Scott Perry is a Principal at Schellman where he heads up its crypto and digital trust services practice. Prior to joining Schellman in 2022, Scott owned and operated his own firm specializing in cybersecurity consulting audits and governance, GRC implementation, digital identity and verifiable credentials, and WebTrust. Scott is also a Steering Committee member and co-Chairs the Governance Stack Working Group for the Trust Over IP Foundation (a Linux Foundation project). Scott has worked with the world's most respected SSL-certificate issuers, aerospace and defense companies, and government agencies. He has authored and contributed to a comprehensive governance and trust assurance methodology suite for Trust Over IP, has written a key chapter on Trust Assurance in a published book on Self Sovereign Identity and the FinClusive Rulebook. As a hands-on crypto and cybersecurity consultant and auditor, Scott provides deep and impactful advice that you would expect from a leader in the field.
By:
Scott Perry
July 27th, 2023
In the digital marketplace, certification authorities (CA) play an important role as trust anchors on the Internet—their primary goal is to establish confidence, confidentiality, integrity, and authentication during various digital communication and transaction scenarios, enabling secure interactions and protecting sensitive information. But that makes it imperative that these CAs remain trustworthy themselves, and in this, WebTrust audits can help.
SOC & Attestations | Crypto and Digital Trust | Emerging Technologies | blockchain
By:
Scott Perry
November 15th, 2022
These days, blockchain providers find themselves in an interesting position—you have a revolutionary service to offer, but the market is still coming around to it. You need a way to validate your product so they will. Luckily, there is something you can do—you can take the initiative to acquire a SOC report.
Crypto and Digital Trust | Digital Trust | Digital Identity
By:
Scott Perry
September 20th, 2022
It was once said that “the future is not something to predict. The future is something to build.”
Education | Crypto and Digital Trust | Web 3.0
By:
Scott Perry
May 25th, 2022
Ernest Cline’s sci-fi novel, Ready Player One, centers on users’ experience within the OASIS—a highly advanced, fully immersive simulation. In the book, people prefer living in virtual reality rather than their own because of all the information and possibilities it offers.