Ken Silva
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Kenneth (Ken) (J.) Silva is the Senior Executive Advisor of Cyber Technologies at Booz Allen Hamilton.Mr. Silva serves on the board of directors for the Information Technology, Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) and is the Chairman of the Internet Security Alliance.
He has been a member of the ICANN Committee[1]
Career History edit
Prior to joining Booz Allen Hamilton, he was an independent consultant for Technology and Cyber Security related issues.
Mr. Silva is well known for his work at VeriSign as a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer at VeriSign. He was the First Chief Security Office of VeriSign Inc., who joined in 2005 and served as its Chief Security Office for 3 years and then as the Chief Technology officer for 3 years.
He has more than 20 years experience in the telecommunications and security industries. He has also served as Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President[2] of Networking & Information Security at VeriSign. Before, he joined VeriSign, he was a part of the U.S National Security Agency as a Technical Director for 10 years. He has also worked at the United States Air Force for almost 10 years.
Ken also taught courses at the National Cryptologic School. He has been a member of the Technical Advisory Board of Trust Digital Llc.
He participates in committees for organizations like the National Infrastructure Protection Center, the White House ISP Security Panel, the ICANN DNS Security Panel, the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.[3]
Education edit
He has studied from The George Washington University and University of Maryland University College.[4]
Awards and Honors edit
In 2010, he was included in one of the top 25 CTOs for 2010 by IDG's InfoWorld.[5]
Publications edit
5 Ways to Defend Against DDoS Attacks
External Links edit
CIO Profiles: Ken Silva, Senior VP And CTO Of VeriSign Ken Silva, CTO of VeriSign, Joins Registrars to Promote Online Safety
CTO Ken Silva discusses how winnowing the company's infrastructure impacts employees and customers