Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization
Cicada Security Technology
Website www.cicadasecurity.com Facebook View on Facebook LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
CEO Cicada Security Technology Inc. 2010 - Present
Owner Coronet(Core-Net)Electronics Inc 1982-1991
Owner LANequip Cabling 1991-1999
Owner 5-L Technology Inc. 1999-present
Partner Converge Net Inc. 1999-2010
Co-Host CJAD Dinner Rush
A technology innovator with over 30 years of experience in building and managing successful IT and Security
solution provider organizations. By maintaining close attention to both market needs and emerging security challenges, Ryk attributes his success to his ability to cut through the industry buzz and to foresee emerging trends in their early stages of evolution.
From the date of his first acquisition, Coronet Electronics Inc., Ryk has been enrolled in a non-stop education in business management, security, computer science, networking, data communications, telecommunications theory, negotiation, marketing, psychology, and sociology. Although there is no degree offered for experience, the direct result of this education has been the ability to structure and manage companies serving the needs of enterprise and carrier class businesses, with valued services that evolve with in step with our client’s needs.
Specialties
- A deep understanding of information security and privacy, global network infrastructure, traffic analysis, and throughput efficiency. A subject matter expert on the proper means for the destruction of digital data
- Instructor at York University Schulick School of Business on Information Security and technical counter surveillance
- A Strong understanding of regulatory and legislative privacy objectives
- The creator of ‘The Cicada’ digital information and asset protection technology



