CPUG CON 2012 EUROPE
The Check Point User Conference
Technical Sessions: September 17th-19th
Optional Two-Day Classes: September 20th-21st

In Beautiful Chur ("Koor"), Switzerland

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Bio - Barry J. Stiefel

Barry J. Stiefel ("Stee-ful") (CCSA/CCSE/CCSE+/CCSI, CISSP, NSA IAM, MCSE, CCNA, RCSA/RCSE/RCSI, FCSE) is the Founder and President of CPUG, The Check Point User Group (www.cpug.org).  He's been a Check Point implementer, consultant, courseware developer, author, speaker, and instructor since 1997.

He was co-author of these books on Check Point products, by Syngress Publishing:

  • CCSA Next Generation Check Point Certified Security Administrator Study Guide (2002)
  • Check Point NG VPN-1/Firewall-1: Advanced Configuration and Troubleshooting (2003)
  • Configuring Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1 (2005)

He organizes the annual Check Point User Conference in Chur, Switzerland.

He is also the President of Information Engine, Inc. (www.InformationEngine.com) a consulting and technical services firm and was previously the President of the Windows NT Engineering Association.

He earned a B.S., an MBA, and a Certificate in E-Commerce and Internet Security from the University of California, where he also did a post-graduate year of study in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

He lives and works in San Francisco.  In his lab, he has more firewalls and routers than he needs, but not as many as he wants.

On the CPUG discussion board, he is "BarryStiefel"


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