Thomas McDermott
CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, Partner, CohnReznick Advisory – CohnReznick Advisory LLC
As a partner in the Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, and Privacy practice, Thomas (Tom) McDermott has nearly 20 years of experience in IT, SOX compliance, security, financial, internal control audits, and advisory services. He provides specialized risk and advisory services to clients in a variety of areas including IT governance, IT security, data confidentiality and privacy, and compliance, as well as in IT general and application controls.
Experience and credentials
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
Extensive experience across various industries including technology, financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, not-for-profit, and life sciences
Internal audit and SOX experience spans the entire life cycle of the control assessment process and leverages the use of the COSO and COBIT frameworks
Has overseen numerous domestic and international engagements, helping clients identify, mitigate, and manage risks through improved technology, processes, controls, and resource management
As a CISA, Tom works in the areas of system development, change control management, information security, computer operations, and disaster recovery. His experience in network, server, and application security, IT general controls, and application controls includes many different applications, IT platforms, and environments
Industry thought leader who has presented seminars on IT governance, business continuity planning, the use of security tools to analyze organizations’ network and system vulnerabilities, IT auditing, and the use of ACL and other Computer-Assisted Auditing Techniques
Named a Top 25 Technology Consultant and Leader by The Consulting Report
Education
B.S., Accounting – Rutgers University
Professional affiliations
ISACA (formerly the Information Systems Audit and Control Association) New Jersey Chapter, Director
Institute of Internal Auditors
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