Travis R BarlowCybersecurity Executive Advisor · VP Enterprise Resilience Services, CyberShell
When a breach becomes a board crisis at 2 a.m., the organizations I work with already know what to do.
Executive advisor for cyber resilience and incident readiness. 26 years, 600+ incident response engagements, founder of AtlSecCon.
Track record
26
Years in cybersecurity
600+
Incident response engagements
1,700+
AtlSecCon attendees each year
Travis has spent 26 years making organizations — and the security community itself — genuinely safer. As VP of Enterprise Resilience Services at CyberShell, he leads advisory programs for leadership teams navigating the incidents that define the modern threat landscape. His track record spans 600+ incident response engagements, executive roles at KPMG Canada and GoSecure, and more than a decade building AtlSecCon into one of Canada's most inclusive security conferences.
What I do
Advisory
Executive and board-level guidance
Crisis readiness, resilience strategy, and the decisions leadership teams have to make under pressure.
Learn more →Speaking
Keynotes and executive sessions
Cyber resilience, incident leadership, AI-era security strategy, and building community that lasts.
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"Travis brings a rare combination of executive presence and deep technical credibility. His guidance during our incident was invaluable."
"His framework for cyber resilience gave our board the clarity they needed to make informed risk decisions."
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