Rik Ferguson
Vice President of Security Intelligence, Rapid7
Rik Ferguson is the vice president of security intelligence at Rapid7. He is also a special advisor to Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), a multi-award-winning producer and writer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Prior to joining Rapid7 in October 2026, Rik served in security research roles at Forescout and Trend Micro for almost two decades. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales and has qualified as a certified ethical hacker (C|EH), certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and an information systems security architecture professional (ISSAP).