As the VP of Security Management for NetIQ, Chris serves as a general manager for NetIQ's security business. Working closely with NetIQ's customers, Chris is responsible for guiding market direction and ensuring effective implementation of security products on a world-wide basis. As well, as NetIQ's Chief Security Architect, he represents NetIQ at international regulatory organisations, and security management standards associations.

In addition to his current role at NetIQ, Chris is a founding member of the Information Systems Security Association's (ISSA) Security Management Benchmarking Arm - the HumanFirewall Council. As part of this organisation, Chris has been the primary author of the leading industry benchmarks around Security Awareness and Security Management.

Prior to NetIQ, Chris was the Chief Security Architect for Ernst & Young, where he was responsible for founding Ernst & Young's global solutions for enterprise security. He developed many of Ernst & Young's innovative solutions around general control reviews, IT architectures, and information security management. Chris has consulted with over 70 Fortune 1000 companies around the world and assisted them in developing business-flexible security and IT infrastructures.

Major Speaking Engagements:

• General Session United States Homeland Security Conference - Orlando, February 2004
• Industry Panelist CIO Conference - Colorado Springs, August 2003
• Keynote InfoSecurity Brazil - Sao Paulo, March 2003
• Keynote CSI - Chicago, October 2002
• Keynote InfoSecurity Europe - London, March 2002
• Keynote Panel Institute of Internal Auditors - Washington, October 2001

AusCERT2004 Presentations:

Security Management - corporate accountability and market maturity affecting incident and vulnerability management programs
Day One: Monday, 24th May 2004, 1430 - 1510 (Sponsors Stream)

Who are we kidding? Too many vulnerability disclosures are bad for security.
Day Two: Tuesday, 25th May 2004, 0955 - 1045 (Debate)

Personal and Corporate Identity Theft: How to Spot and Avoid Today's Common Techniques of Elicitation and Social Engineering?
Day Three: Wednesday, 26th May 2004, 1530 - 1620 (Closing address)