Gerard Johansen is a Principal Incident Response Handler at Optiv Inc. a Blackstone Portfolio Company. He possess expertise in information security, vulnerability assessment, security, penetration testing, risk assessment and 36 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Gerard is an incredible professional. I had the opportunity of working with him on a couple of book projects and I must say that his command over his areas of interest is commendable. His willingness to share knowledge with the world makes him a wonderful person and I hope to collaborate again with him soon. Gerard deserves my highest possible recommendation for his professionalism and vast expertise." and "Gerry, is a fantastic self directed and driven person. He has great mix of technical talent combined with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. While working for us at E3 his contribution was extremely valuable and appreciated by our customers. I highly recommend Gerry and would not hesitate to work with him in the future."