Paul has more than 20 years of experience in Information Security in multiple industries, including the United States Marine Corps, Schlumberger, Fifth Third Bank, Standard Financial Group, Microsoft, and Cetera Financial Group. He is currently the Director of Threat Assessment and Protection Services at a large financial services corporation.Paul has co-authored several books with major publishers covering Information Security and technology topics such as UNIX® and Linux. His most recent publication is "Global Technology Audit Guide 15: Information Security Governance" for the Internal Institute of Auditors (IIA)Paul holds a Master of Science degree in Network Security from Capitol College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University. He frequently speaks at conferences on security topics and implementation of security programs. He holds multiple information security certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and many other technical certifications.Co-Author - Visible Ops Security, Beginning Unix, Hardening Linux, Hardening Network Security, Global Technology Audit Guide-15: Information Security Governance (Internal Institute of Auditors) and the IT Audit Checklist: Privacy and Data Protection.Contributing Author - Hacking Knoppix, Linux Bible, 2005 Edition and Enterprise Information Security and Privacy.