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Keynote Speakers
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Jeffrey Bardin
Jeff sits on the Board of Directors, Boston Infragard; was a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance; is a member of the Cyber Security Forum Initiative and the RSA Conference Submission Selection Committee. Jeff published The Illusion of Due Diligence in 2010 and was a co-authored for the Computer and Information Security Handbook and Understanding Computers, and has published articles for magazines such as The Intelligencer, CSO, and SC Magazine.
Jeff served in the USAF as a cryptologic linguist (overseas and at the NSA), the USANG as an officer. He has BA in Special Studies - Middle East Studies & Arabic Language from Trinity College as well as a MS in Information Assurance from Norwich University. He is also a professor of masters programs in cyber intelligence/counter-intelligence at Utica College and information security at Clark University. Jeff also holds the CISSP, CISM and NSA-IAM certifications. |
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Philippe Courtot
Demonstrating a unique mix of technical vision, marketing and business acumen, Philippe Courtot has repeatedly built innovative companies into industry leaders. As CEO of Qualys, Philippe has worked with thousands of companies to improve their network security. Philippe received the SC Magazine Editor's Award for bringing on demand technology to tyhe network security industry and for co-founding the CSO Interchange to provide a forum for sharing information in the security industry.
Before joining Qualys, Philippe was the Chairman and CEO of Signio, an electronic payment start-up that he repositioned to become a significant e-commerce player. In February 2000, VeriSign acquired Signio for more than a billion dollars. Today, VeriSign's payment division, based on the Signio technology, handles 30% of electronic transaction in the U.S., processing $100-million in daily sales. Prior to Signio, Philippe was President and CEO of Verity, where he re-engineered the company to become the leader in enterprise knowledge retrieval solutions. Under Philippe's direction, the company completed its initial public offering in November 1995. Philippe also turned an unknown company of 12 people, cc:Mail, into the dominant e-mail platform provider, achieving a 40% market share while competing directly against IBM and Microsoft. Acknowledging the market leading position of cc:Mail and the significance of e-mail in corporate environments, Lotus acquired the company in 1991. In 1986, as CEO of Thomson CGR Medical, a medical imaging company, Philippe received the Benjamin Franklin award for his role in the creation of a nationwide advertising campaign promoting the life-saving benefits of mammography. Philippe served on the Board of Trustees for The Internet Society, an international non-profit organization that fosters global cooperation and coordination on the development of the Internet. French and Basque born, he holds a Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Paris, came to the US in 1981 and has lived in Silicon Valley since 1987. |
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Jeremiah Grossman
Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO, WhiteHat Security, is a world-renowned Web security expert. A co-founder of the WebApplication Security Consortium (WASC), he was named one of InfoWorld’s Top 25 CTOs in 2007 and is often quoted in major publications such as SC Magazine, Forbes and USA Today.
He has authored dozens of articles and whitepapers, is credited with the discovery of many cutting-edge attack and defensive techniques, and is a co-author of “XSS Attacks: Cross Site Scripting Exploits and Defense.” Grossman is an influential blogger who offers insight and encourages open dialogue regarding research and vulnerability trends.
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Matt Watchinkski
Matt Watchinkski, vice president of vulnerability research, has been a significant contributor to the security of Sourcefire’s global customers and the esteemed reputation of the company’s security research efforts since 2002. In his role, he is a hands-on technologist and also manages the Vulnerability Research Team (VRT), which is comprised of security research experts who discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. His team’s efforts, also including overseeing the Snort and other open source communities, are directly relative to the overall success of Sourcefire’s commercial security products. Matt is a well-regarded thought leader in the industry due to his efforts in securing both commercial and open source projects, his challenging and thought-provoking platforms on the VRT and corporate blogs, as well as his experience speaking at important security events worldwide. Prior to joining Sourcefire, Matt held similar roles at Hiverworld (now nCircle) and Farm9 (now Ambiron Trustwave). |
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