About the Author

Gerard Johansen is an information security professional with over a decade of experience in such areas as penetration testing, vulnerability management, threat assessment modeling, and incident response. Beginning his information security career while a cybercrime investigator, Gerard has built on that experience while working as a consultant and security analyst for clients and organizations ranging from healthcare to finance. Gerard is a graduate of Norwich University's Masters of Science in Information Assurance and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Gerard is currently employed as an Enterprise Security Manager with a large retailer with a focus on incident detection, response and threat intelligence integration. He has also contributed to several online publications focused on various aspects of penetration testing.