Rick Weldon

Mr. Weldon brings 13 years experience in networking and information systems security to the Internet Security Advisors Group (ISAG). Most recently, Mr. Weldon was the senior manager for UUNET's Global Security Product Engineering Group. As senior manager, Mr. Weldon was responsible for the design and implementation of UUNET's managed service product lines, to include strategic planning and technical direction for UUNET regional divisions in Europe, Middle East-Africa, and Asia-Pacific. He created the first managed virtual private networking (VPN) solution in the industry, named 1998 "product of the year" by DataComm Magazine. Since then, he and his team of 30 engineers have designed and deployed 4 fully-managed product lines to Fortune 100 companies. The associated revenue stream has grown from zero to 50 million dollars annually. Mr. Weldon has the experience to select the right technology for a client, design the product surround, and deploy it with end-to-end managed services in large-scale global environments. Mr. Weldon is recognized in the industry as an Internet security expert. He has authored and contributed to articles for DataComm and other industry magazines and has appeared on a nationally televised program on computer forensics.

Prior to UUNET, he consulted as an Internet security expert, providing intensive on-site support to government and corporate clients. One of his assignments involved a government contractor providing on-site network security administration for the US Air Force in the Pentagon. Mr Weldon logged thousands of hours on military systems, conducting research into security techniques and getting to know members of the "hacker" community. His work was quickly recognized by military law enforcement, which requested his advice and assistance in investigations to detect, trace,and gather evidence on intruders on military systems world-wide. He has lectured on techniques to compromise systems at the Annual Computer Crimes Investigators Conference, sponsored by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. His work has been used by the Air Force Information Warfare Center and the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop and teach intrusion countermeasures. Mr. Weldon has held the highest US security clearances and has worked in the military intelligence community.