About ME
About Me
With over 35 years of experience in information technology and security, I am a seasoned information security executive proficient in information security program and project management, information security risk assessment and mitigation, vendor risk management, policy and standards creation and implementation, disaster recovery and business continuity, and cyber security and information security consulting. I am the founding principal of vCISO Services, LLC, an information security consulting firm providing small and midsized businesses with strategic information security expertise and has provided virtual CISO services for many small and midsized businesses in a variety of industries.
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I am active in the security, technology, and risk management communities. I produce and host the award-winning weekly podcast The Virtual CISO Moment and have interviewed over 200 information security professionals. I am the author of the bestselling book Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses. I have spoken at numerous conferences over 20-plus years.
I currently serve on the Middle Tennessee State University Information Systems and Analytics advisory board. My previous security and risk management community leadership roles include board of directors for the Nashville Technology Council Veterans Peer Group as a veteran advisor (USAF, Operation Desert Storm), FS-ISAC Community Council inaugural co-chair, Middle Tennessee ISSA chapter board member, Middle Tennessee Risk Management Association board member, and chair of the Tennessee CISO Roundtable.
I hold a Master's degree in Information Systems Project Management from Middle Tennessee State University, a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo. I maintain a current CISSP certification, am a CMMC Registered Practitioner, and am Open FAIR certified.
Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses
Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are outgunned by cybercriminal and activist organizations focused on stealing anything they can leverage. This book provides SMBs and other interested parties with practical risk management principles and information they can apply to implement and maintain a pragmatic and functional information security program, from a subject matter expert with over 35 years of experience in cyber security and information security consulting. Whether you are handling the leadership of an information security program in-house with existing resources or enlisting the services of a vCISO, Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses will help you make risk-informed decisions to keep your SMB's information as secure as possible.
The Virtual CISO Moment
The Virtual CISO Moment dives into the stories of information security, information technology, and risk management pros; what drives them and what makes them successful while helping small and midsized business (SMB) security needs. No frills, no glamour, no transparent whiteboard text, no complex graphics, and no script - just honest discussion of SMB information security and cyber security risk issues.
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