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.
John Sherwood, BSc MSc CEng FBCS FIMC CMC CITP CISSP SCM, is a CEO of SABSA Limited and of The SABSA Institute. He has more than 37 years experience as an information-systems professional, the last 23 of which have been as a specialist in operational risk management and information security. He is also a leading expert in enterprise security architectures and information assurance and is the Chief Architect and main author of the SABSA methodology (see www.sabsa.org). The great majority of this experience is in the banking and financial services industry, but covers also aerospace, chemicals, media, oil & gas, retailing, government, military and telecommunications. John is a well-known speaker and author and has worked in many countries across Western and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, North America, the Middle East, Australia, Africa and South East Asia.
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.
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.
Matt Whelan SCF, SCPA, CISM, CISSP, ISSPCS
Matt Whelan is one of Australia's leading IT identities with a long career encompassing writing, teaching, software development and consultancy. His comprehensive experience in creating and implementing security strategies in the corporate environment led to the development of ALC's flagship "Network Security Essentials" course, while his dedicated 'know your enemy' research program resulted in the acclaimed hands-on "Hacking Windows Masterclass".
