We have assembled a council of advisors who bring a wide range of perspectives and experience to Ounce Labs. Their expertise informs our ongoing commitment to delivering market-leading software security assurance solutions to our customers worldwide.
DR. HERBERT H. THOMPSON
Dr. Herbert H. Thompson is Chief Security Strategist at People Security and a world-renown expert in application security. He has co-authored five books on the topic including, How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing (with Dr. James Whittaker, published by Addison-Wesley, 2003), and the upcoming Protecting the Business: Software Security Compliance (to be published by Wiley, 2007). In 2006 he was named one of the “Top 5 Most Influential Thinkers in IT Security” by SC Magazine.
Dr. Thompson continually lends his perspective & expertise on the trends driving security testing including vulnerability detection and management, secure software development, security ROI and threat modeling. He has been interviewed by top news organizations including CNN, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, HBO, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Associated Press, and the Washington Post. He has also delivered award-winning keynotes on software security throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, and has authored more than 60 academic and industrial publications.
Dr. Thompson’s primary responsibilities with People Security including leading the company’s security education program and also directing research projects for some of the world’s largest corporations. As the chair of the Application Security Industry Consortium, Inc. (AppSIC), he leads an association of industry technologists and leaders to help establish and define cross-industry application security guidance and metrics. He hosts “The Hugh Thompson Show” on AT&T’s techchannel premiering April 2007. The show is taped in front of a live studio audience in New York and features industry luminaries in IT security.
Dr. Thompson earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Florida Institute of Technology, where he remains an adjunct professor.
DINIS CRUZ, Director of Advanced Technologies, Ounce Labs
Dinis Cruz is director of advanced technology for Ounce Labs and a security consultant based in London specializing in source code security reviews, penetration testing, ASP.NET application security, reverse engineering and security curriculum development and the creation of multiple .NET tools.
In addition to being a member of the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Board, Cruz also serves as chief OWASP evangelist and creates and organizes events for the organization, including the OWASP Spring of Code 08. Dinis is a featured keynote and advanced technical presenter.
ERIC SCHURR
During his 25+ years in the software industry, Eric Schurr has held leadership positions in general management, product strategy, and marketing in companies ranging from startups to leading global enterprises, including IBM, Rational Software, SQA, and Cognos. His experiences range from driving a startup's explosive growth and successful IPO to being the chief marketing officer for the world's 23rd largest software company.
Eric is now VP marketing for Awareness, a company who provides a hosted platform where enterprises can deploy Web 2.0 technologies to achieve real business benefits. Prior to Awareness, Eric was VP of worldwide marketing for IBM's Rational software division after IBM acquired Rational. Eric was Rational's chief marketing officer, and he founded and ran the business unit that produced a milestone product line that generated over 1/3 of Rational's new product revenue within two years. At SQA, Eric drove the company's product and marketing strategy and was a key member of the executive team that took the company public.
Eric was also an executive in residence at Greylock Partners, and he is on the board of Active EndPoints, a start up company building leading software in the BPEL market.
WILLIAM P. CROWELL
William P. Crowell is an independent consultant specializing in information technology, security, and intelligence systems. Mr. Crowell is also a member of Ounce Labs’ Board of Directors.