Danny McPherson, Arbor Networks; Donald Smith, Qwest
Bio:
Danny McPherson is Chief Research Officer at Arbor Networks. He has over 14 years in the Internet network operations, security and telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Arbor, Danny was Director of Emerging Technology at Amber Networks. He has served as network architect for global Internet Service Providers such as Qwest, MCI and Genuity. Danny currently chairs the IETF PWE3 Working Group and is a member of several IETF Area directorates and Internet research groups.
Donald Smith is a Security Engineer at Qwest and an Internet Storm Center handler (isc.sans.org). He began his computer career 28 years ago in the Army, on a "portable" analog computer. He worked for CDC and received his first security certification in 1995 (CISSR). He has contributed to various computer security groups, tools, and standards,
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