Ricardo Baretzky is the president of the European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS) and CyberPOL organization. He is considered an expert in cyber security, humanitarian law, and combating terrorism. Baretzky propagated the approval of ECIPS and CyberPOL by international decree. He warns that cyber vulnerabilities will cause critical infrastructure around the world to halt as cyber crime and corruption increase. Baretzky has spoken before numerous government bodies on issues of cyber security, crime, and policy reform.