RONALD L. KRUTZ, Ph.D., P.E., CISSP, ISSEP
Dr. Krutz is Chief Scientist for Security Risk Solutions, Inc. He has more than thirty years of experience in industrial automation and control systems, distributed computing systems, computer architectures, information assurance methodologies, and information security training. He has been a Senior Information Security Consultant at Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, and REALTECH Systems Corporation, an Associate Director of the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute (CMRI), and a professor in the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was also a lead instructor for (ISC)2 Inc. in its Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) training seminars. Dr. Krutz founded the CMRI Cybersecurity Center and was founder and Director of the CMRI Computer, Automation and Robotics Group.
He coauthored the CISSP Prep Guide for John Wiley and Sons and is coauthor of the Wiley Advanced CISSP Prep Guide; the CISSP Prep Guide, Gold Edition; the Security + Certification Guide; the CISM Prep Guide; the CISSP Prep Guide, 2nd Edition: Mastering CISSP and ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional); the Network Security Bible; the CISSP and CAP (Certification and Accreditation Professional) Prep Guide, Platinum Edition: Mastering CISSP and CAP; the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Prep Guide; Cloud Computing Security; and Web Commerce Security. He is also the author of Securing SCADA Systems and of three textbooks in the areas of microcomputer system design, computer interfacing and computer architecture. Dr. Krutz has seven patents in the area of digital systems and has published more than 30 technical papers.
Dr. Krutz also serves as consulting editor for the John Wiley and Sons Information Security Certification Series and is a Senior Fellow of the International Cyber Center of George Mason University.
Dr. Krutz holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania.