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About the Author

By Wes Withrow, Cybersecurity Expert at TraceSecurity, a leader in cloud-based
security solutions that deliver end-to-end IT governance, risk and compliance
management capabilities for organizations of any size, industry or security
expertise to leverage when implementing their information security program.
www.tracesecurity.com

For more than 15 years, Wes has worked in IT and information security. He began
his career as a systems engineer at Under Armour, the global leader in performance apparel. Wes
then joined the nation’s largest university affiliated research center, The Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory, which for over 70 years has provided our nation with critical
contributions in the area of national security and space. At the Applied Physics Lab, Wes served in
roles that included enterprise IT operations management, systems engineering, and information
security, working closely with multiple branches of the Department of Defense.

Wes leveraged the diversity of his expertise to become the CIO at a business and technology
consulting group responsible for providing managed IT services to industries that include legal,
finance, oil and gas, healthcare, and education. Wes obtained a Master of Science in Information
Systems from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from
Davis and Elkins College.

He holds 13 industry certifications, which include the CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA
Network+, Six Sigma, and HIPAA from both The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and
the U.S Department of the Navy and has first-hand experience responding to state-sponsored cyber
attacks.

Wes Withrow

504-239-3585

[email protected]

www.tracesecurity.com

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