With more than 25 years of information security experience, Chris Silvers, CISSP, MBA, is the Founder and Principal Consultant at CG Silvers Consulting, a boutique information security firm based in Atlanta, GA. His consulting firm offers high-touch engagements to the SMB market, specializing in social engineering; penetration testing; incident response; governance, risk, and compliance; and security education. His depth and breadth of experience, from organizations such as the Federal Reserve Bank to The Home Depot to Intel, allows him to provide enterprise-level expertise to smaller organizations. A lifelong learner, Chris holds many industry certifications (e.g., Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Ethical Hacker, PCI Professional, CMMC Provisional Assessor and Instructor, ISACA’s Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) and is continually expanding his licensing on pace as the cybersecurity industry evolves. His commitment to ongoing professional development doesn’t stop in the classroom — out of almost 30,000 attendees at DEF CON 24, Chris was only 1 of only 10 inductees into the Black Badge Hall of Fame for his record-breaking winning score in the Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest.

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