Michael Shannon

Michael J Shannon began his IT career when he transitioned from a recording studio engineer to network technician for a major telecommunications company in the early 90s. He soon began to focus on security and was one of the first 10 people to attain the HIPAA Certified Security Specialist. Throughout his 30 years in IT, he has worked as an employee, contractor, trainer, and consultant for a number of companies including Platinum Technologies, Fujitsu, IBM, State Farm, Pearson, MindSharp, Thomson/NetG, and Skillsoft, among others. Mr. Shannon has authored several books, training manuals, published articles, and produced dozens of CBT titles through the years as well. For security purposes, he has attained the CISSP, CCNP Security, Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer, Security+, and ITIL Intermediate SO and RCV certifications. He resides with his wife in Abilene, Texas.