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Ben Rothke, CISSP, CISM, CISA is a senior information security specialist at Tapad and has over 16 years of industry experience in information systems security and privacy.
His areas of expertise are in risk management and mitigation, security and privacy regulatory issues, design and implementation of systems security, encryption, cryptography and security policy development.
Ben is the author of Computer Security - 20 Things Every Employee Should Know (McGraw-Hill). He writes security and privacy book reviews for Slashdot and Security Management and is a former columnist for Information Security, Unix Review and Solutions Integrator magazines.
He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, such as RSA and MISTI, holds numerous industry certifications and is a member of ASIS, Society of Payment Security Professionals and InfraGard.
He holds the following certifications: CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, SMSP, PCI QSA.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Ben Rothke and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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