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Michael is an accomplished security expert with unyielding passion for application security and a history of helping clients implement risk mitigation strategies. His balanced skill set of technical depth and industry intelligence places him at the apex of developing solutions that address the real world problems that end-users face on a daily basis. Michael's primary responsibility at Security Innovation is defining and executing defensive and mitigation solutions that encompass education, process consultancy, and/or design improvements.
Prior to joining Security Innovation, Michael was a highly respected Senior Analysts at Forrester. While there, he was a member of the Security & Risk Management team covering software security, vulnerability management, and incident response and digital investigations. Michael was responsible for following relevant vendor companies, trends and new technologies and providing analysis to his clients and the press. He also served as a Security Architect with @Stake and as a Security Engineer with Black Dragon Software.
Michael has been quoted in articles for Application Development Trends, CNET, Computer World, Dark Reading, Federal Computer Week, Forbes.com, Information Week, InfoWorld, Internet News, Investors Business Daily, Linux News, Linux World, Network World, Processor, SC Magazine, Software Development Times, Tech News World, Tech Target, and ZD Net. He has also written several intelligence reports including "Trends 2006: Application Security Testing", "Application Firewalls - Are They Worth The Investment?", "CSI: Cyberspace - Investigations, Evidence, and Forensics In The Digital World" and "To Secure Web Applications, Start With The OWASP Top Ten".
Michael holds an Sc.M. in Computer Science from Brown University and an A.B. in Mathematics from Boston College. | 