Chair of the Information Security Committee at the American Bar Association (ABA) and a Member of Board of Appeals at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He is also a member of the Europol Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN), INTERPOL Digital Forensics Expert Group (DFEG), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), SANS Institute CISO Network and the EU CyberNet.
Dr. Kolochenko has an LL.M. in Information Technology Law from the University of Edinburgh Law School, an M.Sc. in Criminal Justice (Cybercrime Investigations & Cybersecurity) from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Capitol Technology University. He is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and Privacy Law Specialist (PLS) at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), two most advanced credentials by the IAPP in privacy practice and privacy law, respectively, while also holding AIGP, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM and CIMT privacy certifications by the IAPP. Additionally, he earned numerous security certifications by the Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) after ongoing training in advanced cloud security, incident forensics, and offensive cyber operations at SANS Institute. Dr. Kolochenko is also a Fellow at the European Law Institute (ELI) and a Fellow (FBCS) at the British Chartered Institute for IT.
He has authored more than 60 articles on cybersecurity, computer crime investigations, cyber law and artificial intelligence in respected journals including New York Law Journal, Washington Lawyer and Bloomberg Law. Interviews and expert comments of Dr. Ilia Kolochenko have been published in over 250 media in Europe and the US. He is also a frequent speaker at cybersecurity, law enforcement and legal conferences around the globe.
