Mike Murray is a parallel entrepreneur who has spent more than a decade helping companies and individuals understand how they can be exploited by those with nefarious influence skills. From his work in the late 90's as a penetration tester and vulnerability researcher to leadership positions at nCircle, Neohapsis and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, his focus has always been on using vulnerability assessment through penetration testing and social engineering to proactively defend organizations. Mike co-founded MAD Security, where he leads engagements to help corporate and government customers understand and protect their security organization . He is also in charge of the advanced curriculum of The Hacker Academy, an advanced online training environment focused on the newest methods of computer penetration testing and social engineering. Mike has a variety of other diverse interests, from his work on human systems and influence to his work work with many people on their careers both within the security industry (through InfoSec Leaders with Lee Kushner) and outside of security (through the Connected Career). Mike's thoughts on security can be found on his blog at Episteme.ca, and his work on helping build careers can be found at InfoSecLeaders.com and ConnectedCareer.com.