John Rostern has more than 33 years of experience in audit, information security, and technology. His areas of expertise include IT audit, technology risk assessment and management, IT strategic planning, architecture, information security, operations, applications development, telecommunications, networking, datacenter design, and business continuity planning. John is a subject matter expert in the areas of data loss prevention, intrusion detection, encryption, and incident response. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration/finance from Hofstra University. He serves as the chairman for the Long Island Forum Technology (LIFT) and is an active member of the Computer Security Institute, the Information Systems Audit & Control Association, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), and the InfraGard-New York Metro chapter.