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[George Lekatis]

First, to introduce myself:

George Lekatis is a senior risk and compliance consultant, certified trainer, and general manager of a firm that bears his name, specializing in risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, Data Protection Directive compliance from an IT and Security perspective, and training. Having worked as an executive employee and a business owner, he has improved operations, solved problems, and increased profitability.

George has worked as director of network security and computer forensics, and IT director. He has managed several teams that examined system vulnerabilities and possible threats, and then applied safeguards (technical and administrative) to defend against potential attacks on a cost-effective basis. Designed, reviewed and implemented IT, security and compliance solutions for companies and organizations of the public and the private sector.

George has acted in the role of a Sarbanes Oxley, risk and compliance Subject Matter Expert. He has documented processes, performed walkthroughs, identified, analyzed and evaluated Information Technology risks to strengthen internal controls related to Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II compliance.

George has more than 16,000 hours experience as a professional speaker and seminar leader. Has worked for more than 10 years as an executive consultant and educator and has demonstrated exceptional presentation and communication skills.

A recognized expert, George has lectured several times at many international IT and information security conferences, and led security training seminars in Europe (London, Athens, Milan, Oxford, Utrecht, Dublin, Slovenia), the United States of America (Washington DC, Myrtle Beach SC, Boston MA), Asia (Singapore, Dubai, Bahrain) etc. He also writes frequently for newspapers and magazines, and has been quoted / featured in articles, publications and television.

He has created a flexible Awareness and Training Compliance curriculum providing learning paths individually suited to the needs of each sector of organizations (executive management, IT, security, sales and marketing, administration).

George Lekatis is an expert witness, qualified to investigate and testify about best practices, standards, Sarbanes Oxley and Basel ii compliance, due care and due diligence. A computer forensics examiner, George assume the following roles in a legal action:

1. Consulting Expert. George will investigate the case, explain technology to the legal team and advice on strategy. He will also explain what should be told by the competition’s expert and the strategy going into court. Strong point: Where there is reason to believe that data has been altered, destroyed or hidden.

2. Testifying Expert. George is a well recognized professional speaker and trainer. He has the education, training, experience and credibility to explain how and why things happened.

George is Mathematician, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), CISSP Lead Instructor, Steganography Investigator, Internet Security Systems (ISS) Certified in Internet Scanner, Database Scanner and System Scanner, Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA), Microsoft Certified System Engineer certified in Windows NT and Windows 2000 (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

My web sites:

Sarbanes Oxley Training
Courses designed to provide with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
www.sarbanes-oxley-training.com

Basel ii Training
Courses designed to provide with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and support Basel ii compliance.
www.basel-ii-training.com

Sarbanes Oxley Act
Sarbanes Oxley Compliance: Books, Software, Certification, Training and Resources
www.sarbanes-oxley-act.biz

Basel ii Accord
Basel ii Compliance: Books, Software, Certification, Training and Resources
www.basel-ii-accord.com

Compliance Training
Sarbanes Oxley, Basel ii, Data Protection Directive, Information Security Training
www.compliance-training.net

Legal Risk and Compliance
Legal Risk: The Achilles Heel of Corporate Governance.
Asbestos and Mesothelioma: The legal risk, the victims and the lawyers.
Employment related lawsuits.
www.legal-risk.com

Asbestos and Mesothelioma Research Project
Asbestos and Mesothelioma Information: Disease, Exposure, Information, Lawsuits, and Settlements. The Legal Risk: A Case Study
www.mesothelioma-and-asbestos.org