Head of Global Security and Infrastructure, CISSP
Greater New York City Area
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- Faculty at The Institute for Applied Network Security
- Head of Global Security and Infrastructure at Retail Decisions, Ltd.
- Past
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- Sr. Infrastructure Engineer at Aptegrity
- Senior Consultant at Alpha Technologies
- Education
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- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
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John Abella’s Summary
Dynamic Information Security leader with over ten years of experience in numerous exciting positions. I have hands-on knowledge of the entire project life-cycle process, from specification and requirements through evaluation, purchasing, implementation, and ongoing support.
I have extensive experience with hardware, software, and network technologies with a specific focus on securing highly-available, real-time, internet-based services. I excel at developing Information Security policy and procedures as well as navigating companies through complicated security audit processes (ISO27001 and PCI DSS). My recent focus has been on Policy Development, Compliance, and Regulatory Issues.
In 2006 I was interviewed by Alan Paller, Director of Research for the SANS Institute for a print interview and webcast titled: "What Works in Intrusion Detection: Monitoring Unique Traffic with Retail Decisions." - www.sans.org
During Summer 2006 I mentored the SANS Security Class 504: "Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling" at Rutgers University.
John Abella’s Specialties:
email: john@abella.net
John Abella’s Experience
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Faculty
The Institute for Applied Network Security
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
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-- This is not my full-time job. See Retail Decisions below. --
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As a Faculty Member for the Institute for Applied Network Security, I get to lead real-world tactical and strategic InfoSec discussions with Fortune 1000 staff up to the CIO / CISO level. Designed to be conversational, the Institute Forums are not typical PowerPoint lectures; the attendees are active participants.
In 2007 I presented at a number of Institute Forums on the following topics:
- Network Architecture Best Practices
- Advanced SIM Management
- Enterprise Network Defense
- Configuration and Patch Management
- Selecting and Purchasing an Intrusion Detection System
- Regulatory Compliance, E-Discovery, and Records Management
- PCI Compliance and updates to the PCI DSS 1.1 -
Head of Global Security and Infrastructure
Retail Decisions, Ltd.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
June 2001 — Present (7 years)
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Sr. Infrastructure Engineer
Aptegrity
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
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Senior Consultant
Alpha Technologies
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
John Abella’s Education
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
B.S., 1994 — 1998
Additional Information
John Abella’s Websites:
John Abella’s Groups:
Faculty Member - The Institute for Applied Network Security
Sun Services Advisory Panel - Board Member
FBI Infragard Member - Newark Chapter
FBI Infragard 2008 Awards Committee member
SANS Mentor
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Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) member -
GIAC, Global Infomation Assurance Certification member -
Technology Leaders Association member -
Global Security Professional member
John Abella’s Honors:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
John Abella’s Contact Settings
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