Michael is well known in the security community for his work designing, developing, implementing and deploying security products and architectures in multi-national corporate environments. He has been a featured speaker at numerous national and international security conferences including RSA, ISSA, and InfoSec. Currently, he chairs the ISSA International Webinar Committee and is a technology contributor to the U.S. Department of Commerce Information Systems Technical Advisory Council. Michael currently holds 54 U.S. patents, is a former Sigma-Xi distinguished lecturer, and recipient of the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) lifetime achievement award. In 2011 he was recognized by ISSA as the Security Professional of the Year and in 2013 he was named to the ISSA Hall of Fame.