About Kurt Dillard

As a Security Program Manager Kurt evangelizes Microsoft best practices, communicates the roadmap for security technologies, and gathers feedback on ideas and concerns from U.S. Federal Government agencies. He has collaborated on many of the solutions published by Microsoft such as "Windows Server 2003 Security Guide," "Security Risk Management Guide," and "Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP." He has also co-authored several books on computer software and operating systems and served as technical editor for many other titles. He has experience as a system administrator, architect, and consultant focused on Microsoft technologies where he specialized in the design and deployment of secure, scalable systems. Kurt has presented at numerous conferences including RSA, TechEd, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, and Microsoft Federal Security Summit. Current industry certifications include CISSP, ISSAP, CISM, and MCSE + Security.

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