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About Us
OUR COMPANY
Alida Connection is based at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs. Our security consulting and training services are focused on providing clients with the tools needed to protect their wired and wireless networks. We offer safe product distribution, audits and vulnerability studies as well as penetration testing.
Our trainers teach the widest range of computer security technical training and build custom classes upon request. Our focus is on private engagements at your site and we have online training as well as a mentor program to supplement the learning process.
Our experience with a wide range of Certification and Accreditation activities, both in and outside of the DoD sphere, ensures that we provide real value in distributed communications planning and in securing enterprise networks.
We provide the knowledge to enable your employees to secure operating systems, applications and the networks they reside on. We offer support with C&A in the DoD, DOE, and other federal agency spaces using DIACAP, NIST, NIACAP and other C&A processes.
We are a Microsoft Registered Solution Partner and collectively hold over 30 Industry Certifications including: CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Certified Forensic Hacking Investigator (CFHI), EC Council Security Analyst (ECSA), Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT), CISM, Security+, Network+, CTT+, ISP, GCIH, MCSE, MCT, VBSS GB, DPME, IBM PSS, CNDA, CIW, and several others.
We maintain strong ties throughout the computer security industry and Jeremy Martin is the President of the Open Information Systems Security Group, Tim Hoffman is the Vice President of the Colorado Springs Information Systems Security Association, and MJ Staggs, PhD is a recognized security expert around the globe. We maintain membership in the Denver INFRAGARD.
OUR MISSION
Help customers achieve success through the delivery of Premier Technology Solutions.
Empower our clients with the latest technical knowledge.
OUR INSTRUCTORS - CONSULTANTS
Timothy Hoffman
Timothy Hoffman, is the President and founder of Alida Connection. He has significant
start-up experience having led several small businesses from the ground-up, developed
and managed all aspects of the business, and ensured sound operations throughout the
financial, operational, business development, human resources and administration areas.
Tim is also the Vice President of the Information Systems Security Association Colorado
Springs Chapter. Mr. Hoffman is a former US Navy Cryptologist, former founder and Radio
Show Host of the Dot Com Hour, member of NCMS, Denver Infragard chapter, and several
other organizations. He has strong ties with the Certification and Accreditation community.
His personal C&A work spans the Accreditation of a large number of Sites, Systems, and
computers running POSIX, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows. His involvement with C&A dates to
the work he did with the team that created the DITSCAP concept in 1993.
Mr. Hoffman holds computer security and IT certifications such as: CISSP, GCIH, ISP,
C|EH, CNDA, Security+, Network+, CTT+, Expert Rating PmP, VBSS GB, MCP – MCSE - MCT (NT4),
IBM PSS, and the NSA CS-007. He has co-authored several books such as: Network+
Certification Guide, TCP/IP for Windows 2000, TCP/IP for Windows NT4, MS Proxy 2.0. Tim often
lectures and writes blogs and white papers on computer security.
Here are some quotes by students about Tim.
Jeremy Martin
Jeremy Martin is a Senior Security Researcher that has focused his work
on Red Team penetration testing, Computer Forensics, and Cyber Warfare.
Starting his career in 1995 Mr. Martin has worked with fortune 200
companies and Federal Government agencies, receiving a number of awards
for service. He has been teaching classes such as the Advanced Ethical
Hacking, Computer Forensics, Data Recovery, and Security Management
(CISSP/CISM) since 2003. He is also a published author and speaks at
security conferences around the world with current research projects
including vulnerability analysis, threat profiling, exploitation
automation, anti-forensics, and reverse engineering malware.
Mr. Martin currently holds over 20 professional certifications
including: CISSP-ISSAP/ISSMP, CISM, NSA-IAM/IEM,
CEI-C|HFI/C|EH/CNDA/ECSA/LPT, IPTQ/IPTE, CEPT/CASS/CDRP, ACE, CHS-III,
ACSA, CCNA, Network+ and A+
He is active in the Information Security/Assurance world and is the
current President for the Open Information Systems Security Group
(OISSG) while sitting on the Board of Directors for Denver’s Infragard
chapter. Jeremy is also on the Advisory Board of the Business Espionage
Controls & Countermeasures Association.
Here are some quotes by students about Jeremy.
Bob Withers
Bob Withers is the Principal Consultant with BWA and founded his company in
November, 1998. He provides consulting and premier training in security and infrastructure.
BWA’s clients include healthcare consulting clients, multinational corporations,
and national training companies. BWA also develops and delivers systems and
security training for Microsoft to their world-wide partner community.
Prior to joining BWA, Mr. Withers was a Systems Support Consultant at Digital
Equipment and Compaq, where he was responsible for North American Field Service
readiness for Windows NT 5.0 (later to become Windows 2000.) Prior to that, Bob
worked in Services Tools Engineering, Database Systems Serviceability, and Customer Support
Mr. Withers holds a wide range of industry computer security certifications including:
CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker/EC-Council Instructor (CEH/CEI), Security+, Microsoft
MCSE: Security, as well as many other professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco,
and Novell. He is a Contributing Editor to Imaging Technology News, and has had articles
published in various industry and trade magazines. Mr. Withers has also served as a
Technical Editor for Microsoft, Microsoft Press, and Digital Press.
Mr. Withers is an active member of Information Systems Security Association - Colorado
Springs Chapter in the capacity of instructor for the Security+ program, teaching
the Domain on Communications Security.
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