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Patrick Botz is an internationally known information security expert.  He provides professional security consulting services through Botz and Associates, Inc. and is president of Valid Technologies, LLC, a developer of security software for the financial services, healthcare and utility industries.  In addition to holding several security-related patents, Patrick coauthored 'Expoert's Guide to OS/400 and i5/OS Security' with Carol Woodbury in 2004.  He has been a speaker at conferences world wide, and is currently consulting and leading projects for clients installing ValidTech’s VSSA biometric user authentication software and clients seeking to improve their information security posture.  Patrick’s background includes 18 years at IBM where he headed the IBM Lab Services worldwide security consulting practice from 2005 to 2007.  Before that he played an increasingly responsible role in OS/400 operating system development, culminating in a position as S/400, i5/OS, and IBM i lead system security architect.  Prior to joining IBM, he was a team leader at Control Data Corporation.  Pat is based in Rochester, MN and travels to client locations worldwide. I believe that great but costly security is just as bad as lousy as rotten but cheap security. I focus on both effective (technical) and efficient (cost) achievement of security requirements and objectives. To achieve this, I partner with customers to help them manage the entire security process from identification of business requirements and objectives through technical implementation and enforcement, while minimizing the cost of getting them to where they want and need to be. Specialties Helping small and medium sized customers rationally manage both the business and technical aspects of information security.
