Brandon Polk, PCI QSA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CISA

Brandon Polk is a highly qualified professional with extensive experience in the field of information security and compliance. Brandon currently serves as the Chief Product Officer at Go Spark Solutions, LLC. Prior to this, they held the position of Director of Compliance Services at Contextual Security, LLC. and Senior Information Security Consultant at a Private Financial Services Consulting Firm. Brandon has also worked as a Senior Network Security & IT Risk Consultant at a Private Consulting Firm and as an Information Technology Analyst at Santee Cooper. Brandon is a PCI QSA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, and CISA certified individual, indicating their expertise in various areas of information security and risk management.

Brandon Polk has a Master's Degree in Information Quality from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which they obtained from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Arkansas, where they studied from 2004 to 2008.

Additionally, Brandon holds several certifications. Brandon is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) also from ISACA, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)², and a Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) from ISACA. Brandon is also a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) certified by the PCI Security Standards Council. However, the specific years in which they obtained these certifications are not provided.