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Thomas has over 13 years experience assisting Fortune 500 clients and government entities with the development of security solutions for complex environments. His solid industry background within information security, which includes designing and implementing the security programs for several multi-billion dollar organizations has proven to be an asset in security preservation. Thomas’s work has focused on integrating the key elements of environmental, physical, and logical security to achieve the appropriate amount of operational security to reduce the level of business risk to an acceptable level. Thomas’ areas of expertise are security architecture design, network security, UNIX security, attack and penetration assessments and intrusion detection/prevention solutions.He is a frequent speaker for local and national organizations including the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), MIS Institute, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). He has been quoted in publications such as The Tennessean, YAHOO! News, Business Wire, Nashville Business Journal and the Nashville City Paper. In addition to Thomas’ information security consulting experience, he also has several years experience with three of the Big 5 accounting firms conducting information systems audit and other attest engagements. | 