Howard Schmidt

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Howard A. Schmidt has had a 40 year career in defense, law enforcement and corporate security. He is currently President and CEO of R & H Security Consulting LLC, which he founded in May of 2005. Mr. Schmidt has also served as Chief Security Strategist for the US CERT Partners Program for the National Cyber Security Division through Carnegie Mellon University, in support of the Department of Homeland Security. He has also served as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Strategist for online auction giant eBay.[citation needed]

In May 2003, Mr. Schmidt retired from the White House after 31 years of public service in local and federal government. After the 9/11 attacks, he was appointed by President Bush as the Vice Chair of the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and as the Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security for the White House in December 2001.[1] While at the White House, assisted in the creation of the US National Strategy to Secure CyberSpace.[citation needed] He assumed the role as the Chair in January 2003 until his retirement in May 2003, when he joined eBay.[citation needed]

In 1997, Mr. Schmidt joined Microsoft, as the where Director of Information Security, Chief Information Security (CISO) and Chief Security Officer, (CSO). He was also the co-founder of the Trustworthy Computing Security Strategies Group.[citation needed]

In 1994, Mr. Schmidt was a Supervisory Special Agent and Director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare Division.[citation needed] In 1996, while serving in that position, he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab in the government, which was the basis for the formation of the Defense Computer Forensic Laboratory (DCFL).[citation needed]

Prior to the AFOSI in 1994, Mr. Schmidt was with the FBI at the National Drug Intelligence Center, where he headed the Computer Exploitation Team.[citation needed] He is recognized as one of the pioneers in the field of computer forensics and computer evidence collection.[citation needed] Before working at the FBI, Mr. Schmidt was a city police officer from 1983 to 1994 for the Chandler Police Department in Arizona where he served on the SWAT team, Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Unit and formed and led the Special Enforcement Team.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt served with the U.S. Air Force in various roles from 1967 to 1983, both in active duty and in the civil service.[citation needed] He served in the Arizona Air National Guard with the 161st Communications Squadron in based at Phoenix International Airport, Phoenix, AZ from 1989 until 1998. In 1998, Mr. Schmidt transferred to the U.S. Army Reserves as a Special Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, where he continues to serve and is currently assigned to the Computer Crime Investigations Unit (CCIU). He has also served with the 315th MP Det (CID) at Ft. Lawton in WA. He has testified as an expert witness in federal and military courts in the areas of computer crime, computer forensics and Internet crime.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt also serves as the international president of the Information Systems Security Association and was the first president of the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center.[citation needed] He is a former executive board member of the International Organization of Computer Evidence, and served as the co-chairman of the Federal Computer Investigations Committee.[citation needed] He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists. He had served as a board member for the CyberCrime Advisory Board of the National White Collar Crime Center, and was a distinguished special lecturer at the University of New Haven, Conn., teaching a graduate certificate course in forensic computing. He has also taught courses for the FBI and DEA on the use of computers and law enforcement investigations.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt also serves on the Executive Committee of the Information Technology Sector Coordination Council. His memberships include the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.[citation needed]

He served as an augmented member to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology in the formation of an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection. He has testified before congressional committees on computer security and cyber crime, and has been instrumental in the creation of public and private partnerships and information-sharing initiatives.[citation needed] He is regularly featured on various worldwide television and radio shows including, BBC, ABC, CNN, CNBC, Fox TV as well as a number of local media outlets talking about cyber-security, investigations and technology.[citation needed] He is a co-author of the Black Book on Corporate Security and author of Patrolling CyberSpace, Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt has been appointed to the Information Security Privacy Advisory Board to advise the National Institute of Standards and Technology the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on information security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal Government information systems.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt holds board positions on a number of corporate boards in both an advisory and director positions.[citation needed]

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[edit] Background

Mr. Schmidt holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (BSBA) and a master’s degree in organizational management (MAOM) from the University of Phoenix.[citation needed] He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters.[citation needed] Mr. Schmidt’s certifications include CISSP and CISM, and he is also a Professor of Practice at the Georgia Institute of Technology's GTISC, and Professor of Research at Idaho State University and Adjunct Distinguished Fellow with Carnegie Mellon's CyLab.[citation needed] Mr. Schmidt is a Distinguished Fellow with the Poneman Institute.[citation needed]

[edit] Government career

Mr. Schmidt began his government service in the U.S. Air Force in 1967, where he studied Chemical Weapons, High Explosives and Nuclear Weapons while attending Munitions School. Between 1968 and 1974, Mr. Schmidt completed 3 Tours of Duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.[citation needed] He left active military duty in 1974 when started his civil service career at the Gila Bend, Air Force Auxiliary Field, since renamed as the Barry M. Goldwater Range and served as Chief of Transportation and Deputy Director of Resource Management until 1982.[citation needed]

Mr. Schmidt served with the U.S. Air Force in various roles from 1967 through 1983.[citation needed]

A highly regarded international speaker on cybersecurity issues and technology issues, Mr. Schmidt has testified before numerous congressional committees on information security, internet security and cybercrime.[citation needed]

[edit] Congressional Hearings

Testimony United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Virtual Threat, Real Terror: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century 2/24/04 http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/2004_h/040224-schmidt.htm

2000 Congressional Hearings, Homeland Security http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/2000_h/index.html --

2003 Congressional Hearings, Homeland Security http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/2003_h/index.html

Testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing on Combating Spyware Jan 26, 2005 http://energycommerce.house.gov/reparchives/108/Hearings/01262005hearing1423/Schmidt.pdf

Testimony Before The Judiciary Committee on Cyber Terrorism – US Senate Feb 24, 2004 http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=1054&wit_id=2994

Prepared Testimony of Howard Schmidt General Manager for Information Security Chief Information Security Officer Microsoft Corporation Before a Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Crime House Judiciary Committee and The Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 29, 2000 http://hatemonitor.csusb.edu/Congressional/JointOversightInternetDenialServiceAttacks_Feb29_2000/HowardSchmidt.html

[edit] Publications

[edit] Patrolling Cyberspace, Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security

In 2006, "Patrolling Cyberspace, Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security," was published (ISBN 0-9776895-2-2). In his book, Schmidt recounts the stories of nearly 30 years spent on the bleeding edge of government and corporate security in the Information Age. Schmidt laces his thoughtful yet entertaining prose with real-world case studies, humorous personal anecdotes, and innovative security strategies that have propelled him to the top of his field. Patrolling Cyberspace is appealing to both laymen and industry professionals—first as an entertaining read and then as a guide based on lessons of the past, written by the person his peers describe as one of the most credible and influential names in cybersecurity.

[edit] Board Level Affiliations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nominations and Appointment

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