Mike DaGrossa, Managing Partner, Business Risk Services

Mike is a recognized expert in the field, with over 16 years experience in information security and investigations. Mike’s professional experience includes several leadership positions in the medical, public accounting, technology, finance, and pharmaceutical industries. During his time with AIG he designed the IT Risk Management group for the Personal Lines Division. At Clifton Gunderson Michael created and led the Information Security Solutions group under the assurance umbrella. Now as owner and managing director of Aspire Risk Management Solutions, he has taken his experience and has created a risk management coalition utilizing his resources as well as secured partners to tackle just about any issue. He has led and worked numerous fraud and other investigations some very notable. While in the corporate world, developed and implemented security policies, compliance programs, disaster recovery, business continuity, digital forensics and technical security assessments.

Mike holds several professional certifications: Licensed Private Investigator, CISSP - Computer Information Systems Security Professional, CCE- Certified Computer Examiner- Forensics, CHE - Certified Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures, ACE - Access Data Forensics Examiner, ITIL - IT Infrastructure Library Foundation Class and Certification, LeaderShift- Internal AIG Leader Training, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) , Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) , Novell 4.11 Certified NetWare Engineer (Expired), Certified Technical Trainer – Train the Trainer Program, Department of Homeland Security Michael also is part of several security affiliations, Board of Directors InfraGard – Vice President, Member of ASIS, Member of CG Global Security Steering Committee Member of Global TRC (Technical Review Committee), Advisor to Regional Private Investigation firm regarding Computer Forensics, Advisor to Local (Philadelphia) Law Firms Regarding Computer Forensics, Guest Speaker ASIS, Guest Speaker PICPA, Guest Speaker MACPA, Guest Speaker CUISPA, Guest Speaker Secure World, Guest Speaker Maryland Fraud Expo, Guest Speaker State of Delaware, Guest Speaker InfraGard, Guest Speaker CSO Magazine Executive Series, Published Security Articles (MACPA, Baltimore Business Journal, Washington Business Journal, InfraGard)