Russ Housley
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Russ Housley is a network security expert and founder of Vigil Security, LLC, a consulting firm.[1] He is the current chairman of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). As Chairman of the IETF, Housley is also a voting member of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) and Internet Architectural Board (IAB). He is also a trustee of the IETF Trust.[2]
As Chairman of the IETF, Housley's top priority is to increase the improvement of internet security. During an interview in 2007,he revealed that he is working with three directors from IETF and they are concentrating in speeding up the advance development on this area.[3]
Education[edit | edit source]
- B.S. in Computer Science- Virginia Tech, 1982
- M.S. in Computer Science- George Mason University, 1992
Career History[edit | edit source]
Russ Housley started working in the field of computer and network security since 1982. He worked with different organizations including:[4]
- Air Force Data Services Center (AFDSC)
- Xerox Special Information Systems (XSIS)
- SPYRUS
- RSA Laboratories
Prior to his position as Chairman of IETF, he served as Security Area Director of the organization. He also became chairman of the Secure MIME (S/MIME) Working Group and held the position of co-chair of the IEEE 802.10 Working Group and became representative to IEEE 802 Working Group Executive Committee.
Books & IETF Contributions[edit | edit source]
Russ Housley authored two books about internet security with the following titles:
- Planning for PKI: Best Practices Guide for Deploying Public Key Infrastructure' [5]
- Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices' [6]
He also contributed numerous RFC's on S/MIME electronic mail security protocol, Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) specifications, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and two internet drafts.[7]
Presentations[edit | edit source]
- Key Management in Internet Security Protocols- June 8, 2009
National Institure of Standards and Technology (NIST) Key Manageent Workshop in Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- Successful Protocol Development-April 28, 2009
Internet2 Spring Member Meeting in Arlington, VA, USA
- Technologies that are Influencing the Internet- December 18, 2008
China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) Engineering Forum in Bejing, China
- Protocol Privacy Considerations- December 8, 2010
IAB Workshop on Privacy in Cambridge, MA, USA
- Emerging Wireless Internet Standards- June 1, 2011
Wireless @ Virginia Tech Conference in Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Extremely Brief Introduction to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-August 24, 2011
Silicon Flatirons Roundtable on Internet Policy Strategies and Governance for the 21st Century in Boulder, CO, USA.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Vigil Security LLC About Page
- ↑ Vigil Security, LLC
- ↑ [Q&A: Security top concern for new IETF chair]
- ↑ Vigil Security, LLC About Page
- ↑ Planning for PKI
- ↑ Implementing Email and Security Tokens
- ↑ IETF Contributions