David Venable

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David Venable
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 46)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationDoctor of Information Security, International Scientific and Technical University (h.c.)
Occupation(s)Intelligence Officer
Cyber Security
Author
Speaker
Espionage activity
Allegiance United States of America
Service branch National Security Agency
Department of State

David "Dave" Venable (born January 11, 1978) is a former intelligence officer with the United States National Security Agency, and current cyber security professional and businessman.[1][2] He is an author and speaker on the topics of cyber security, cyberwarfare, and international security; has developed security-related internet protocols;[3][4][5][6][7] is a US patent holder;[8] and has been named as one of the most influential people in security.[9]

Early life and education[edit]

Venable was born in and grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later attended the University of Arkansas, majoring in mathematics. After college, he joined the United States Air Force and studied Korean at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, a Department of Defense educational and research institution which provides linguistic and cultural instruction to the DoD and other Federal Agencies. Venable has also pursued graduate education in mathematics at the University of Texas, and international relations at Harvard University.[2][10]

Career[edit]

Until 2005 Venable served in several intelligence roles with the National Security Agency, including Computer Network Exploitation, Cyberwarfare, Information Operations, and Digital Network Intelligence in support of global anti-terrorism operations. He has also taught about these subjects while serving as adjunct faculty at the National Cryptologic School, a school within the National Security Agency that provides training to members of the United States Intelligence Community.[2][11][12]

After leaving federal service Venable founded and served as CEO of Vanda Security, a Dallas-based security consultancy, which ultimately became the security professional services practice of Comcast Business Masergy, where he served as CISO for eight years. Venable regularly speaks at industry and government conferences including Black Hat Briefings and the Warsaw Security Forum, serves as a cyber security expert with think tanks and policy research institutes, serves on The Colony, Texas technology board, and is a cybersecurity expert and speaker with the United States Department of State. [13][14][15][16][17][18]

Bibliography[edit]

Venable frequently contributes to and appears in Forbes, BBC, Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg Businessweek, InformationWeek, IDG Connect, and other media outlets in matters pertaining to cyber security, cyberwarfare, and international security.[10][19][20][21]

Patents[edit]

US patent 10469482, Venable, David, "Encrypted data retrieval systems and methods to provide access to encrypted data", issued 2019-11-05, assigned to Masergy, Inc. 

References[edit]

  1. ^ Geer, David. "Why are there still so many website vulnerabilities?". CSO Online. CSO. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Black Hat Europe 2016". blackhat.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Bruen, Garth (2016). WHOIS Running the Internet: Protocol, Policy, and Privacy. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-1-118-67955-5. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Venable, David. "Ransomware: Why you mustn't pay the ransom". IDG Connect.
  5. ^ Venable, David. "State-Sponsored Cybercrime: A Growing Business Threat". Dark Reading. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Exploitation Game". Computing Security. BTC.
  7. ^ Alvarez, Dean (June 6, 2016). "Q&A with David Venable". IT Security Guru.
  8. ^ "US Patent for Encrypted data retrieval systems and methods to provide access to encrypted data Patent (Patent # 10,469,482 issued November 5, 2019) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com.
  9. ^ "Security's Most Influential People in Security 2019 - David Venable". www.securitymagazine.com. September 1, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "David Venable - Authors & Columnists". InformationWeek. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  11. ^ Solomon, Howard. "Web vulnerabilities need to be stamped out". IT World Canada. IT World Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ^ Howlett, William IV (June 2016). "The Rise of China's Hacking Culture: Defining Chinese Hackers". Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. (383): 6. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  13. ^ ढुंगाना, कृष्ण. "अमेरिका नेपाललाई साईबर सुरक्षामा सहयोग गर्न तयार छः डेब भेनावेल (अन्तर्वार्ता)". NepalKhabar.
  14. ^ "Speakers". Warsaw Security Forum.
  15. ^ "Team and partners". Strategikon. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  16. ^ Baker, Pam. "Cyberwar Part 1: What IT Can Do To Survive". InformationWeek. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  17. ^ Winder, Davey (June 3, 2016). "The rise and rise of ransomware". SC Magazine UK. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Technologies Board". thecolonytx.gov. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  19. ^ Venable, David; McCown, Brigham. "China On The March: Cybersecurity And Hidden Risks". Forbes.
  20. ^ Ward, Matthew Wall and Mark (May 19, 2017). "WannaCry: What can you do to protect your business?". BBC News.
  21. ^ Lawrence, Dune. "North Korea's Bitcoin Play". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg Businessweek.
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