Blackphone Appoints Daniel Ford as Chief Security Officer

SGP Technologies Names Chief Security Officer.

SGP Technologies said Dr. Ford brings over fifteen years of information security and risk management experience, including a history running security programs within the U.S. federal government and startups focused on the mobile security industry.

According to a company release, as Chief Security Officer, Dr. Ford will utilize his experience in information security, data loss prevention, endpoint security, and policy governance to ensure that the Blackphone platform continues to address the growing set of security threats and vulnerabilities associated with mobile devices.

Prior to joining Blackphone, Dr. Ford led security teams and programs at Fixmo, where he invented new methodology for detecting malicious activity on mobile devices, and guided Fixmo to receive their FIPS 140-2 certifications (#1996 & #2087).

He also worked at McAfee, Nominum, BAE Systems, SRA, and Unisys, where he held the position of Director of Network Security on the ITMS program.

During his career to date, Ford created the first approved Enterprise Security Architecture and strategy for eAuthentication for the U.S. Department of Energy and re-architected the security system for a logistics program within the U.S. Army.

"Dan perfectly fits the profile for what we need in a CSO. He's an accomplished and published researcher on mobile security. He's a skilled practitioner for operational security and incident response. And he's a personable, approachable expert. Our customers will see a lot of Dan as he ramps up our incident response and vulnerability management practices, and I'm sure they'll soon realize they're in great hands!" said Toby Weir-Jones, CEO of SGP Technologies.

SGP Technologies is the manufacturer of Blackphone, a privacy oriented Android phone for personal and enterprise use.

More information:

www.blackphone.ch.

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