Bob Gaines has over 28 years of experience working in information technology. Bob deeply understands how security can protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and information systems in a regulated environment. Throughout his career, Bob has served as a virtual information systems officer (VISO) for several multibillion-dollar organizations, an expert on risk and compliance, and a lead security officer responsible for conducting security assessments, forensic investigations, and regulatory compliance audits nationwide. He has also built, supported, and maintained technical environments for hundreds of U.S. clients. In addition, Bob manages global incident response for international businesses, focusing on incident response, investigation, forensics, business continuity, and disaster recovery, performing numerous incident response investigations. As a recognized subject matter expert in the IT security field, Bob has been interviewed by news outlets such as Fox Business and Business News Daily and trade magazines such as Processor Magazine and Security Business Magazine.