UNDERSTAND THE ABC’S OF TECH
AI. Blockchain. Cybersecurity.
Get your strategy from the best — Sean O’Brien is a global expert who teaches at Yale and founded Yale Privacy Lab. “Prof Diggity” supplies wisdom to legendary institutions like Harvard and Oxford and trains companies in Europe, Hong Kong, New York, and Dubai. At Ivy Cyber, Sean is assembling a dream team of gurus in healthcare, privacy, security, and threat intelligence.
Sean’s Experience
CV / Resume
220 +
Workshops
4K +
Learners
25 Years
Experience
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Critical Data Is Our Specialty.
Our Health Informatics Specialist is Cherise Labonte, a licensed Registered Nurse with experience at multiple hospitals in the US and Canada. Book an appointment and build a plan tailored for your industry and goals. We cater to private practices, medical offices, lawyers, artists, and influencers alike!
Take stock of your data and build an inventory.
Discover your risk profile and threat readiness.
Design effective defense and mitigation strategies.
Recover from attacks, breaches, and ransomware.
Cherise’s Experience
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WORKING TOWARD YOUR SUCCESS
Our Services
Digital Defense & Response Training
Security threats are relentless and evolving. Do your teams know how to defend and respond effectively? We provide hands-on training to strengthen your resilience.
Cyber Attack Demonstrations
Seeing is believing when it comes to cyber threats. How vulnerable is your organization? We simulate real-world attacks to help you understand your risk profile and weaknesses.
Blockchain / Web3
Research
Blockchain and crypto are reshaping industry. Are you navigating the Web3 hype or leading the way? We deliver in-depth research to help you explore, adopt, and innovate securely.
AI Strategy & Risk Planning
AI is growing and inescapable. How can you remain competitive without signing your livelihood away to bots? We help you strategize an honest, actionable AI plan for your business.
“In all of my time teaching with Sean, he has been unfailingly generous and patient with students. He is passionate about technology and really enjoys sharing his knowledge with students.”
Dr. Scott J. Shapiro
Charles F. Southmayd Prof. of Law & Prof. of Philosophy at Yale Law School
“Cybersecurity was one of my most fun, engaging and interactive classes at Yale. Sean O’Brien is an exceptional educator… students can feel that he is teaching about a topic that is truly dear to his heart.”
Dr. Lucia Sommerer
Assistant Professor of Law at Halle University (Germany)
“Whoever I talk to praises Sean’s level of knowledge and hands-on teaching style. His events and workshops have received exceptional feedback from attendees ranging from undergrad students to senior professors.”
Dr. Nikolas Guggenberger
Assistant Professor of Law at University of Houston Law Center
BUILDING THE WEB YOU WANT
Our Products
Ivy Cyber is a sister organization to PrivacySafe, which develops products that empower people to Speak, Share & Work Safely.
Our first app is PrivacySafe Social. It was beta launched in October 2024 and was opened to the public in December 2024. Membership is a free perk for Ivy Cyber clients.
PrivacySafe supports and develops Ivy Cyber’s tech, while Ivy Cyber administers community apps such as PrivacySafe Social. We’ve launched multiple apps in Q4 2024 & Q1 2025.
“You won’t find a more honest and genuine expert on hacking and threat intelligence… Sean cuts through the typical BS and gets right to the heart of the problem.”
John Kiriakou
Prof. of Contemporary Intelligence Studies at University of Salamanca
“Sean is an excellent teacher with a great grasp of technical and policy matters in cybersecurity, digital privacy, and the surrounding political, policy, and governance issues.”
Dr. Laurin B. Weissinger
Computer Science at Tufts University, CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CIPP/E, CIPP/US
“I have gained a deep appreciation for Sean’s knowledge as an educator, as well as his ability to think critically at many different levels and to communicate about difficult issues to people with diverse backgrounds.”
Joshua Gay
Senior Manager SA Open Source Community & Infrastructure at IEEE