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ProKeyStore - OpenEdge encryption key management system

The most important (and most difficult) aspect of managing encrypted data is in how you handle your keys. If you don't manage they keys well, you can actually REDUCE the overall security of your data. Solomon Consulting helps you manage your keys efficiently and and effectively.

Our newest product, ProKeyStore, makes managing your data encryption keys easy! ProKeyStore gives you the ability to implement multiple encryption keys using column and row groupings. You decide which keys are used for your data groups. For more information, check out our ProKeyStore page!

New eBooks - coming to a Solomon web site soon!!!

Michael will offer a new series of eBooks on this web site and on a new site dedicated to security education! Here are the planned eBooks that will be released in the 2nd quarter of 2007:

How to protect yourself from identity theft (and what to do if it happens to you)
- This first Identit Theft eBook is available NOW!! Go to www.thesecurityguy.net today to get your copy of this vital resource!
Keeping your kids safe online
Making your home computer safe
Making your church safe and secure

Presentations from Michael's speeches and classes

RE/MAX 2007 International Convention - "ID Theft Security"
Progress Exchange 2007 - "Cryptographic Key Management"
Progress Exchange 2006 - "Is Your Data Secure? (better check again) "
Progress Exchange 2005 - "The SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilites List "
Progress Exchange 2005 - "Keeping Hackers Out of Your Web Application "

Project Management for Security Vulnerability Assessments

Are you interested in Project Management? We are! Michael has written brand new course that shows how using Project Management methodology can supercharge your Security Vulnerability Assessments. Michael presents this course for SANS and can present the course as is, or with optional workshop and mentoring sessions at your location. Contact Solomon Consulting for more information on this exciting offering!

Michael is presented "A Project Management Approach to Security Vulnerability Assessments" at SANSFIRE in Atlanta, GA, on June 16 and 17, 2005. See the SANS Web Site for more information on this class.

Progress/OpenEdge Security Presentations

Michael presented two sessions at Exchange 2005 in Orlando, FL on June 7 and 8. This conference was an annual gathering of Progress/OpenEdge users worldwide.

On Tuesday, June 7, 2005, Michael presented "The SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities List (and how they affect OpenEdge applications". This presentation covered each of the internet security vulnerabilities on the SANS Top 20 list.

On Wednesday, June 8, 2005, Michael presented "Keeping Hackers out ot your Web Application". While not specifically a "Web Hacking How-To" class, Michael showed how hackers compromise web applications. The purpose of this presentation was to show how easy some applications are to compromise and how to write more secure web applications.

On Tuesday, June 6, 2006, Michael presented "Is Your Data Secure? (better check again) ". The purpose of this presentation was to present a case and a method for conducting a Security Vulnerability Assessment.

Books by Michael G. Solomon

PMP Exam Cram 2, 2nd edition, from Que Publishig, is available now! Michael is the lead author for this new PMP Exam Prep guide. The new edition has been re-written to address the new PMP exam and covers the PMBOK, 3rd edition. If you want to hold the industry leading Project Management certification, get this book the prepare for the PMP exam.
Computer Forensics JumpStart, from Sybex, is available now! Michael is the co-author for this new book project. This book will introduce those unfamiliar with Computer Forensics to the discipline, its processes and tools. Click on the image below for more information!

Michael also served as lead author for a college-level security textbook, Information Security Illuminated (ISBN 076372677X), with Mike Chapple. Jones & Bartlett is the publisher. This new textbook covers the basic 10 domains of information systems security and is directed toward CS/IS majors. Click on the image below for more information!

Michael also served as co-author for a the Exam Cram 2 book, "Secutiy+ Lab Manual" (ISBN ), published by Que publishing. This book serves as a companion to the Exam Cram Security+ Prep guide by providing hands-on lab exercises to help students prepare for the Security+ exam. Click on the image below for more information!

LearnKey Inc. ( www.learnkey.com ) produced 2 complete training CD series of Michael's work. Michael authored and presented both the CISSP and PMP courses in an interactive format, available both on CD and on-line. Click on the image below for more information!