Quadrum Cyber
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About Quadrum Cyber

Independent advisor for the
most consequential cyber decisions.

We founded Quadrum Cyber on a simple conviction: enterprises don’t suffer from a shortage of cybersecurity reports — they suffer from advice that is not actionable resulting in the right decisions never being made.

Our mission

Stop findings from collecting dust.

Too often, an organization commissions an assessment, receives a thick report, and files it away — while the threats it described continue to evolve at the speed of AI. Quadrum Cyber exists to close that gap: to turn findings into decisions, and decisions into measurable risk reduction.

We are advisory-first. We don’t sell tools, resell platforms, or provide hands-on implementation. That independence is deliberate — it means our only product is judgment, and our only incentive is your outcome.

How we’re different

Built for the CISO.

Most cyber consultancies are built to sell what comes next — more tooling, more staff, more remediation hours — and that model quietly shapes their advice. We removed that conflict entirely: we don’t sell what we recommend, so the recommendation is the only thing we optimize for.

Quadrum Cyber is built for the CISO. We’ve sat in the chair and run security at global scale, so we see your program through the same lens you do — then bring the patterns, benchmarks, and hard-won insight from defending some of the world’s most complex enterprises. The result is independent, experience-backed advice you can act on with conviction — and carry into the boardroom with confidence.

Leadership

Founded by proven cybersecurity executives.

Two leaders with a combined half-century in cybersecurity, executive sponsorship of the industry’s most cited security research, and advisory experience at the highest levels of government and enterprise.

Portrait of Chris Novak, Partner & Co-Founder of Quadrum Cyber

Chris Novak

Partner & Co-Founder

Chris co-founded Quadrum Cyber to give security leaders an independent advisor who has lived the hardest moments of the job. Across more than 25 years he has helped organizations understand, govern, and respond to complex cyber risk — translating highly technical threats into clear, business-relevant guidance for CISOs, C-suite executives, policymakers, and boards.

Most recently as Vice President of Verizon Global Cybersecurity Solutions, he led world-class teams that helped public- and private-sector organizations worldwide respond to and eradicate active cyberattacks, and he has been one of the long-standing voices behind the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report since its first publication in 2008.

  • 25+ years governing and responding to complex enterprise cyber risk
  • Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Solutions, Verizon — led global incident-response teams
  • Long-standing voice behind the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (since 2008)
  • Named a Top Cybersecurity Leader by Security Magazine; advised at the highest levels of government and industry
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Portrait of Kris Philipsen, Partner & Co-Founder of Quadrum Cyber

Kris Philipsen

Partner & Co-Founder

Kris co-founded Quadrum Cyber to close one of the hardest gaps in enterprise security — translating cyber risk into strategic certainty. He pairs three decades of hands-on cybersecurity research (advanced testing methods, regulator-recognized frameworks, and zero-day discoveries in applications and internet protocols) with C-suite fluency, connecting ground-level technical risk to business outcomes, regulatory standing, and long-term resilience.

Before Quadrum, he spent 25 years at Verizon across Europe and the U.S. — most recently as Sr. Managing Director for Global Cybersecurity Solutions, leading a 500+ person global team helping the Fortune 200 reduce cyber risk.

  • 30-year career in cybersecurity & pioneering research
  • Sr. Managing Director, Global Cybersecurity Solutions, Verizon (500+ global team)
  • Executive sponsor, Verizon Payment Security Report
  • ISC2 Advisory Council Appointment · Contributor to the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy
  • Trustee at the Center for Cyber Safety & Education. Mentors non-profits to strengthen their cybersecurity posture
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Track record

Credentials that shaped the industry.

The milestones below reflect our founders’ collective experience — the foundation Quadrum Cyber is built on.

  • 50 years of combined cybersecurity leadership

    Two founders, each with 25 years advising and defending enterprises against evolving threats.

  • Built a $500M ARR advisory business

    Led a Verizon cybersecurity business generating $500M in annual recurring revenue.

  • 600+ consultants under leadership

    Scaled and directed a global team of more than 600 cybersecurity consultants.

  • Executive sponsors of landmark industry research

    Sponsored Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report and Payment Security Report.

  • Advisory at the highest levels

    Advisor to the President of the United States, Boards of Directors, and advisory committees.

25+years experience per founder
$500MARR business built at Verizon
600+consultants led
2landmark Verizon reports sponsored
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Bring independent advice to your next decision.

Whether you’re preparing a Board update, scoping an assessment, or navigating a transformation — we can help you decide with confidence.

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