Secure Ninja Shorts: Michael Vien

Secure Ninja TV speaks with Chief Hacking Officer Michael Vien.

As the former Chief Information Security Scientist of Whole Security, one of Fortune Magazine's Top 25 Breakout Companies in 2005, Michael was fundamental in creating the patent-pending behavioral technologies that drive the company's endpoint security solutions. He has over 18 years of experience in Information Technology including networking, system administration, and development, with a focus on Information Security for a majority of that time.

Vien has performed penetration tests, network design/implementations, and application development for some of the largest corporations in the world including Bank of America,Symantec, Exxon Mobil, Ericsson, Sprint, and Abbott Laboratories. He has spent a considerable amount of time researching and developing viruses and Trojan horses to aid in his understanding of these types of threats, the result of which has made him aforemost expert in the field of malicious code. Accordingly his vast experience in the fields of Information Security, Identity Theft, Phishing, and Malicious Code, have lead to Vien being asked to speak frequently on these topics for a variety of public as well as government forums and panels.

Vien has also performed consulting services for over 35 US Government agencies. In addition, he has developed and taught various classes on Information Security for a number of Fortune 500 companies. Vien also developed the Attack and Penetration Methodologies for Sprint E-Solutions, including teaching this methodology to Sprint security personnel. In furtherance of his teaching experience, Michael has also developed and taught ethical hacking and malware classes for Secure Ninja (Insyte) training in Washington, DC.

His certifications include CISSP -- Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Chief Privacy Officer -- SMU/Cox,CEH -- EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, ECSA -- EC-Council Certified Security Analyst, LPT -- EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester, CCSA/CCSE -- Check Point Certified Security Administrator/Engineer

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