Dave Maher: Digital Security, CTO Intertrust

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David Maher has over 30 years of experience in secure computing and is responsible for Research and Development at Intertrust. In addition, he is currently President of Seacert Corporation, a certificate authority for the Internet of Things, President of WhiteCryption Corporation, a developer of application security software, and Co-chairman of the Marlin Trust Management Organization which oversees the world’s only independent digital rights management ecosystem. Before joining Intertrust in 1999, Maher was chief scientist for AT&T Secure Communications Systems, Head of the Secure Systems Research Department, and security architect for AT&T’s Internet services platform. After joining Bell Labs in 1981, he developed secure communications, information vending, and e-commerce systems. He was Chief Architect for AT&T’s STU-III secure voice, data, and video products used by the White House and Department of Defense for top-secret communications. In 1992, Maher became a Bell Labs Fellow in recognition of his accomplishments in communications security. Maher holds dozens of patents in secure computing; has published papers in the fields of mathematics and computer science; and has consulted with the National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Maher holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Lehigh University. He has taught electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science at several institutions. CTO of Intertrust Dave Maher, was recently selected to join the nation’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders to participate in a Department of Commerce initiative established by NIST. Dave can discuss the electric demands of AI and what innovative energy resource will save the electric grid. Topics: VPP = Virtual Power Plants AI Safety Institute Consortium Using AI to optimize energy systems Hash Functionality Blockchain Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto Hal Finney Stuart Haber Diffie–Hellman Soviet Union Transatlantic cable US-UK wartime communications Secure Systems Design Cyber attack prevention Data Communication Digital Communication Zero Trust Architectures Quantum Computing Operational Technology Systems SCADA = Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition TEIA = Trusted Energy Interoperability Alliance GCHQ = Government Communications Headquarters NSA = National Security Agency Asset Protection Dual Use Technologies Check him out here: Dave’s email address: [e-mail] Intertrust Website: https://www.intertrust.com TEIA Website: https://www.trusted-energy.org Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean