Michael Lines is an information security executive with over 25 years of experience as a security leader, having served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for global organizations, including TransUnion, FICO, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition, Michael has built and led Information Security advisory practices and served as an information security & risk consultant. Michael writes, blogs, speaks at conferences and webinars, and provides interviews on various information security topics, primarily concerning what it takes to develop and run effective information security programs and why so many companies continue to suffer security breaches due to ineffective risk management.