Simon Desmeules

Bio

Simon Desmeules (CCSI, ISS, RSA, CCNA, CNA) is the Technical Security Director of AVANCE Network Services, an Assystem company with more than 8,500 employees worldwide. AVANCE is located in Montreal, Canada. His responsibilities include architectural design, technical consulting, and tactical emergency support for perimeter security technologies for several Fortune 500 companies in Canada, France, and the United States. Simon has been delivering Check Point training for the past three years throughout Canada. His background includes positions as a firewall/intrusion security specialist for pioneer firms of Canadian Security, Maxon Services, and SINC. He is an active member of the FW-1, ISS, and Snort mailing lists where he discovers new problems and consults with fellow security specialists. Simon has worked with Syngress before while contributing to Check Point Next Generation Security Administration (Syngress, ISBN: 1-928994-74-1) and Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence Security Administration (Syngress, ISBN: 1-932266-89-5).