Advisory Board

Neil J. Rubenking, PC Mag Digital Network
Ivan Krstic, former Chief Security Architect, One Laptop Per Child
Dr. Jose M. Fernandez, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Thorsten Holz, University of Mannheim
Dr. Herbert H. Thompson, PeopleSecurity
Maxim Weinstein, Stop Badware.org., Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
Jaimee Rochelle King, independent

Neil J. Rubenking

Neil Rubenking served as vice president and president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years when the IBM PC was brand new. He was present at the formation of the Association of Shareware Professionals, and served on its board of directors. In 1986, PC Magazine brought Neil on board to handle the torrent of Turbo Pascal tips submitted by readers. By 1990, he had become PC Magazine's technical editor, and a coast-to-coast telecommuter. His "User to User" column supplied readers with tips and solutions on using DOS and Windows, his technical columns clarified fine points in programming and operating systems, and his utility articles (over forty of them) provided both useful programs and examples of programming in Pascal, Visual Basic, and Delphi. Mr. Rubenking has also written seven books on DOS, Windows, and Pascal/Delphi programming, including PC Magazine DOS Batch File Lab Notes and the popular Delphi Programming for Dummies. In his current position as a PC Magazine Lead Analyst he evaluates and reports on client-side operating systems and security solutions such as firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and full security suites. He continues to answer questions for readers in the ongoing "Ask Neil" column and in PC Magazine's discussion forums. Mr. Rubenking is an Advisory Board member for the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, an international non-profit group dedicated to coordinating and improving testing of anti-malware solutions.

Ivan Krstić

Ivan Krstić works on core security at Apple Inc. Krstić was previously the director of security architecture at One Laptop per Child, and frequently speaks about security in industry and academia. He is a co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book (ISBN 978-0-13-243594-9). In 2007, Krstić became a TR35 laureate, selected by the MIT Technology Review as one of the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35. A year later, eWeek magazine declared him one of the top three most influential people in modern computer security, and one of the top 100 in all of IT.

Dr José M. Fernandez

Dr Fernandez is a professor in the Computer & Software Engineering Department at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT, as well as a M.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Toronto, on the topic of Secure Multi-Party Computation (Theoretical Cryptography). After several years in industry, he returned to graduate school and completed his Ph.D. in 2004 at the Université de Montréal, in the topic
of Quantum Computing; his work included both theoretical and experimental work on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-based implementations of quantum computers. His professional experience includes positions as software developer and software development project manager, system manager and administrator, information systems security officer and security analyst, both within the private sector, the Canadian federal government

His main area of research is Computer Security. His research is focused on modelling and performance analysis of malicious software, botnets, next-generation Intrusion Detection Systems, and Denial-of-Service attacks, among others. He is the director of the SecSI Research Laboratory a high-security live-testing security research facility recently inaugurated at the École Polytechnique.

Thorsten Holz

Thorsten Holz has joined iSecLab in June 2009 after finishing his PhD thesis at the University of Mannheim. He is one of the founders of the German Honeynet Project and a member of the Steering Committee of the Honeynet Research Alliance. His research interests include the practical aspects of secure systems, but he is also interested in more theoretical considerations of dependable systems. Currently, his work concentrates on bots/botnets, client honeypots, and malware in general. He regularly blogs at http://honeyblog.org.

Dr. Herbert H. Thompson

Dr. Herbert H. Thompson is Chief Security Strategist at People Security and a world-renown expert in application security. He has co-authored four books on the topic including, How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing and The Software Vulnerability Guide. In 2006 he was named one of the "Top 5 Most Influential Thinkers in IT Security" by SC Magazine. Thompson continually lends his perspective and expertise on secure software development and has been interviewed by top news organizations including CNN, MSNBC, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Associated Press, and the Washington Post. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Florida Institute of Technology, and is an adjunct professor in the Computer Science department at Columbia University in New York.

Maxim Weinstein

Maxim Weinstein is Executive Director of StopBadware. He has spoken on malware policy and user education at conferences hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Anti-Spyware Coalition, and the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group. He also serves on the Massachusetts Educational Technology Advisory Council, the K-12 working group of the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the IEEE ICSG malware working group. In 2009, he was recognized by SC Magazine as one of the year?s ?information security luminaries.?
Prior to joining StopBadware, Maxim worked in a variety of positions involving technology, communications, education, and leadership across a range of industries. Most recently, he served as technology director and national management team member of Year Up, a Fast Company Social Capital Award winner.
Maxim is a graduate of Tufts University, from which he earned a master?s degree in teaching and a bachelor?s degree in quantitative economics and environmental studies.

Jaimee Rochelle King

Jaimee has been involved with AMTSO since January 2008, serving as Chair of the Board, Corporate Secretary, and currently as a member of the Advisory Board. Jaimee earned her law degree from New York University in 1999, and since then has worked in both securities and mergers and acquisitions for Cooley Godward LLP, VERITAS Software and Symantec Corporation. Most recently, Jaimee served as Director of Business Operations and Chief of Staff to Symantec?s Consumer Development Team. In October 2009, Jaimee suspended her professional career to focus on raising her three young children. ....