Information Security Veteran B.J. Lachner Joins Red Cliff Consulting.WASHINGTON -- Red Cliff Consulting announced today that industry veteran B.J. Lachner has joined the Red Cliff team. Lachner, whose prior experience includes building and managing information security consulting practices, will be bringing his hands on assessment and systems analysis skills to lead Red Cliff's proactive security assessment and compliance measurement services. His experience includes assessments of major financial institutions, medical facilities and international organizations. Lachner provided executive direction and management of several successful consulting groups where he developed methodologies and managed the development of tools to automate information security assessments. As senior member of the engineering staff at Trident Data Systems, Lachner performed internal and external computer vulnerability assessments and penetration testing for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Army's Land Information Warfare Activity The Land Information Warfare Activity (LIWA) Information Dominance Center (IDC), a Headquarters Department of the Army operations support activity assigned to the Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), provides multi-disciplinary Information Operations (IO) support to the U.S. to enhance Army's information security. He holds degrees from the United States Military Academy United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but and Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and . Red Cliff President, Kevin Mandia, stated, "B.J. Lachner is bringing a depth of experience in security and regulatory compliance reviews that will jump start our Comprehensive Information Security Assessments, particularly for regulated firms in the financial and health care industries. His executive experience and expertise in international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. will be a tremendous factor in our successful expansion into new markets, and the continued growth of our service lines." Red Cliff Consulting is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. , focused on providing solutions to industry's most challenging information security problems. Our consultants provide strategic direction to your organization's information security program, as well as respond to individual, complex computer security incidents that require immediate attention. For more information visit our web site at www.red-cliff.com. |
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