Michael Scheidell / Chairman, Board of Directors

Michael Scheidell is a recognized expert, speaker and author in the network and data security community, with an extensive history of innovation and thought leadership. Since founding SECNAP he has aggressively pursued the development of security and anti-spam products and services with impressive results, including award-winning intrusion detection technology and a revolutionary all-in-one spam solution. Security technology developed by Mr. Scheidell was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in October, 2009.

Prior to forming SECNAP in 2001, Mr. Scheidell served as Business Development Director of VenturCom, Inc., an institutionally-funded provider of products and services for Microsoft-based, embedded real-time and control applications. A member of the FBI InfraGard program since 1996, Mr. Scheidell works with other information technology experts and educators to assist the FBI's investigative efforts in the cyber arena. Mr. Scheidell is a current member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), and the Computer Security Institute (CSI). During his distinguished career he has discovered and resolved vulnerabilities that are currently represented on the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) list.

In 2008, Mr. Scheidell won the MVP Award for Technology Leadership, sponsored by Network Products Guide; the Technology Award in the Internet-Based technology category, from the South Florida Business Journal; and the Shaping Information Security Award sponsored by Info Security Products Guide. He was a finalist for the 2009 ACE Innovator of the Year Award sponsored by EE Times and the Technology Leader of the Year Award from the Miami Chamber of Commerce.