Dave has over 15 years industry experience. He has extensive experience in IT operations and management. Currently, Dave is a Global Security Advocate for Akamai Technologies . He is the founder of the security site Liquidmatrix Security Digest and co-host of the Liquidmatrix podcast. Dave also serves on the (ISC)2 Board of Directors. Prior to his current role, Dave worked in the finance, healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing and critical infrastructure verticals. He has worked for a defense contractor as a security consultant to clients such as the FBI, US Navy, Social Security Administration, US Postal Service and the US Department of Defense to name a few. When not at work Dave can be found spending time with his family, playing bass guitar and polishing his "œbrick of enlightenment.