Gary Salman

As the CEO and co-founder of Black Talon Security, Gary Salman provides guidance and education to corporate leaders on cybersecurity issues through cutting-edge technology and training. Black Talon is a leader in cybersecurity for small and medium size businesses. Salman is dedicated to data security and understanding the latest trends in the industry, particularly as they relate to the dental industry. He has decades of experience in software development and computer IT and developed one of the very first Cloud-based healthcare systems.

As a sought-after speaker and writer, Salman also lectures nationally on cybersecurity threats and their impact on the healthcare industry. He has lectured and trained tens of thousands of practices across the U.S. on how to maintain “best practices” in cybersecurity and has been featured in some of the largest national publications and news stories in the dental, medical, legal and financial industries.

In addition, Salman has over 19 years as an instructor at West Point and is involved in law enforcement. He is also a member in InfraGard.

Black Talon has been called in to assist with some of the largest distributed ransomware attacks in U.S. history which resulted in millions of dollars of ransom payments and tens of millions of dollars in damages to the victims. In every instance, all data was recovered and successfully decrypted. Black Talon is also an expert in preventative measures as well as incident response.