David Frier

he/him/his

how I got here
- I started with OS internals support and mainframe sysadmin in 1979. I have since sprinkled in some scientific programming, DB design for clinical trials, and secure OS development for the JCS. Did a bunch of SMB network deployment and business systems, HRIS, and CRM.

In 2005 I turned my focus to infosec. I got my CISSP. Then I worked on a DLP deployment for network and endpoints, and another one for outbound email in a corporate Exchange. I took the CISM and the CRISC. I managed the entire security program for an F500 server fleet in three data centers across the world. Took the CCSK. Managed SOX compliance for a different F500 company for a couple of years.

I have now arrived where I really belong, in a consulting CISO role.

Turning my attention from pure infosec to overall risk management, I took the RIMS-CRMP, then to focus on healthcare, the C)HISSP.

how you'll know it's me
- I'm David. ('Dave' is someone else; I have no idea who)
- Geekosaurus
- I look like an aging hippie... because... well....
- I'm blunt. If you need someone who will soft-pedal the security or risk management needs that are going begging, I might not be your guy.

what I care about
- Honesty
- Logic
- Protecting the digital assets
- Treating people right

how we might connect
- Facebook: nope
- Twitter: nope
- Instagram: nope
- YouTube: still nope
- LinkedIn: Sadly.
- Fediverse: If you can find me there (and you can), we can really talk about life, the universe, and everything but work.

https://wheretofind.me

how you light me up if we're not talking about Infosec or Risk Mgt?
let's talk about
- Texas Hold'em
- Lord of the Rings -- you know it's books, not movies, right?
- Orioles and Cubs baseball.
- Good TV (not popular, necessarily. GOOD.)
- - Star Trek, esp. Strange New Worlds
- - Star Wars - Mandalorian, Boba Fett, Ahsoka
- - Reservation Dogs
- - Only Murders
- - Minx
- - RuPaul's Drag Race
- - The Good Place
- - Better Things
- - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Brit stuff:
- - Taskmaster
- - Endeavour
- - Vera
- - Annika
- - QI
- - Bake Off w/ Extra Slice
- - Sewing Bee

BTW, Barbie rules. People who say it's anti-man are just the kind of man I am anti-

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