About the Authors

As president and chief executive officer of Certified Information Security, Allen Keele has more than 15 years of experience in information security and risk management, including 5 years of conducting professional advanced IT lectures and seminars across the United States and throughout the United Kingdom and Caribbean. His lectures have attracted students from leading organizations that include the United States Marine Corps., Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Lloyds, Thomson Financial, Microsoft Corporation, Blue CrossBlue Shield, Boston University, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Fujitsu, and many others.

• In 2004, Mr. Keele spoke many times on behalf of the Institute for Internal Auditors (IIA) and for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

• Mr. Keele was a featured speaker for ISACA at its North American conference, CACS, in May 2004.

• Mr. Keele also was featured as the keynote speaker for Ernst & Young's InfoSec 2003 in Barbados, for the 14th Annual Caribbean Central Bankers Conference in June 2003, and for an engagement with Clemson University in April 2003.

Considered an expert in several diverse technologies, Mr. Keele currently holds more than 24 professional and technical accreditations, including these:

• Certified Information Security Manager and Systems Auditor (CISM/CISA), by ISACA

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), by (ISC)?

• CompTIA Security+

• Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP), by Security Certified Program

• Check Point Certified Security Expert Plus and Instructor (CCSE+/CCSI)

• Cisco Certified Network Professional, Network Associate, and Design Associate (CCNP/CCNA/CCDA)

• Nokia Certified Security Administrator and VPN Gateway Administrator (NSA/NVGA)

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer for NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 (MCSE)

• Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator and Instructor (CCEA/CCI)

• IBM Professional Server Expert (PSE)

Mr. Keele is also a published author with four texts currently available: Check Point Next Generation Security Administration (ISBN B0000692A2, Syngress Media, 2002), CCSA Check Point Certified Security Administrator Study Guide (Exam 156-210) (ISBN 0072194200, Syngress Media, 2002), Configuring Citrix MetaFrame for Windows 2000 Terminal Services (ISBN 1928994180, Syngress, 2000), and CCA Citrix Certified Administrator: MetaFrame 1.8, Exam 218 (ISBN 0072124393, Syngress Media, 2000).

Allen also occasionally authors articles for well-respected online journals such as Tech Republic. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in risk management from the University of Georgia, has attended Universität Mannheim, and is conversationally fluent in German.

As president of LMI Solutions, Keith Mortier has more than 15 years of experience in information technology, security, and risk management and serves clients in multiple industries. His hands-on experience includes strategic technology planning, risk management, information security auditing, and enterprise architecture development across many industries, including corporations, government, and associations.

Mr. Mortier holds a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems and is an active member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Mr. Mortier holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) and the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designations.