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Robert Shimonski

Robert Shimonski, CASP+, CySA+, PenTest+, Security+, is a technology executive specializing in healthcare IT for one of the largest health systems in America. In his current role, Rob is responsible for bringing operational support and incident response into the future with the help of new technologies such as cloud and artificial intelligence. His current focus is on deploying securely to Cloud (Azure, AWS, and Google), DevOps, DevSecOps and AIOps. Rob spent many years in the technology "trenches" handling networking and security architecture, design, engineering, testing, and development efforts for global projects. A go-to person for all things security related, Rob has been a major force in deploying security-related systems for 25+ years. Rob also worked for various companies reviewing and developing curriculum as well as other security-related books, technical articles, and publications based on technology deployment, testing, hacking, pen testing, and many other aspects of security. Rob holds dozens of technology certifications to include 20+ CompTIA certifications, SANS.org GIAC, GSEC, and GCIH as well as many vendor-based cloud specialized certifications from Google, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS. Rob is considered a leading expert in prepping others to achieve certification success. He can be found online at shimonski.com.