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Experts Available to Discuss Nine of 10 Businesses Experience Computer Crime--(Business Wire)-- ExpertSource: TOPIC: A survey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows 87 percent of businesses experienced computer crime, according to an article by TechWeb News. Of the more than 2,000 businesses that participated in the survey, one in five claimed they suffered 20 or more computer security attacks. Viruses and spyware were the most common types of attacks. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Scott Carpenter is the Director of the Secure Elements Security Labs. Scott is responsible for managing a team of security analysts who produce threat analysis content, vulnerability and exploit detail and remediation actions. Scott previously established the security management programs for the Transportation Security Administration, The District of Columbia government, DynCorp, Netsolve, Coremetrics, and All.com. Scott is a CISSP and has over 15 years' experience in the security industry. 703-709-5011 [email protected] PR Contact: Scott Armstrong 7037092164 [email protected] Clinton Mugge is the founder of C-Level Security a security service firm focused on helping clients meet security goals, using industry-leading technical assessment services as a starting point to create a strategic plan for improving the overall security of networks, hosts and applications enterprise-wide. Prior to C-Level Security, Mr. Mugge was the Director of Consulting for Foundstone before being acquired by McAfee, responsible for the successful delivery of security services, ranging from focused network assessments, product reviews, application assessments and complex enterprise wide risk management and regulatory compliance initiatives. Mr. Mugge also was the assessment leader while at Ernst & Young's e-Security Solutions group in the Pacific Southwest, managing and performing network security assessments. Mr. Mugge's career began in the government sector as a counterintelligence agent, during which he was assigned to the special projects group of the Army's Information Warfare Branch. His investigative days provided direct experience in physical, operational and IT security measures coordinated with the highest-level investigative agencies in the government. He has spoken at Blackhat, USENIX, CSI, and ISACA, is a noted author and contributor to over a half dozen security related books. His educational background includes a B.S. from Southern Illinois University, an M.S. from the University of Maryland, and he holds the designation of CISSP. 480-703-7975 [email protected] Mike Paquette has a strong background in the areas of network security, Internet bandwidth management, and network architecture. His expertise includes corporate intrusion prevention, online security threats such as viruses and worms, and network architecture. He has been a panelist and chair at the Cyber Security Summit for Financial Services Sector, a "Top 5" presenter at IBAND, and a repeat security speaker at the ASP Forum. Mike has addressed the venture capital community on security products at conferences such as the annual JPMorgan H&Q Technology Conference, and he has delivered technical presentations on network technology and performance testing of network security products around the world. Mr. Paquette has been with Top Layer Networks since 1998. Before joining Top Layer Networks, Mike was a Senior Engineering Manager at Digital Equipment Corporation in the Network Product Group. He was responsible for Digital's multi-technology switch product development, where he supervised more than 90 engineers. Mike has more than 18 years of networking and security experience with an extensive background in the design and development of networking and security products. Mike received his BSEE from Boston University and has completed graduate work on computer networks at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 508-870-1300 [email protected] PR Contact: Anthony Citrano 617-758-4150 [email protected] ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
