Buchanan, D.Lake Oswego, OR (November 24, 2015) – Delap LLP, one of Oregon’s largest local accounting firms, has announced David Buchanan, a former principal at Delap, as a new IT Security & Assurance partner with the firm.

Bringing nearly a decade of experience to the partnership at Delap, David joined the Delap team in the fall of 2009. With a background in technology and entrepreneurialism, David's innovation, resourcefulness, and auditing expertise have and will continue to differentiate Delap from its peers. He works with both local and international companies, to which he brings risk management and IT assurance services.

David has extensive experience in IT systems across multiple industries, including healthcare, banking, and retail payments. David leads Delap’s PCI DSS and SOC reporting practices, providing domestic and international clients with information security services including risk assessments, security compliance, internal control reviews, network security analysis, and information security consulting.

As a subject matter expert in the retail payment space, David will continue to participate in the ANSI X9 F6 working group developing relevant PIN security and cryptographic key management standards for participant organizations in the payment ecosystem.

Alex Corrigan, the CEO of Delap says, “Our team is very excited to welcome David as a partner. His leadership, technical expertise, and client service are truly world class.  While the world has harnessed the power of technology to conduct business, there is a huge unmet need of supporting clients with data security and related assurance work.  David and Darlene are global leaders in this arena and we are fortunate to be in a position to offer their expertise to our valued clients.”