Mikhail A. Utin completed his basic engineering education in 1975 in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. His career in Russia included working for several research and engineering organizations. Doctorate / PhD in Computer Science (1988) from the then called Academy of Science of the USSR. In 1988 he founded and until 1990 leaded an information technology company and successfully worked in the emerging private sector of Russia. Mikhail held several USSR patents and published numerous articles. He migrated to the US with his family in 1990 to escape from political turmoil, hoping to continue his professional career. In the US he worked for numerous companies and organizations in information technology and information security fields including contract work for the US government DoN and DoT. Together with colleagues Mikhail formed the private company Rubos, Inc. for IT security consulting and research in 1998 and worked as a (ISC)2 certified professional for 9 years. He published articles on the Internet and in professional journals, and is a reviewer of articles submitted to the (ISC)2 Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective. His current research focuses on information security governance, regulations and management, and the relationship between regulations, technology, business activities and businesses' security status. Most of his research is pioneering work and an exploration of complex security problems outside of information securitys mainstream or on problems considered impossible to resolve.