Who We Are

The WannaBeA certification training program is overseen by Ben Malisow. Ben has over 25 years of experience in IT, education, and INFOSEC.

  • Author of the ISC2 Official CCSP Study Guide

  • Author of the ISC2 Official Practice Tests

  • Contributing author, ISC2 Official Guide to the CISSP CBK

  • Technical editor, ISC2 Official CISSP Study Guide

  • Technical Editor, ISACA Official CISM Study Guide

  • Contributing writer, ISC2 Official CISSP training course, 2018 (Domains 1 and 7)

  • Created and delivered ISC2 Official CISSP Online Self-Paced training content, 2018

  • Contributing writer, ISC2 Official CC Training Course, 2022

    • wrote all official CC training course practice questions

  • Created, wrote, and delivered the original CISSP and CAP preparatory courses for the FedVTE online learning platform

  • Created the internal INFOSEC training program for DARPA

  • Author, “How To Pass Your INFOSEC Exam”

  • Co-host, “The Sensuous Sounds Of INFOSEC,” podcast

  • Former professor, College of Southern Nevada

  • Former Senior Instructor, University of Texas - San Antonio

  • Former teacher, Clark County School District public school system, grades 6-12

 

  • Dr. Lewis Pate

    SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

    Ph.D., Cybersecurity, Capella University

    M.S., Information Technology, Strayer University

    B.S., Electrical Engineering, Florida International University

    CCSP, CISSP, PMP, CAP, GCFA, GCFE, CCNP-Security, CCNP-Enterprise, SECOPS, CISM, CRISC, CSSLP, ITIL, Net+

    In his current role as Director, Cybersecurity Operations Center, Lewis is responsible for providing 24/7/365, end-to-end cybersecurity services to protect customer enterprises spread across 32 countries. In a previous role as Chief technology Officer, he directly managed a $350M annual acquisition budget, and was the technical authority and senior information security advisor for the Chief Information Officer, supporting a 7500+ employee organization.