Faculty
David Lynas is currently enjoying his twenty-fourth year of experience in Information Security, during which he has been invited to provide strategic advice to governments and industry clients on every continent. David Lynas is an Associate of the ALC Group and heads the Enterprise Security stream of ALC/PDA's Information Security Education Program.
Krag Brotby CISM
Krag Brotby has more than twenty years experience in the computer security field with a focus on governance and architecture. A principal author of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 CISM review manual and related presentation materials, he also serves on the CISM Practice Analysis Task Force defining the practice area for the coming years. Mr Brotby is based in California, USA. A more detailed biography is available on our web site under Faculty.
Dr Eugene Schultz Ph.D., CISM, CISSP
Dr Eugene Schultz is a Principal Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the University of California. He has been an adjunct professor of computer science at Purdue University. He has received the NASA Technical Excellence Award, the Department of Energy Excellence Award, the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Professional Achievement and Honor Roll Awards, the ISACA John Kuyers Best Speaker/Best Conference Contributor Award, the National Information Systems Security Conference Best Paper Award, and has been elected to the ISSA Hall of Fame.
Les Bell CISSP
Les Bell has a long, varied and distinguished background in the computer industry as a consultant, writer, software developer, educator and international seminar presenter. Les has specialised strongly in the area of TCP/IP internetworking, Linux, web-based development, the design and implementation of intranets and web sites, programming and development in Java, OO analysis and design, and Internet-based marketing. Les is renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge and has no spare time. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Red Hat Certified Engineer.
Geoff Besko CISSP, CISM
As President and CEO, Geoff has responsibility for the leadership and general management of Seccuris Inc., a Canadian information security consultancy and solution provider. Previously, Geoff was the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. He has also taught at the University of Manitoba as a sessional instructor in the undergraduate and MBA programs. Geoff also holds the ITIL IT Service Manager certification, CISSP, and CISM designations, along with his MBA and BA (Honours) from the University of Manitoba. He is a SABSA: Chartered Security Architect (CSA), and an approved SABSA Training Provider.
Michael is a Principal of Seccuris Inc, where he helps address business risks associated with Intellectual Property, Technology and compliance in large North American organizations. He specializes in risk assessments, incident handling and forensic investigations for high risk enterprise. Michael has extensive experience working with organization in developing and delivering compliance and information security programs. Michael is membership director for the Information Protection Association of Manitoba (IPAM) and is a prominent member of the information security community in Canada. He is also a SABSA: Chartered Security Architect (CSA), and an approved SABSA Training Provider.
