Chris O'Ferrell

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Introduction Chris has more than 20 years of experience in the security industry, and has held senior management positions with several notable companies, including, CSC, TRW, SAIC, NetSec, and VP Security Services / Chief Science Officer (CSO) of Verizon Business. He went on to provide highly sensitive security services for Global 100 Commercial clients in the Financial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Entertainment and Gambling industries and also served as a senior advisor in supporting the FBI, US Treasury, Foreign Governments and U.S. agencies. Chris has extensive experience in the field of cyber analytics and technology and in the ethical hacking arena where he is skilled in the design, analysis and evaluation of hacker tools and technologies. Chris created and holds patents on Wireless Intrusion Detection in addition to being a technical contributor on numerous other security related technologies and processes. His depth of knowledge has positioned him as an industry expert and regular security advisor to NBC World News Tonight, Good Morning America (GMA), BBC, Fox News, and had him featured in a TLC documentary titled "Hackers, Outlaws and Angels". (He was an Angel!)