Mike has worked in the IT field for more than 20 years. He is an award-winning author, public speaker, and instructor on a variety of technology topics including security, virtualization, cloud computing, wireless and wired networking, and IT lifecycle processes. His security work has included protecting militaries, government agencies, and private industry around the world. Mike has developed and taught extensive security training on topics including cryptography, security technology, and attacks and countermeasures. Mike has published several books and numerous papers on computer security including Microsoft’s own product security guides. He holds numerous certifications and credentials in technical instruction, security expertise, and across several IT specializations. Mike performed computer security hardening for NATO, wrote many Microsoft product security guides and managed Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Operations.
Danseglio trains IT professionals to protect their companies’ infrastructure, database systems, websites and customer accounts from threats such as hacking, viruses and corrupted processes. “I help people understand attacks across all these approaches,” Danseglio says. “I understand how relentless and creative hackers are, and I’ve translated that knowledge into training that’s directly applicable for the IT pro.” Danseglio has written National Security Agency (NSA) security recommendations and has written and presented on topics such as Active Directory Recovery and Availability in the enterprise, using SSL and Trust Marks and simplifying Compliance. Mike is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Langevin Master Trainer. He has developed and taught security training programs in Cryptography, Security Technology and Attacks and Countermeasures.