Michael G. Solomon - Solomon Consulting Inc.
Michael G. Solomon, CISSP, CISM, TICSA, is a full-time security speaker, consultant, and trainer, and a former college instructor who specializes in development and assessment security topics. As an IT professional and consultant since 1987, he has worked on projects or trained for over 60 major companies and organizations including EarthLink, Nike Corporation, Lucent Technologies, BellSouth, UPS, the U.S. Coast Guard, and Norrell. From 1998 until 2001, he was an instructor in the Kennesaw State University’s Computer Science and Information Sciences (CSIS) department, where he taught courses on software project management, C++ programming, computer organization and architecture, and data communications. Michael has an M.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Emory University (1998), and a B.S. in Computer Science from Kennesaw State University (1987). He has also contributed to various security certification books for LANWrights, including TICSA Training Guide (Que 2002) and an accompanying Instructor Resource Kit (Que 2002), CISSP Study Guide (Sybex 2003), as well as Security+ Training Guide (Que 2003). Michael authored and provided the on-camera delivery of LearnKey’s CISSP Prep e-Learning course.
Mike Chapple - Brand Institute
Mike Chapple, CISSP, MCP, MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA, and CCSA, serves as Chief Information Officer of the Brand Institute, a brand identity consultancy based out of Miami, Florida. He previously served as a computer security researcher with the U.S. National Security Agency, participating in the development of advanced network intrusion detection systems. Mike holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and is a proud alum of the University of Notre Dame. He has authored The GSEC Prep Guide: Mastering SANS GIAC Security Essentials (John Wiley & Sons 2003) and co-authored several IT-related books, including CISSP: Certified Information Systems Professional Study Guide, 1st and 2nd editions, (Sybex 2003 and 2004) and TICSA Training Guide (Que 2002).
