Make simple software security checks part of your purchasing process. Father of ssl says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left. Taher amin elgamal founded identitymind global, inc. Enterprises have spent years establishing effective internal security, but the rapid shift to cloudbased applications raises many challenges, said taher elgamal, chief security officer at axway. Jan 14, 2010 data leakage prevention still lacks bite. Taher elgamal, chief security officer at axway, a software and services company, says that only. Elgamal is a recipient of the rsa conference 2009 lifetime achievement. Father of ssl says despite attacks, the security linchpin has. Majority of federal employees dont regularly follow file. He is recognized as the father of ssl, for his 1985 paper entitled a public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms in which he proposed the design of the elgamal discrete log cryptosystem and of the elgamal signature scheme and the work he and. Management still a challenge to data leakage protection. Taher elgamal computer security day interview professor justo carracedo interviews taher elgamal. Taher elgamal, chief security officer for axway brocade the amount of sensitive corporate information continues to grow exponentially, so organizations need a broader deployment of encryption technologies across data centers in order to protect data confidentiality and privacy.
This finding comes as no surprise to taher elgamal, chief security adviser at francebased software company axway. The chief security officer of axway has more than 25 years of experience in the security industry, starting out as a cryptographic expert. He says the root of trust should be the internet and. Oct 18, 2011 in addition to serving on numerous corporate advisory boards, dr.
Aug 15, 2008 netevents tv interviews dr taher elgamal, who led ssl efforts at netscape, wrote the patent and promoted ssl as the internet security standard. May 27, 2011 taher elgamal computer security day interview professor justo carracedo interviews taher elgamal. Taher elgamal, axways chief security officer, said that in a lot of cases employees use risky means to convey data because they have to get. Taher elgamal, axways chief security officer, said that in a lot of cases employees use risky means to convey data because they have to get things done quickly. Nov 04, 2011 separating the trust decision from the browser manufacturers is a good step, says taher elgamal, cto of axway and one of the creators of ssl. Entrepreneurial ventures edit he is a cofounder of noknok labs 25 and infosec global citation needed he serves as a director of vindicia, inc. Some commercial sectors, such as financial services, have stopped using ftp to transfer files because of security concerns, said taher elgamal, cso at axway and inventor of the elgamal. Elgamal is the chief security officer at axway, a global provider of multienterprise solutions and infrastructure. Govt agencies use unsafe methods to transfer files cio.
Taher elgamal is an internationally respected information security leader and cryptographer. He was the recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the rsa conference in 2009. Sixtyone percent of those surveyed work for civilian agencies, 38 percent work in defense and the final 4 percent serve at an intelligence agency. May 26, 2009 but according to dr taher elgamal, chief security officer of axway inc. Axway makes it easier to validate digital credentials for. The company was founded in 2009 by taher amin elgamal and dan. Taher elgamal will be a keynote speaker at the auscert2009 asia pacific information security conference being held at the gold coast from 17 22 may 2009. Taher elgamal, cso, axway a commentary on the it business edge article saas security is still sticking point but doesnt have to be in spite of the fact that the exact same attack might have been successful if the infrastructure was inside the walls, when something goes wrong, people basically get more paranoid. Authentication with hardware axway cso taher elgamal posted a blog post on, a news and information portal that focuses on it security. Mft gateway secure mft axway amplify hybrid integration.
As a multiprotocol mft gateway, amplify securetransport provides the flexibility you need to support virtually any mft use case. Kyle adams lead software architect for mykonos jamie adams senior secure systems engineer trusted computer solutions taher elgamal chief security officer at axway. Taher elgamal, cto of axway and one of the creators of ssl, acknowledges that authentication is a weakness in ssl. As health data goes digital, security risks grow computerworld. Taher elgamal computer security day interview youtube. Taher elgamal public figure, local business facebook. Taher elgamal elg85 proposed the following way to make diffiehellman into an encryption scheme. Separating the trust decision from the browser manufacturers is a good step, says taher elgamal, cto of axway and one of the creators of ssl. Perform highvolume automated file transfers between systems, sites, lines of business and external partners, and implement userdriven communications and mobile, folder and portalbased file sharing. Topics will be cyberfraud, information security and identity access management. Axway cso taher elgamal posted a blog post on, a news and information portal that focuses on it security. Efforts need to be coordinated among industry groups to streamline security support and establish proper content policies, urges security expert. Taher elgamal, chief security officer at axway, a software and services company, says that only international laws would be enforceable. In addition, elgamal sits on the board of vindicia, a company which provides online payment services as well as the advisory board of signacert, inc.
May 17, 2010 some commercial sectors, such as financial services, have stopped using ftp to transfer files because of security concerns, said taher elgamal, cso at axway and inventor of the elgamal. Tmwd, an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that jorge rodriguez has joined the company as senior vice. Axway cso taher elgamal posted a blog post today on, a news and information portal that focuses on it security. Authentication with hardware axway cso taher elgamal posted a blog post on, a news. In the same vein, 60% of companies polled have already set up a programme related to mobile devices or plan to do so in the coming year. If im processing the information on behalf of someone, that information can have a lot of confidentialthings, can have a lot of privacy issues for individuals, and so on and so forth. More standard software stacks are needed to link the hardware authenticators to the users systems and. Taher invented several industry and government standards in data security, including the dss government standard for digital. Oasis members advance interoperability standard for. Mar 20, 2009 sydney, 20 march 2009 tumbleweed communications corp.
Axway and maxid team up to provide comprehensive identity. Axway and maxid team up to provide comprehensive identity verification for areas critical to national security joint offering ensures compliance. He is also cofounder and chairman of identitymind, inc. Year on year axway software sa had net income fall 50.
In cryptography, the elgamal encryption system is an asymmetric key encryption algorithm for publickey cryptography which is based on the diffiehellman key exchange. But according to dr taher elgamal, chief security officer of axway inc. Elgamal has also held executive roles at technology and security companies, including as ceo of first information security from 2012 to 20, cso of axway, inc. Netevents tv interviews dr taher elgamal, who led ssl efforts at netscape, wrote the patent and promoted ssl as the internet security standard. In 1985, elgamal published a paper titled a public key cryptosystem and a. Axway issues proactive cloud security guidelines to. View taher elgamals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Taher served as chief scientist at netscape communications from 1995 to 1998, where he was recognized as the inventor of ssl, the foundation layer of security throughout the online industry. Taher elgamal, a worldrenowned cryptographer, chief security officer at axway and the father of secure sockets layer ssl about recent vulnerabilities in ssl and how. Inside enterprise applications, even before the web started, we had been strongly authenticating employees and contractors and making sure that only the right people got access to the right stuff. Taher elgamal, cso, axway all companies today get to deal with information that somebody else owns, and thats a very interesting thing. The elgamal cryptosystem is implicitly based on the difficultly of finding a solution to the discrete logarithm in fp.
Majority of federal employees dont regularly follow file transfer. Jul 12, 2010 axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and software asaservice saas offerings. Industry luminary to deliver security means business presentation at conference today at 1 p. Taher elgamal is the chief security advisor at axway, the leading global provider of multienterprise solutions and infrastructure. Taher elgamal, cso, axway a commentary on the it business edge article saas security is still sticking point but doesnt have to be in spite of the fact that the exact same attack might have been successful if the infrastructure was inside the walls, when something goes wrong, people basically get. Jul 12, 2010 axway and maxid team up to provide comprehensive identity verification for areas critical to national security joint offering ensures compliance with u.
May 17, 2010 taher elgamal, axway s chief security officer, said that in a lot of cases employees use risky means to convey data because they have to get things done quickly. Taher is currently the chief security officer of axway, was the chief technology officer of tumbleweed communications, was the founderchair of securify, and. Govt agencies use unsafe methods to transfer files. Federal file sharing practices need some work signal magazine. Tumbleweed names jorge rodriguez senior vice president of.
May 31, 2012 taher elgamal, chief security officer at axway, a software and services company, says that only international laws would be enforceable. Headquartered in phoenix, arizona, axways global presence spans 20 countries. In 1985, elgamal published a paper titled a public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms in which he proposed the design of the. In addition to serving on numerous corporate advisory boards, dr. Jun 22, 2009 kyle adams lead software architect for mykonos jamie adams senior secure systems engineer trusted computer solutions taher elgamal chief security officer at axway. Axway cso taher elgamal stars in a spoof of intels famous sponsors of tomorrow tv commercials.
Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and softwareasaservice saas offerings. An increase in the selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of sales from 66. The people who actually were surveyedtheyre pretty knowledgeable, says dr. Posts about email written by joe fisher, dave bennett, taher elgamal, paul keane, and axway. Taher a elgamal is venture partner at evolution equity partners. Taher elgamal marconi fellow marconi society linkedin. Mar 02, 2010 enterprises have spent years establishing effective internal security, but the rapid shift to cloudbased applications raises many challenges, said taher elgamal, chief security officer at axway. In 2008, securify was acquired by secure computing and is now part of mcafee.
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