Steve Bennett - CCISO Certified Chief Information Security Officer All-in-One Exam Guide

Steven Bennett, CCISO, CISSP, CISA, is an engineer, sportsman, entrepreneur, and consultant. He has worked in the information technology field for over 40 years helping organizations protect their most important assets from criminal threats. Steve has spent his lifetime studying human and animal behavior in complex systems, the relationships between predator and prey, and offensive and defensive survival strategies and tactics observed in business and nature. Steves information security consulting career includes supporting clients in healthcare, manufacturing, retail, finance, military, and government.

Jordan Genung, CCISO, CISSP, CISM, CISA, has served as an information security officer and security advisor for public- and private-sector organizations. His experience includes security consulting for Fortune 100 companies and government agencies, building information security programs, and developing information security curriculum. Jordan holds a degree in computer science and information security from the University of Texas at San Antonio, which is an NSA and DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, Cyber Defense, and Research.

Michael Lester has worked in the information security industry for over 20 years and currently is the chief technology officer (CTO) of WindTalker Inc. (maker of data-centric security encryption software products). Previously Mike was the chief instructor and consultant for Shon Harriss Logical Security LLC (now Human Element LLC), where he taught and developed courses on CISSP, hacking/pentesting, digital forensics/e-discovery, CISA, and others. Mike also authors and instructs classes for LinkedIn Learning. He holds a masters degree in information systems security from Boston University (a National Security Agency [NSA] Center of Academic Excellence) as well as over 20 industry certifications, including CISSP, CISA, CCE, Security+, MCSE:Security, CCSE+, and ITIL.

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