INTELLIGENT
CYBER research
Our Intelligent Cyber Research (ICR) team possesses deep analytical capabilities and expertise in the intersection of geopolitical, cyber, and technology risks. ICR can equip business, strategy, policy, and cyber leaders in multinational companies with improved strategic decision-making informed by deep awareness and understanding of geopolitical cyber risks. ICR offerings include:
Geo
Cyber Risk Index & Country Profiles
Informed analysis for organizations in high-risk environments
Curated reporting & analysis
Increased awareness of the global landscape and digital ecosystems
Geo Cyber
Risk Index &
Country Profiles
Informed analysis for organizations in high-risk environments
Curated reporting & analysis
Increased awareness of the global landscape and digital ecosystems
Curated
reporting &
analysis
Increased awareness of the global landscape and digital ecosystems
Unsure where to start? Explore our Cyber Workshops.
Geo Cyber Risk Index
Our Geo Cyber Risk Index delivers a full suite of country-specific cyber risk analysis to ensure that your company’s assets and supply chains have undergone the proper assessments to protect your people, networks, data and facilities from disruption and breaches. Let us empower your executives to make proper risk-based decisions to protect your company’s intellectual property, business continuity, and global reputation.
Geo Cyber Risk Assessment
Different operating environments possess different risk profiles, and for companies with global operations, a one-size-fits-all risk mitigation strategy will reduce efficiency. Risk calculations should consider analysis of the intersection of geopolitical, policy, cyber and technology factors. Next Peak provides multinational companies operating in high-risk environments with nuanced strategies to mitigate their unique risk and efficiently allocate resources.
Exercise & Scenario Planning
Next Peak provides clients with deep experience and analysis-based exercises and scenario planning workshops that empower clients to objectively review, calibrate and fine-tune decision-making in high-risk events. The workshops and exercises highlight successes and challenges as well as reveal actionable recommendations based on industry best practices and case studies.
Geo Cyber Advisory
Next Peak draws on its deep expertise to advise clients on their high-level strategy that mitigates geopolitical and cyber risks. Our advisory services will assist executives in making risk-based decisions to protect a company’s intellectual property, business continuity, and global reputation.
Curated Reporting & Analysis
Companies and individuals are inundated with an overwhelming amount of information in our highly connected globe. Next Peak provides multinational companies customized information streams that prioritize relevant information based on clients’ needs, business risks, location, services, and more. Curated reporting and analysis empower organizations with the knowledge necessary to make informed strategic decisions based on existing risks.
Meet our Advisory Team
Michael Daniel previously served from June 2012 to January 2017 as Special Assistant to President Obama and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the National Security Council Staff. In this role, Michael led the development of national cybersecurity strategy and policy, and ensured that the US government effectively partnered with the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other nations. He actively continues to work to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and joined the Cyber Threat alliance in 2017 after his long stint in the government. He is the current President and CEO of the CTA, where he leads the CTA team and oversees the organization’s operations.
Michael Daniel previously served from June 2012 to January 2017 as Special Assistant to President Obama and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the National Security Council Staff. In this role, Michael led the development of national cybersecurity strategy and policy, and ensured that the US government effectively partnered with the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other nations. He actively continues to work to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and joined the Cyber Threat alliance in 2017 after his long stint in the government. He is the current President and CEO of the CTA, where he leads the CTA team and oversees the organization’s operations.
Laura Galante brings executive leadership to stakeholders across the public and private sectors. She has built organizations, business lines, products, and policies to defend critical infrastructure for cybersecurity companies, the US Intelligence Community, and allied governments. As a Principal at WestExec Advisors she works with boards and the C-suite on digital resilience. From 2022 to 2025, Laura served as the Intelligence Community’s Cyber Executive and the Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. In this role, she coordinated the Intelligence Community’s (IC) response to national cyber incidents and represented the IC on National Security Council policy committees, fostering new partnerships and directing the IC’s first enterprise-wide acquisition of commercial cyber intelligence, representing the US government in bilateral and multilateral engagements with allies.
Laura Galante brings executive leadership to stakeholders across the public and private sectors. She has built organizations, business lines, products, and policies to defend critical infrastructure for cybersecurity companies, the US Intelligence Community, and allied governments. As a Principal at WestExec Advisors she works with boards and the C-suite on digital resilience. From 2022 to 2025, Laura served as the Intelligence Community’s Cyber Executive and the Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. In this role, she coordinated the Intelligence Community’s (IC) response to national cyber incidents and represented the IC on National Security Council policy committees. Under her leadership, the IC fostered new partnerships across the health, water, and energy sectors. She directed the IC’s first enterprise-wide acquisition of commercial cyber intelligence and represented the US government in bilateral and multilateral engagements with allies.
Gloria Glaubman is a leader in cybersecurity strategy and innovation across government, diplomacy, and industry. She was formerly the Senior Cyber Advisor to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, advising the Government of Japan on strengthening national cyber defense, advancing zero-trust adoption, and building incident response capacity. Previously, as Director of Research, Engagement, and Data Exploitation at the CIA, she drove enterprise transformation initiatives that modernized mission-critical intelligence operations. A U.S. Navy veteran and former telecommunications leader, she is a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award and the Career Intelligence Medal. She holds executive credentials from MIT and Villanova, maintains an active PMP certification, and is pursuing a Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Policy & Compliance at George Washington University.
Gloria Glaubman is a leader in cybersecurity strategy and innovation across government, diplomacy, and industry. She was formerly the Senior Cyber Advisor to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, advising the Government of Japan on strengthening national cyber defense, advancing zero-trust adoption, and building incident response capacity. Previously, as Director of Research, Engagement, and Data Exploitation at the CIA, she drove enterprise transformation initiatives that modernized mission-critical intelligence operations. A U.S. Navy veteran and former telecommunications leader, she is a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award and the Career Intelligence Medal. She holds executive credentials from MIT and Villanova, maintains an active PMP certification, and is pursuing a Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Policy & Compliance at George Washington University.
Christopher Painter is the founding Principal of the Cyber Policy Group and is a globally recognized leader and expert on cybersecurity, cyber policy, cyber diplomacy, and combating cybercrime. He served as the world’s first dedicated cyber diplomat at the US State Department. He previously assumed the role of prosecutor in some of the most high-profile cybercrime cases in the United States, before moving onto a senior official position at the Department of Justice, the FBI, the National Security Council, and the State Department. Currently, Christopher also remains active in cyber leadership roles, including Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Board Member for the Center for Internet Security.
Christopher Painter is the founding Principal of the Cyber Policy Group and is a globally recognized leader and expert on cybersecurity, cyber policy, cyber diplomacy, and combating cybercrime. He served as the world’s first dedicated cyber diplomat at the US State Department. He previously assumed the role of prosecutor in some of the most high-profile cybercrime cases in the United States, before moving onto a senior official position at the Department of Justice, the FBI, the National Security Council, and the State Department. Currently, Christopher also remains active in cyber leadership roles, including Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Board Member for the Center for Internet Security.
