About Cyber Knowledge Partners

Founded by practitioners,
not academics.

We believe cybersecurity should be a board-level conversation, not a technical sidebar. Our job is to make it one.

Our Story

Why we started CKP.

We spent years watching talented executives struggle with cybersecurity advice that assumed a technical background they didn't have — and watching technical teams deliver reports that boards couldn't act on. We built Cyber Knowledge Partners to fix that.

Cyber Knowledge Partners was founded by two cybersecurity veterans who lived this gap at the highest levels of industry. Our founders bring decades of combined experience across banking, healthcare, government, and higher education — the sectors where cyber risk has real, measurable consequences.

We don't do compliance theater. We don't generate reports that gather dust. We work directly with boards, CEOs, and senior leadership to translate cyber risk into business language — and to help organizations make the decisions that actually protect them.

We also publish. Two book series — one a plain-English handbook for small business owners, the other a fiction series exploring what happens when the systems we trust start working against us. Both extend our mission: making cybersecurity accessible, actionable, and understood.

What We Believe

Three principles that guide every engagement.

We're selective about the clients we work with, and these values are why. We don't flex them.

01

Culture over technology

The most difficult cybersecurity transformations are never about technology. They're about culture, governance, and accountability. That's where we start, and that's where we keep the focus.

02

Plain language always

If your board can't understand it, it doesn't matter how technically correct it is. We translate complexity into decisions that leadership can actually make and own.

03

Compliance is the floor

Compliance alone won't protect your assets. Real security goes beyond checking boxes — and so do we. We help organizations build resilience that lasts beyond the next audit cycle.

The Founders

Meet Kathryn & Linda.

Two cybersecurity executives with the track record to back the advice they give.

Kathryn Mihalich — Co-Founder of Cyber Knowledge Partners
Co-Founder

Kathryn Mihalich

Kathryn is a cybersecurity strategist with deep experience across banking, healthcare, and the public sector. She brings the practitioner's eye that boards need — translating complex threat landscapes into clear governance decisions and measurable business outcomes.

Before co-founding CKP, Kathryn built and led security programs at organizations spanning financial services, clinical systems, and federal contractors. Her work has directly shaped governance frameworks at Fortune 500 boards and informed policy at the state level.

Linda Zecher — Co-Founder of Cyber Knowledge Partners
Co-Founder

Linda Zecher

Linda is a technology executive and board advisor with a career spanning Fortune 500 leadership roles. Her approach bridges cybersecurity, AI governance, and broader business strategy — helping leaders turn technology risk into resilience and competitive advantage.

Linda's perspective is informed by decades of seeing how cyber risk interacts with strategy at the highest level. She serves as an advisor to boards and C-suites navigating both cybersecurity transformation and the integration of AI into enterprise operations.

Our Combined Areas of Focus
Board Advisory & Effectiveness AI Strategy & Governance Financial Services Security Healthcare Compliance Incident Response Governance Frameworks Enterprise Transformation Public Sector Higher Education
Conferences & Speaking

Where you'll find us.

Our founders speak regularly at the conferences where boards, CISOs, and industry leaders convene to shape the cybersecurity and AI governance agenda.

RSA Conference
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
Billington Cybersecurity Summit
INSA (Intelligence and National Security Alliance)
(ISC)² Security Congress
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Ready to work together?

Every engagement starts with a conversation — no hard sell, just a direct discussion about what you need and whether we're the right partner.

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