Ira Winkler

Who is Ira Winkler?

Ira Winkler, CISSP, is

President of the Internet Security Advisors Group and vice president of

marketing for the Information Systems Security Association. He is best

known for identifying common trends in the way information and computer

systems are compromised. He does this by performing espionage

simulations, where he physically and technically "breaks into" the

largest companies in the world (at their request) in order to assess

their security vulnerabilities. Winkler is an in-demand independent

security analyst and noted author of "Spies Among Us", "Corporate

Espionage" and "Through the Eyes of the Enemy". Winkler's career took

shape during his time with the National Security Agency where he served

as an intelligence and computer systems analyst. Mr. Winkler is also an

Information Systems Security Association Hall of Fame inductee.