Alexander J. Fry is a published Author, Ethical Hacker, and Security Expert who leads mission-critical projects for organizations of all sizes including Fortune 500 corporations and the US Federal government.

He was a subject matter expert for ISC2 involved in writing and reviewing exam questions for the new CSSLP credential and co-authored, with Ronald L. Krutz, the first test prep guide for the CSSLP, entitled "The CSSLP Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional", published by Wiley and available on Amazon.com.

Alexander began programming at a young age. By the time he was a teenager, he was an avid computer hobbyist with experience on several computing platforms. In addition to programming, he was always building things, leading to an interest in engineering.

He was nominated by Senator John Warner to the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. While at the academy, he studied marine engineering systems and spent half of his sophmore and junior years as an engineering cadet sailing on merchant ships to countries in North/East Africa, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean.

After graduating from the academy, he gained experience as a design and operational engineer and became the youngest Chief Engineer in the fleet of Oil Spill Response Vessels run by DynMarine Services. As the graphical Web came into fruition, he was drawn into computing as a career path and launched his own consultancy. This led to professional software engineering, information technology positions, and the co-founding of an IT security startup in the late 90s.