Corporate Risk Solutions Hires New Senior Cyber Security Consultant, Steven Reed
Online, May 21, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Corporate Risk Solutions, Inc. (CRSI) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Steven Reed, CISSP, CEH, CPT, CET, who will join the team as Senior Security Consultant. In this role, Steven will support CRSI's energy clients in all aspects of their cyber security needs - including compliance audits, penetration testing, network assessments, physical risk assessments, and gap analysis of policies and procedures.
Mr. Reed has over 30 years of Information Technology and Cyber Security experience, and comes to Corporate Risk Solutions following a 29 year career at the Central Intelligence Agency as an Information Security, COMSEC, and Telecommunications Officer, followed by several years as a Department of Defense contractor. Steven comments, "I'm excited to be part of the CRSI team - a truly outstanding group of professionals who are doing significant work at such a critical time in our history. CRSI is dedicated to excellence in all that it does, and in delivering top-quality services to its clients. I couldn't think of a finer company to work for in making the transition from the Intelligence and Defense Communities to the private sector."
Mr. Reed was most recently the lead security engineer for one of the primary battlefield intelligence data systems used by the DoD, and in his lengthy CIA career he spearheaded many critical efforts that earned him six Exceptional Performance Awards, including the design, development and deployment of complex, multi-million dollar secure voice and data systems that continue to serve the Intelligence Community today. His broad skill set includes INFOSEC Engineering, COMSEC, LAN/WAN Engineering and systems management, Information Assurance Architecture, secure communications, policy and practices, as well as system development, programming, and electronics.
"As our client roster expands and our service offerings broaden, the efficiency and expertise of our consultants continues to be vital, explains Karl Perman, Senior Manager Consulting Services. "Steve has demonstrated an acumen and professionalism in his previous career assignments. We are happy to welcome him to the CRSI team of dedicated professional consultants.
Steven specializes in vulnerability identification, analysis, and remediation; network and systems security; risk assessments and impact analysis; standards analysis and application methodologies; and is an experienced presenter and educator.
CRSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary security consulting firm of Corporate Enterprise Security, Inc. CRSI specializes in NERC operational and CIP Compliance (693 and 706), as well as cyber and physical security solutions to the energy and government sectors. CRSI has provided consulting services to more than 100 electric utilities across all eight (8) NERC regions and is also under contract by NERC Regional Entities for Audit Support. For more information, contact: Trisha Breckenridge, Marketing Associate, 913-422-0410. Email: info@corpenterprisesec.com. For information, news, and events, visit www.corprisk.net.