Daniel W. Berger is the President and CEO of Redspin, Inc., a healthcare IT security assessment company based in Santa Barbara, CA. Redspin has provided HIPAA security risk analysis services to 120 hospitals, hundreds of clinics and many business associates over the past 2 years. The company helps healthcare organizations meet and maintain HIPAA compliance while fulfilling the security risk analysis requirement for “meaningful use” under the EHR incentive program. Most importantly, Redspin helps safeguard PHI from data breach. Mr. Berger is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on the topic healthcare IT security. He is also the author of Redspin’s  “Annual Breach Report – Protected Health Information” and “What Healthcare CEO’s Need to Know about IT Security Risk.” Prior to joining Redspin, he spent 25 years in the global networking industry holding senior sales, marketing and general management positions in companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to ground-floor start-ups. In 1996, Mr. Berger received a commendation from the Oklahoma City Department of Health for his participation in a conference “The Role of Technology in Disaster Preparedness.” He is an honors graduate of Colby College in Waterville, ME and was awarded distinction in his major field of study.