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Russell Dean Vines CISSP, CISM, Security +, CCNA, MCSE, MCNE Mr. Vines is Chief Security Advisor to Gotham Technology Group, LLC. Gotham Technology Group is a leading technology consulting firm with world-class practices in Access Management, Application Development, Information Security, Infrastructure and Staffing. Gotham's technology solutions include Consulting, Contract and Permanent Staffing, and Technical Training. Based in Montvale, NJ and New York City, Gotham serves clients of all sizes, in diverse industries, throughout the New York Metropolitan region. He is the author or co-author of ten books on Information Systems Security, including The CISSP Prep Guide, which was #25 on Amazon’s Hot 100 as well as the #1 best-selling computer book. He is also a member of SearchSecurityChannel.com’s Ask the Experts panel, discussing Information Security Threats and Countermeasures, and writes for James Cramer’s thestreet.com and other security publications. Mr. Vines has been active in the prevention, detection, and remediation of security vulnerabilities for international corporations, including government, finance, and new media organizations, for many years .He holds high-level certifications in Cisco, 3Com, Ascend, Microsoft, and Novell technologies and is trained in the National Security Agency's ISSO Information Assessment Methodology. He has headed computer security departments and managed worldwide information systems networks for prominent technology, entertainment, and nonprofit corporations based in New York. Mr. Vines' early professional years were illuminated not by the flicker of a computer monitor but by the bright lights of Nevada casino show rooms. After receiving a Down Beat magazine scholarship to Boston's Berklee College of Music, he performed as a sideman for a variety of well-known entertainers, including George Benson, John Denver, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin. Mr. Vines composed and arranged hundreds of pieces of jazz and contemporary music recorded and performed by his own big band and others. He also founded and managed a scholastic music publishing company and worked as an artist-in-residence for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in communities throughout the West. He still performs and teaches music in the New York City area and is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local #802.Ronald L. Krutz Ph.D., P.E., CISSP, ISSEP Dr. Krutz is a Senior Information Security Researcher in the Advanced Technology Research Center of Sytex, Inc. In this capacity, he works with a team responsible for advancing the state of the art in information systems security. He has more than 40 years of experience in distributed computing systems, computer architectures, real-time systems, information assurance methodologies, and information security training. He has been an information security consultant at REALTECH Systems Corporation and BAE Systems, an associate director of the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute (CMRI), and a professor in the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Krutz founded the CMRI Cybersecurity Center and was founder and director of the CMRI Computer, Automation, and Robotics Group. He is a former lead instructor for the (ISC)2 CISSP Common Body of Knowledge review seminars. Dr. Krutz is also a Distinguished Special Lecturer in the Center for Forensic Computer Investigation at the University of New Haven, a part-time instructor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Krutz is the author of five best-selling publications in the area of information systems security, and is a consulting editor for John Wiley and Sons for its information security book series. Dr. Krutz holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. ********************************************************************************************* About UsThe RDV Group Inc. is a New York-based security consulting services firm, providing information systems training and consulting. We offer packaged seminars and custom certification training solutions, and provide computer and information systems security consulting services to government and private organizations.
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