ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Peter H. Gregory, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CCISO, CCSK, PCI-QSA, is a 30-year career technologist and an executive director at Optiv Security, the largest pure-play cybersecurity solutions provider in the Americas. He has been developing and managing information security management programs since 2002 and has been leading the development and testing of secure IT environments since 1990. In addition, he has spent many years as a software engineer and architect, systems engineer, network engineer, security engineer, and systems operator. Throughout his career, he has written many articles, white papers, user manuals, processes, and procedures, and he has conducted numerous lectures, training classes, seminars, and university courses.
Peter is the author of more than 40 books about information security and technology, including Solaris Security, CISSP Guide to Security Essentials, and CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-In-One Study Guide. He has spoken at numerous industry conferences including RSA, Interop, SecureWorld Expo, West Coast Security Forum, IP3, Society for Information Management, the Washington Technology Industry Association, and InfraGard.
Peter is an advisory board member at the University of Washingtons certificate program in information security and risk management, the lead instructor (emeritus) and advisory board member for the University of Washington certificate program in cybersecurity, a former board member of the Washington State chapter of InfraGard, and a founding member of the Pacific CISO Forum. He is a 2008 graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy and a member of the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association.
Peter resides with his family in the Seattle, Washington, area and can be found at www.peterhgregory.com.
About the Technical Editor
Jay Burke, CISSP, CISM, is a highly accomplished information security professional with more than 20 years of operational and executive experience across a variety of industries.
Mr. Burke has worked with customers of different sizes and types to build, enhance, and manage best-in-class cybersecurity programs. As an executive-level security professional he has led detailed maturity assessments as well as facilitated executive workshops to assist CISOs in maturing their cybersecurity programs. His practical experience includes engagements addressing strategic consulting, project management, regulatory compliance (SarbanesOxley, Payment Card Industry, NERC CIP, HIPAA, SOC 1 and 2), and cybersecurity program development leveraging ISO 27001/2, NIST 800-53, Cloud Security Alliance CCM, Shared Assessments SIG, and Unified Compliance Framework.
Jay currently serves as the director of strategy and governance for Kudelski Security, an independent cybersecurity solutions provider supporting large enterprise and public-sector clients in Europe and the United States.
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To current and aspiring security managers everywhere who want
to do the right thing, through professional growth and practicing
sound security and risk management techniques, to keep their
organizations out of trouble.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am especially grateful to Wendy Rinaldi for affirming the need to have this book published on a tight timeline. My readers, including current and future security managers, deserve nothing less.
Heartfelt thanks to Claire Yee for proficiently managing this project, facilitating rapid turnaround, and equipping me with information I needed to produce the manuscript.
