Dražen Pranić graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb in 1997. He received his master's degree in IT management from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb in 2007. He is a certified information system auditor (CISA). He gained extensive experience in the field of information security working at Agrokor, Croatian National Bank, Pliva, Privredna Banka Zagreb, Tele2, and Atlantic Group. He currently leads information security at Aircash d.o.o. He teaches the courses Management of Information Systems and Security of Information Systems at the University of Algebra. He has published several scientific and professional papers and is a regular speaker at scientific and professional conferences.