Peter Hart Gregory, CISA, CISSP is an American information security advisor, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on computer security and information technology.

Peter Hart Gregory

Biography edit

Peter Hart Gregory is a member of the Board of Advisors and lecturer for the NSA-certified University of Washington Certificate in Information Security and Risk Management,[1] a member of the Board of Advisors for the University of Washington Certificate in Cloud Transition Strategies and Management,[2] and on the Board of Advisors and the lead instructor (emeritus) for the University of Washington Certificate in Information Systems Security.[3] He is a founding member of the Pacific CISO Forum.[4]

As an InfraGard member, Gregory served as an expert witness in the 2006 cybercrime case, United States vs. Christopher Maxwell.

Publications edit

  • Gregory, Peter. Solaris Security, Prentice-Hall, 1999. ISBN 0-13-096053-5
  • Gregory, Peter. Solaris Security (Japanese Language Edition), Prentice-Hall, 1999. ISBN 4-88135-974-6
  • Gregory, Peter. Solaris Security (Chinese Language Edition), Prentice-Hall, 1999. ISBN 7-115-08728-8
  • Gregory, Peter. Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 8 Study Guide, Prentice-Hall, 2001. ISBN 0-13-040933-2
  • Gregory, Peter. Enterprise Information Security, Financial Times Management, 2003. ISBN 0-273-66157-4
  • Gregory, Peter. Enterprise Information Security (Romanian Language Edition), Financial Times Management, 2003. ISBN 973-722-043-9
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 0-7645-1670-1
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. Security+ Certification for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 0-7645-2576-X
  • Gregory, Peter. Computer Viruses for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN 0-7645-7418-3
  • Gregory, Peter; Simon, Mike. Blocking Spam and Spyware for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 0-7645-7591-0
  • Gregory, Peter. VoIP Security for Dummies, Avaya Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 978-0-470-00987-1
  • Gregory, Peter. SIP Communications for Dummies, Avaya Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006. ISBN 0-470-04149-8
  • Gregory, Peter. Converged Network Security for Dummies, Avaya Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-12098-9
  • Gregory, Peter. IP Multimedia Subsystems for Dummies, Radisys Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-13587-7
  • Gregory, Peter. Midsized Communications Solutions for Dummies, Avaya Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-16552-2
  • Gregory, Peter. Comunicaciones para Medianas Empresas para Dummies, Edicion Limitada de Avaya, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-27666-2
  • Gregory, Peter. Unified Communications for Dummies, Avaya Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 0-470-17495-1
  • Gregory, Peter. Comunicações Unificadas, Edicao Espeçial da Avaya, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-27690-7
  • Gregory, Peter. Securing the Vista Environment, O'Reilly Media, 2007. ISBN 0-596-51430-1
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP for Dummies, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 0-470-12426-1
  • Gregory, Peter. IT Disaster Recovery Planning for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 0-470-03973-6
  • Gregory, Peter; Simon, Mike. Biometrics for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 0-470-29288-1
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. SIP Communications For Dummies, Avaya 2nd Custom Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-38114-4
  • Gregory, Peter. CISSP Guide to Security Essentials, Thomson Course Technology, 2009. ISBN 1-4354-2819-6
  • Gregory, Peter. CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 0-07-148755-7
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP For Dummies, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 0-470-53791-4
  • Gregory, Peter. CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN 0-07-176910-2
  • Gregory, Peter. Data Backup For Dummies, eVault Data Protection Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-58024-0
  • Gregory, Peter. Firewalls For Dummies, Sonicwall Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-1-118-06194-7
  • Gregory, Peter. Advanced Physical Access Control For Dummies, HID Global Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-1-118-12847-3
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP for Dummies, Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-1118362396
  • Gregory, Peter. CISSP Guide to Security Essentials, Second Edition, Cengage Learning, 2015. ISBN 978-1285060422
  • Gregory, Peter. Advanced Persistent Threat Protection For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-76385-8
  • Gregory, Peter. Stopping Zero Day Exploits For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-75850-2
  • Gregory, Peter. Getting An Information Security Job For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-00281-9
  • Gregory, Peter; Hughes, Bill. Getting A Networking Job For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-01594-9
  • Gregory, Peter; DRaaS For Dummies, Veeam Software Special Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 978-1-119-28845-9
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP for Dummies, Fifth edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 978-1-119-21023-8
  • Gregory, Peter. CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2016. ISBN 978-1-259-58416-9
  • Gregory, Peter. CISM Certified Information Security Manager All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill, 2018. ISBN 978-1-26-002703-7
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP For Dummies, Sixth edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2018. ISBN 978-1119505815
  • Gregory, Peter. CISM Certified Information Security Manager Practice Exams, McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-45611-0
  • Gregory, Peter. CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1-26-045880-0
  • Gregory, Peter. CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Practice Exams, McGraw-Hill, 2020. ISBN 978-1260459845
  • Gregory, Peter. Chromebook For Dummies, Second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2020. ISBN 978-1119651710
  • Gregory, Peter. CDPSE Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN 978-1260474824
  • Gregory, Peter. CIPM Certified Information Privacy Manager All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN 978-1260474091
  • Gregory, Peter; Miller, Lawrence. CISSP For Dummies, Seventh edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2022. ISBN 978-1119806820
  • Gregory, Peter; Rogers, Bobby; Dunkerley, Dawn. CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide, Second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2022. ISBN 978-1260473339
  • Gregory, Peter. The Art of Writing Technical Books, Waterside Productions, 2022. ISBN 978-1957807492
  • Gregory, Peter. CISM Certified Information Security Manager All-in-One Exam Guide, Second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2022. ISBN 978-1264268313
  • Gregory, Peter. CISM Certified Information Security Manager Practice Exams, Second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2023. ISBN 978-1264693740
  • Gregory, Peter. Chromebook For Dummies, Third edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2023. ISBN 978-1394168804

Gregory has written several articles for Computerworld and Software Magazine including:

  • Protect Apps and Data with a Disaster Recovery Plan[5]
  • Identify Vulnerabilities with Application Scanning Tools[6]
  • Integrity begins within: Security pros lead by example[7]
  • Vulnerability Management Ushers an Era of Technical Risk Management[8]
  • Security in the software development life cycle[9]
  • Tipping sacred cows: Make bold decisions to protect your information[10]
  • Lessons learned from the blaster worm[11]
  • For an infosecurity career, get the technical basics first[12]

Gregory has been interviewed by trade publications including Information Security Magazine,[13][14][15] CIO Magazine,[16] Computerworld,[17] eWeek,[18] SearchSecurity,[19][20] and Forbes.[21][22]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Certificate in Information Security and Risk Management". University of Washington. September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  2. ^ "Certificate in Cloud Transition Strategies and Management". University of Washington. March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ "Certificate in Information Systems Security". University of Washington. September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  4. ^ Sherman, Erik. "Peer to Peer". Information Security Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  5. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Protect Apps and Data with a Disaster Recovery Plan". Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  6. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Identify Vulnerabilities with Application Scanning Tools". Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  7. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Integrity begins within: Security pros lead by example". Computerworld. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  8. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Vulnerability Management Ushers an Era of Technical Risk Management". Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  9. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Security in the software development life cycle". SearchSecurity. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  10. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Tipping sacred cows: Make bold decisions to protect your information". Computerworld. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  11. ^ Gregory, Peter. "Lessons learned from the blaster worm". Computerworld. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  12. ^ Gregory, Peter. "For an infosecurity career, get the technical basics first". Computerworld. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  13. ^ Damore, Kelley. "Moving On Up". Information Security Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  14. ^ Damore, Kelley. "Token Support Isn't Enough". Information Security Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  15. ^ Mimoso, Michael. "Best Advice". Information Security Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  16. ^ Brandel, Mary. "Data Breach History Includes Plenty of Big Names". CIO Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  17. ^ Brandel, Mary. "Legal Niceties". Computerworld Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  18. ^ Preimesberger, Chris (22 May 2020). "Two Years In, IT Thought Leaders Judge GDPR's Impact". eWeek. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  19. ^ Shea, Sharon. "The who, what, why -- and challenges -- of CISM certification". SearchSecurity. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  20. ^ Shea, Sharon. "CISA practice questions to prep for the exam". SearchSecurity. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  21. ^ Spark, David. "The CISO/Security Vendor Relationship: The "15 Minutes of Your Time" Request". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  22. ^ Spark, David. "Do CISOs Fall for Obvious Sales Ploys? - CISO/Security Vendor Relationship". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

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