We started out as a small endeavor to reach out and get the opinions and thoughts of people in the IT security field, and the response was overwhelming, we had close to 100% response rate. Its my pleasure to introduce them and also thank each one of them for their time, insights and advice.

Keith Crosley: An email security evangelist/researcher, Keith is the key spokesperson for Proofpoint, the leading independent provider of email security, email archiving and data loss prevention solutions. You can follow him on his blog or on twitter	Misha Hanin: 10+ years technical experience in systems administration, network administration, Misha is an expert at managing Microsoft, Novell networks including managing the ceurity of the networks. He is a frequent contributor to the Network Administrator blog on ITKnowledge exchange, ITStuff.ca, thesystemadministrator.com.
David Oxley: Specializing in Malicious Code Analysis, Digital Forensics, David is currently enrolled in a Masters program in Security Informatics at Johns Hopkins. David started his virus fighting days back in 6t grade. He was a volunteer at Malwareremoval.com fighting malware. He has a Bachelors in Computer Science from Emory. He aspires to serve the US Government in an information security role, especially as a malware analyst, incident handler, or computer forensics expert. His blog covers News and stories from the war on cybercrime.	Darrell Jones: With past expeirnces such as Director of App Engineering Operations at Kaiser and IT Director at Guaranty Bank, Darrell has the unique ability to manage numbers, people and processes. Darrell has a Masters with a focus on IT Security. He is currently the National IT Program Portfolio Liaison  at Kaiser Permanente.
Robert Newby: 10+ years as a security consultant blue chip, government, and security vendors on enterprise level projects, Robert is currently the Principal Consultant at  Symantec. His blog, "IT Security: The view from here" covers IT security in Europe.	Lawrence Pingree: Vice President of the Digital Forensics Association, Member of the Open Web Application Security Project, Member of the Silicon Valley chapter of the ISSA (Information Systems Security Association), Lawrence has over 13 Years of Information Technology and Security experience. His certifications include CISSP, CCSA, CCSE, CCSI, NSA, ICE, NSS, NCSA, NCSP. He covers hot topics in IT Security in Pingree on Security - Information Security Simplified.
Robert McArdle: Having worked in Symantec and currently working at Trend Micro, saying Robert is interested in security and Malware would be redundant. He is a mentor for the SANS Incident Handling and Hacker Exploits Certificate (GCIH) and also for their Security Essentials Certificate (GSEC), as well a member of the SANS Advisory Board. His current title at Trend Micro is "Senior Antivirus Specialist". He blogs at Info Security / AV / Inane Ramblings	Sebastian Bortnik: Working as a security analyst in ESET, Sebastin's job is to conduct research in Security and Malware. He is an active participant in security conferences and seminars. His blog
Shakeel Ali: one of the core founders of Cipher Storm Company, Shakeel's expertise in security industry has put up marvelous benefits to various businesses and government institutions. He currently holds the industry leading certifications including CEH, SnortCP, OSCP, CCNA and MSc InfoSec. Shakeel is also an active and independent researcher who has been evangelizing security practices via articles and blog at Ethical-Hacker.net. He has also assessed and measured the security of several business applications and network infrastructures for global organizations. He manages Ethical Hackers -A Security Driven Knowledge	Richard Stiennon: A veteran of the security industry and as an industry analyst, Richard advises enterprises, and government agencies better protect their networks, and helps vendors serve those needs. He is currently writing "Surviving Cyber War" to be published fall, '09. He covers security news, events and his thoughts in Threat Chaos
Vijay Vedanabhatla: A senior consultant in the Enterprise Risk Services practice of Deloitte & Touche, Vijay specializes in the area of Security & Privacy Services.	IT Security - Need a Degree, Certification or Background? IT Security - Technical or Management IT Security Certification - Is it a Must?  IT Security & the Down Economy - What to do? The Burning Issues in IT Security Meet the IT Security Experts

 

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