Ostrich Welcomes Jack Jones, Creator of FAIR™, as Strategic Advisor to Guide Birdseye™ Product Vision

SALT LAKE CITY, April 24 2025, — Ostrich Cyber-Risk, a leading cyber risk management company is pleased to announce that Jack Jones, globally recognized authority on cyber risk quantification and creator of the FAIR™ (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) model, has joined as a Strategic Advisor.

With over three decades of leadership in information risk and cybersecurity, Jack brings unparalleled insight and experience to Ostrich at a pivotal time of growth and innovation. As Strategic Advisor, Jack will work closely with the Ostrich team to shape the direction of Birdseye™—the company’s flagship product, a risk-based cyber security program management application that helps users determine their biggest cyber risks and which controls most efficiently reduce those risks.

“Jack’s involvement with our product development and design team has been instrumental in shaping our scenario scoping wizard and control analytics methodology. His structured approach and clear insights into how organizations comprehend and manage cyber risk are directly influencing the evolution of Birdseye.”

— Bret Laughlin, Founder & CEO of Ostrich

Jack is best known as the creator of the FAIR™ model, the international standard for cyber risk quantification, and more recently, the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM™), which expands how we understand the effectiveness of controls in managing risk. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Measuring and Managing Information Risk, a foundational text in the cybersecurity industry and a Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame inductee.

“I’m excited to be joining Ostrich at such an important moment in its journey,” said Jack Jones. “Birdseye™ represents an opportunity to manage cybersecurity risk intelligently and cost-effectively, a vision that closely aligns with my lifelong work in the field.”

With Jack's guidance, Ostrich is poised to accelerate its mission of building smarter, risk-aware systems that empower organizations to act with confidence and clarity.

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