SecureNinja appoints Joseph McCray as Chief Technology Officer

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SecureNinja, the leader in cybersecurity training and consulting for government, defense and enterprise organizations, announced today that Joseph McCray will join the SecureNinja executive management team as Chief Technology Officer, effective February 15th.

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Joe McCray is an Air Force Veteran and has been in cybersecurity for over 10 years. His background includes both network and web application penetration testing, as well as incident response and forensics within the DoD and commercial sector. His extensive experience and deep knowledge, mixed with his comedic teaching style has led Joe to be one of the most highly sought after experts in the industry.

Joe makes speaking appearances and gives seminars at major events in the security community such as Black Hat, DEFCON, BruCon, Hacker Halted, Hacktivity and many more. Joe is the recipient of the 2009 EC-Council Instructor Circle of Excellence Award and the 2010 EC-Council Instructor of the Year Award.

"SecureNinja is rapidly expanding its high-end cybersecurity training offerings, and is focused on building global security consulting services" said SecureNinja President Ned Snow. "We are extremely excited to have Joe join our executive team to architect innovative products and fulfill demand from our customers."

"I've known most of the SecureNinja team members for years. I love their passion for security, and the way they work as a team on everything." McCray said. "I'm really grateful for the opportunity and I welcome the challenge."

In addition to cybersecurity training and consulting services, SecureNinja produces regular video content via their production arm, SecureNinjaTV. With their rapidly expanding audience and YouTube channel following, Joe McCray will prove a valuable asset in assisting show host Alicia Webb interviewing industry experts on hot cybersecurity topics during industry events and trade shows.

"We are thrilled to have Joe as a part of SecureNinjaTV. With his extensive experience working in the technical field he will be able to identify and discuss the hard hitting topics surrounding cybersecurity, the things our fans really want and need to know," said Alicia Webb.

About SecureNinja
Secure Ninja is a leader in Information Security Services & Cybersecurity Training. Secure Ninja's assessment, consulting and security services division specializes in governance, risk and compliance programs for both corporate & government agencies including information assurance, IV&V security audits and cyber-security solutions. SecureNinja's Cybersecurity Training includes certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CEH, CAP, CISM, ISSEP, ISSMP, ISSAP, Cloud Security, Wireless Security and Computer Forensics to name a few. Secure Ninja has been providing businesses with programs that answer regulatory needs and skills gaps for over 11 years. Our training programs educate and certify employees in the areas that are critical to business operations. With certified professionals on staff, the company demonstrates that it is seriously engaged in producing ROI on technology investments and handling compliance requirements competently. Our programs also create solutions for the DOD and the system integrator community by answering the certification needs of the 8570.01-M mandate.

Contact:

Alicia Webb
Marketing Manager
SecureNinja
703-535-8600
[email protected]

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