John ("Jay") Trinckes, Jr., CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CEH, NSA-IAM/IEM, MCSE-NT, A+, is the chief information security officer (CISO) for Path Forward IT, a managed service provider of IT and security services for the healthcare industry. Jay has previously worked as a senior information security consultant and authored The Executive MBA in Information Security, published by CRC Press in 2009. Trinckes has developed enterprise-level information security management programs for multiple clients and conducted countless successful internal/external vulnerability/penetration assessments and other technical compliance audits. He has been instrumental in developing policies, procedures, audit plans, compliance assessments, business impact analyses, and business continuity and disaster recovery plans for many clients. He also conducts security awareness training and other presentations related to information security. He provides a unique perspective on compliance as a result of his previous work experience as an information security risk analyst, IT manager, system administrator, and law enforcement officer.
