Roger A. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, Inc., is a 33-year computer security
consultant, instructor, holder of dozens of computer certifications, and author of 12 books and over 1,000
magazine articles on computer security. He has spoken at many of the world’s biggest computer security
conferences, been in Newsweek™ magazine, appeared on television, been interviewed for NPR’s All
Things Considered™, the Wall Street Journal, and been a guest on dozens of radio shows and podcasts.
He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including Foundstone,
McAfee, and Microsoft. He has consulted for hundreds of companies, from the largest to the smallest,
around the world. He specializes in host and network security, quantum security, identity management,
anti-malware, hackers, honeypots, Public Key Infrastructure, cloud security, cryptography, policy, and
technical writing. His certifications have included CPA, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, MSCE: Security,
Security+, and yada-yada others, and he has been an instructor for many of them. His writings and
presentations are often known for their real-world, contrarian views. He was the weekly security columnist
for InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019.
Roger A. Grimes, CPA, CISSP, CEH, MCSE, CISA, CISM, CNE, yada, yada, is the author of 12 books and over
1000 national magazine articles on computer security, specializing in host security and preventing
hacker and malware attacks. Roger is a frequent speaker at national computer security conferences, and
was the weekly security columnist at InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019. He has
worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including, Foundstone, McAfee,
and Microsoft. Roger is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media including Newsweek, CNN, NPR,
and WSJ. His presentations are fast-paced and filled with useful facts and recommendations.
Contact the Author:
Email: roger@banneretcs.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogeragrimes/
Twitter: @rogeragrimes
CSOOnline: https://www.csoonline.com/author/Roger-A.-Grimes/
Author’s other books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Roger-A.-
Grimes/e/B001IQUMT4/
