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Dr. Herbert H. Thompson is Chief Security Strategist at People Security and a world-renown expert in application security. He has co-authored five books on the topic including, How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing (with Dr. James Whittaker, published by Addison-Wesley, 2003), and the upcoming Protecting the Business: Software Security Compliance (to be published by Wiley, 2007). In 2006 he was named one of the "Top 5 Most Influential Thinkers in IT Security" by SC Magazine.
Dr. Thompson continually lends his perspective & expertise on the trends driving security testing including vulnerability detection and management, secure software development, security ROI and threat modeling. He has been interviewed by top news organizations including CNN, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, HBO, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Associated Press, and the Washington Post. He has also delivered award-winning keynotes on software security throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, and has authored more than 60 academic and industrial publications.
Dr. Thompson's primary responsibilities with People Security including leading the company's security education program and also directing research projects for some of the world's largest corporations. As the chair of the Application Security Industry Consortium, Inc. (AppSIC), he leads an association of industry technologists and leaders to help establish and define cross-industry application security guidance and metrics. He hosts "The Hugh Thompson Show" on AT&T's techchannel premiering April 2007. The show is taped in front of a live studio audience in New York and features industry luminaries in IT security.
Dr. Thompson earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Florida Institute of Technology, where he remains an adjunct professor. | 