Michael Wright

Mr. Michael Wright is an independent information technology security consultant specializing in systems compliance, risk analysis and information assurance. He creates, evaluates and implements enterprise security policy, practices and procedures as well as conducts enterprise security and vulnerability assessments. Mr. Wright is a recognized security expert in information assurance relating to such products as Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 and Active Directory.

With more than 23 years of professional experience in telecommunications, LAN/WAN internetworking technologies, and IT Security, Mr. Wright has spent the last 15 years working as both an IT and INFOSEC consultant working on projects for a variety of organizations, including the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM, Rome Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Navy and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He began his technology career in the United States Marine Corps designing custom software application systems. After his 5 years of military experience, Mr. Wright worked for DBI, Inc. in the field of disaster recovery. He has spent a bulk of his career providing consulting services to the Department of Defense in the areas of information security and information assurance. The book he co-authored, “Securing Citrix XenApp in the Enterprise”, served as one of the principal documents defining Citrix XenApp security policy for the Department of Defense. Currently, Mr. Wright is a consultant with IBM.

Mr. Wright is a past president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a member of InfraGard. Mr. Wright also serves as a corporate faculty member for the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology teaching courses on information security and information assurance.

Mr. Wright is an alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute and a magna cum laude graduate from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology with a B.S. in Integrative Sciences. He has obtained the following professional certifications during his technical career: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (NT, 2000, 2003), Department of Defense Level II System Administrator, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEA), Security+.