Ryan Lackey is Chief Security Officer of Evertas, the pioneer in cryptoasset insurance. He has been a cypherpunk since the early 1990s, first participating in discussions of electronic cash systems and privacy-protecting networked applications on the mailing list, later attending MIT and building systems in the real world through several startups. In addition, he has worked on Internet infrastructure, both at the core of the modern Internet at Cloudflare, and at the frontiers of the Internet in conflict zones including Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is active supporting the creation of security standards for the cryptocurrency industry.