Rick is the President of Cybersecurity Canon and teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. His prior jobs include CyWire Chief Analyst and CSO, Palo Alto Networks CSO, TASC CISO, iDefense GM, Counterpane Global SOC Director, and the Commander of the U.S. Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team. He helped found the Cyber Threat Alliance and the Cybersecurity Canon project. Rick holds a Master of Computer Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and an engineering degree from the US Military Academy. He has published many academic papers on security and has contributed to several books: “Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics”, “Cyber Fraud: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures”, and “Cyber Security Essentials.
