About me
Paula Januszkiewicz is the Founder and CEO of CQURE and CQURE Academy, globally recognized organizations delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity consulting and advanced training since 2008. She is an Enterprise Security MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and one of the world’s leading experts in enterprise and cloud security, advising organizations worldwide on complex defensive architectures, incident response, and threat detection.
With over 20 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, Paula has led thousands of penetration tests, architecture reviews, and executive-level security programs. She is a Harvard Business School graduate and a highly sought-after keynote speaker, delivering top-rated sessions at premier global conferences including RSA, Black Hat, Microsoft Ignite, GISEC, and SecTor—where she has repeatedly ranked among the best speakers overall.
Paula serves on the Technical Advisory Board of NatWest/Royal Bank of Scotland, contributes community tools used in real-world blue team operations, and works directly with Windows source code. Her expertise uniquely bridges deep technical mastery, strategic leadership, and real-world defensive practice.
