Andrew Cuthbert

Q: What are Andy Cuthbert's qualifications in cyber security?

Andy is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) through ISACA and a certified digital forensic investigator (FTK), with 24+ years of experience in IT security, network administration, and investigations. He serves as Director of Cyber Security at Risk Control Strategies.

Director of Cyber Security · IT Security & CISO Advisor · Digital Forensic Investigator

Andrew Cuthbert is Director of Cyber Security at Risk Control Strategies, with more than two decades architecting, defending, and investigating complex enterprise networks. He has spent his career on both sides of the wire — building and running global IT infrastructure, then turning that same expertise toward incident response, breach investigation, and digital forensics for corporate and high-net-worth clients. When a network is the scene of the matter, Andy is who reads it.

About Andy

Andy built his career on a deep, hands-on understanding of how networks actually work — which is exactly what makes him good at finding where they've been broken into.

Before cyber security was a boardroom conversation, he was already in the infrastructure: troubleshooting, administering, and securing complex networks with a global footprint. He began as a network administrator at Medlock Communications, a cutting-edge UK telecommunications company, before relocating to Los Angeles in 1998. There, as a senior network administrator and IT consultant, he served a wide range of corporations — delivering incident response, data recovery, and business continuity services to clients who couldn't afford to be down.

That operator's background is the difference. Andy doesn't approach a compromised environment as an outsider reading a report; he approaches it as someone who has built the same systems from the ground up. He is skilled in network diagnostics, computer forensics, mobile forensic acquisitions, and IT security audit practice — and because he has lived in real corporate IT environments, he communicates with clients clearly and efficiently, translating technical findings into decisions they can act on.

Since joining RCS, Andy has worked a steady stream of complex investigations, surfacing pertinent evidence through careful forensic analysis and disciplined review of network logs, system scans, and other digital artifacts. He is the trusted troubleshooter the firm turns to when the question is whether something has been compromised — and what to do about it.

A long-time member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Andy completed his undergraduate studies at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK.

Expert Capabilities & Crisis Response

Andy specializes in the moments that decide whether a cyber incident becomes a catastrophe: breach response, ongoing-compromise containment, employee wrongdoing, and business continuity under pressure. He pairs the evidentiary discipline of a certified forensic investigator with the systems judgment of a senior network administrator — so that what's recovered is both operationally useful and defensible if the matter heads to litigation.

Certifications & Credentials

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA®) — ISACA
Certified Digital Forensic Investigator (FTK®)
24+ years of experience in IT security, investigations, and CISO-level advisory services
Undergraduate studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Professional Associations: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Areas of Focus

Cyber Security & Incident Response

Breach response, ongoing-compromise containment, and crisis resolution for corporate and high-net-worth clients — drawing on two decades inside the infrastructure he now defends.

CISO Advisory Services

Chief Information Security Officer services for organizations that need senior security leadership without the full-time seat, including risk assessment, IT security audit, and business continuity planning.

Digital Forensics & Network Investigation

Computer forensics, mobile forensic acquisitions, and network-log and system-scan analysis to surface pertinent evidence in complex investigations — including employee-wrongdoing and internal-misconduct matters.

Work With Andy

Whether you're facing a live breach, a suspected internal compromise, a forensic investigation that turns on network evidence, or you simply need senior security leadership on call, Andy and the Risk Control Strategies team are ready to help.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Andy Cuthbert's qualifications in cyber security?

Andy is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA®) through ISACA and a certified digital forensic investigator (FTK®), with 24+ years of experience in IT security, network administration, and investigations. He serves as Director of Cyber Security at Risk Control Strategies.

Does Andy provide CISO services?

Yes. Andy delivers Chief Information Security Officer-level advisory services to corporate and high-net-worth clients, including risk assessment, IT security audit, incident response, and business continuity planning.

What types of matters does Andy handle?

Breach and incident response, ongoing-compromise containment, employee-wrongdoing investigations, digital and mobile forensics, network-log analysis, and IT security audits.

What is Andy's background?

More than two decades in enterprise IT — beginning as a network administrator in UK telecommunications, then as a senior network administrator and IT consultant in Los Angeles delivering incident response, data recovery, and business continuity — before becoming Director of Cyber Security at RCS.