Kevin Beaver, CISSP, is an information security consultant, writer, and professional speaker with Atlanta, GA-based Principle Logic, LLC. With more than 31 years in IT and 25 years in security, Kevin specializes in independent security assessments and virtual CISO consulting work to help businesses uncheck the boxes that keep creating a false sense of security.

He has written 12 books on security, including "Hacking For Dummies" and "The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance." Kevin has written more than 1,000 articles on security and regularly contributes to TechTarget's SearchSecurity.com, Ziff Davis' Toolbox.com, and Iron Mountain’s InfoGoTo.com.