I am semi-retired from InfoSec and on to other things, including:- Online content production and marketing- Online business: vision through systemization, launch, maturation, and a quick sale in 18 to 24 months- Video Event and Podcast Production and Marketing- Publishing, predominately Amazon Kindle, but other forms as well, such as traditional, audio…- Thrift resale business - launching in late 2023- Teaching, Training, Coaching, Consulting, and Mentoring in areas of my considerable experience- Mastermind coordinator and participant- Professional photography, specializing in the human form- Apprentice level, Generative AI Super Prompt Engineer- Romance, script, technical, and provocative-niche, writingI am still your friendly, local, iconoclastic, eclectic, eccentric, older, card-carrying gentleman. I am a curmudgeon, gadfly, and only happy when I am well outside of my comfort zones. I purposely fail repetitively and often. I think galactically and I act locally.I spent 50+ years in computer security, and information assurance as an independent consultant to all segments of the economy, in the private, government, and education sectors. My work has included: security metrics, program management, audit, assessment, standards, laws, regulations, privacy, forensics, policy, security architecture, product evaluation, certification, implementation, management, assessment, testing, planning, and training. I helped author Minnesota’s privacy legislation.I carried professional credentials, including: IRCA Certified ISO 27001 Auditor, CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, NSA InfoSec Assessment Methodology (IAM), NSA InfoSec Evaluation Methodology (IEM), and Certified HIPAA Security Professional.I am assertive, competent, well-spoken, self-starting, and I’ve a record of customer satisfaction in the definition, marketing, selling, and delivery of many, security-related services.I have well-developed people skills, strong verbal, written, presentation, analysis, architecture, and research skills. I have been a well-known, frequently published author and frequent conference speaker at local, national, and international events since the min-1970’s. I have contributed to many, many books.I have volunteered locally, nationally, and internationally.My specialties include:-- Enterprise audit and assessments-- Security architecture and design-- Writing, teaching and presenting-- Security metrics-- Product evaluation-- Certification and Accreditation
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