ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Barry Kouns is a security and risk management expert with over 25 years of experience in information security consulting, risk assessment and quality management. He formed and operates SQM-Advisors, an information security, risk assessment and IT service management firm that has led eight organizations to ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification. Mr Kouns is frequently quoted in magazines and news articles on information security and has held the position as Trainer for the British Standards Institute (BSI). He holds a BS in Statistics and a MS in Industrial Engineering Management. Mr Kouns has earned the CISSP designation and is a trained ISO/IEC/27001 Lead Auditor and ISMS Implementer, and is ITIL Foundation Certified.

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