Joined the Carbon Black Team as part of the Acquisition of Confer technologies. As a senior member of Carbon Black team my responsibilities are centered around assisting clients in providing technical leadership and recommendations to Carbon Black clients in:- Endpoint Management- Endpoint Malware Threat Prevention- Advance Persistent Threat- Endpoint Application Control - Competitive Analysts and Intelligence- Industry Best Practices- Technology Deployment and Implementation Strategy for clients acquiring Confer TechnologyIn addition providing various industries secure endpoints with Confer products, improving the efficacy and security by leveraging many years of experience plus leveraging and working with internal engineering and development teams to provide Confer customers with real world scenarios to compare against.

As the senior member of Confer's Technical Sales team my responsibilities are centered around assisting clients in providing technical leadership and recommendations to Confer's clients in:- Endpoint Management- Endpoint Malware Threat Prevention- Advance Persistent Threat- Endpoint Application Control - Competitive Analysts and Intelligence- Industry Best Practices- Technology Deployment and Implementation Strategy for clients acquiring Confer TechnologyIn addition providing various industries secure endpoints with Confer products, improving the efficacy and security by leveraging many years of experience plus leveraging and working with internal engineering and development teams to provide Confer customers with real world scenarios to compare against.

Endpoint Security Center of Excellence provides technical leadership in:Endpoint ManagementEndpoint Malware Threat PreventionAdvance Persistent ThreatEndpoint Application Control

Craig worked as a Director at Accuvant then OPTIV, specializing in a number of security products and best practices. As a Practice Director, his technical background includes experience in many subject areas the enable him to manage and leverage his team responsible for Endpoint Protection and Prevention Technologies. These technologies include malware, application control, forensics, vulnerability management and assessment, sand boxing and attack mitigation. His core responsibilities include assuming accountability for the successful delivery of all Technology Solutions projects delivered in Endpoint and System technology area. Working closely with Service Delivery Management and Sales to identify appropriate staffing solutions and ensure adequate preparations have been made to complete each project successfully.

Craig currently works as a managing principal consultant at Accuvant, specializing in a number of security products and best practices. As a security consultant, his technical background includes experience in the below subject areas: DoS and DDoS event and data management technologies Malware mitigation and vulnerability technology Intrusion prevention and detection technologies that are currently deployed in several commercial and federal network infrastructures Network architecture and design based on security best practice using NIST and SANS standardsCraig is most notably known for his background with network architecture and experience with multiple network security technologies, including McAfee, Cisco and Sourcefire. He also has a firm background in multiple firewall and switching technologies. Developed, designed and deployed security solutions to detect intrusions, correlate incidents and responses along with enforcement of compliance for Fortune 100 enterprises in the power, chemical and critical infrastructure vertical Expertise with audit and regulatory compliance including PCI, NERC/CIP, HIPAA, and GLBA along with the management of penetration testing assets and teams from a vulnerability management program standpoint Major security design and implementation of complete security programs that drive prevention solutions for large financial, retail and the oil and gas industry Designed and developed information technology security and privacy protection standards based on compliance laws for United Kingdom located facilities to ensure global security compliance with privacy data at US based headquarters and its companies operating overseas Designed and managed deployment of Rapid7 Nexpose and Metasploit Pro in medium utility and large chemical companies located in United States with global footprint

•Expert in design implementation and configuration of IDS/IPS technologies and Anti-Malware.•Lead design and deployment oversight of NSM and NSP product suite, including configuration of Appliances, Applications Servers, HA pairs and advanced feature sets for large-scale customer networks.•Reviews customer network and define McAfee architectural requirements for complex environments.•Determine McAfee FireEye and Sourcefire deployment requirements, risks, contingencies, and share best practices for McAfee,FireEye and Sourcefire implementations.•Reviews Designs, rule set and policy for prevention and protection product line.•Lead formal and informal customer training on products.•Share written and verbal knowledge transfer ensuring successful customer hand off.•Performs product review and make recommendations as appropriate.•Completing an array of high profile, unparalleled quality projects on time and within budget.•Designing, advising, implementing, and integrating security products for Fortune 500 clients•Training clients on the proper use of products, their features, and full capabilities•Troubleshooting security problems and facilitating policies and procedures.•Interfacing with clients from proposal through delivery•Implementing comprehensive security solutions that protect against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction•Recommending and testing security products•Communicating recommendations to clients to improve existing security measures in both written and oral form.•Developing and maintaining client loyalty•Staff training and support •Identifying and implementing improvements in existing processes and procedures.•Designing, developing and implementing information security products. Provide information security expertise and consulting to external teams and customers in operational customers.

•Expert in design implementation and configuration of IDS/IPS technologies.•Lead design and deployment of Intrushield product suite, including configuration of Appliances, Applications Servers, HA pairs and advanced feature sets for large-scale customer networks.•Reviews customer network and define McAfee architectural requirements for complex environments. •Determine McAfee deployment requirements, risks, contingencies, and share best practices for ArchSight implementations.•Designs rule set and policy for Intrushield product line.•Lead formal and informal customer training on 5.0 through 6.1 products.•Share written and verbal knowledge transfer ensuring successful customer hand off. •Performs McAfee Health Check and make recommendations as appropriate.•Completing an array of high profile, unparalleled quality projects on time and within budget. •Designing, advising, implementing, and integrating security products for Fortune 500 clients •Training clients on the proper use of products, their features, and full capabilities •Troubleshooting security problems and facilitating policies and procedures. •Interfacing with clients from proposal through delivery •Implementing comprehensive security solutions that protect against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction •Configuring and testing security products •Communicating recommendations to clients to improve existing security measures in both written and oral form. •Developing and maintaining client loyalty •Staff training and support where necessary•Identifying and implementing improvements in existing processes and procedures. •Designing, developing and implementing information security products. Provide information security expertise and consulting to external teams and customers in operational customers.

•Understand, relate and transform information security regulatory requirements into information security policy, standards, procedures and guidelines•Assist in the ongoing development of Southern Company's security architecture - identify areas of opportunity, research alternatives and recommend solutions•Architect strong technical security solutions for new and existing IT environments•Ensure new products and technologies conform to information security policies, standards and best practices•Partner with others to identify and resolve information security issues•Plan, coordinate and lead information security projects•Help customers understand and apply information security concepts, processes and technologies•Maintain current knowledge of information security concepts, technologies and practices•Work to ensure compliance with Cyber Security Processes and NERC CIP Standards