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About the Authors
John A. Blackley, a native of Scotland, completed his bachelors’ degree in
electrical engineering at Glasgow University in 1974. Since moving to the
United States in 1982, his career has included 19 years in information security.
John’s first information security position was with a financial services
company in Louisville, Kentucky. Starting in security administration, he gained
experience and breadth of knowledge and went on to become the Director
of Information Security and Business Contingency Planning. During that time,
John also became a member of the faculty at Eastern Kentucky University,
advising on the university’s loss prevention ...