About the Author
Marc Menninger is an IT security manager specializing in corporate information security and risk management.
As an information security professional, Marc has 20+ years of applied security experience. He's also an online marketing consultant, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and networker. His security career began in 1992 with five years of service as a computer and communications officer in the US Air Force. There, he was responsible for leading a team capable of deploying mobile top secret fiber-optic computer networks. Marc left the Air Force as a captain and entered the civilian world, filling a variety of technical roles including help desk supervisor, network administrator, and network and information security consultant. He was also a vice president in the Corporate Information Security department of Washington Mutual Bank in Seattle and the senior security risk analyst at PEMCO.
Marc also helps business owners promote their companies as a part-time online marketing consultant. Search engine optimization, social media, and blogging are his areas of expertise. In 2011, he wrote the book Outrank Your Competition: 50 Online Marketing and SEO Tips for Small Businesses.
On the information security side, Marc has written for the ISSA Journal, and authored multiple online security articles. A member of Toastmasters International, he enjoys speaking and training on a wide variety of topics, including information security, online marketing, search engine optimization, blogging, inspirational and motivational speeches, and more. To find out more or contact Marc, connect with him on LinkedIn.
