Carter Schoenberg
Senior Analyst X-Force Threat Analysis Service
Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS)
Carter Schoenberg is the Senior Lead Analyst for the X-Force Threat Analysis Service for Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS), the trusted expert to global enterprises and world governments providing products and services that protect against Internet threats.

Drawing from more than 10 years of experience in law enforcement and information security, and knowledge of civil liability as it relates to information security, HIPAA, CJIS, SOX, and GLB, Mr. Schoenberg is responsible for assessing the risk of the Internet by performing detailed analyses of vulnerabilities, exploit code, virus/worms and latency. Additionally, Mr. Schoenberg is charged with establishing the risk factor for these associated threats to members of the federal government daily and articulating these finding to the X-Force Threat Analysis Service. His article, “Securing IT or Insecurity – A Blueprint for Disaster,” a new standard in defining risk management versus negligence for information security, was recently published in Business to Business magazine (Dec. 03), Help Net Security (Feb. 04) and InfoSec Writers (Mar. 04).

Prior to joining Internet Security Systems, Mr. Schoenberg was a homicide detective for the Dekalb County Police Department. (Atlanta, Georgia). At the time of joining the Major Felony Unit, Mr. Schoenberg was the fastest promoted homicide detective in the department’s history. He assumed additional responsibilities by working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a joint effort against organized crime while working in homicide.

Mr. Schoenberg holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgia State University and is pursuing his CISSP Certification.