Hal Tipton

Hal Tipton, currently an independent consultant and Past-President of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, was Director of Computer Security for Rockwell International Corporation for about 15 years. He initiated the Rockwell computer and data security program in 1977 and then continued to administer, develop, enhance and expand the program to accommodate the control needs produced by technological advances until his retirement from Rockwell in 1994.

He has been a member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) since 1982, was President of the Los Angeles Chapter in 1984, and President of the national organization of ISSA (1987-1989). He was added to the ISSA Hall of Fame and the ISSA Honor Role in 2000.

He was a member of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer and Telecommunications Security Council and the National Research Council Secure Systems Study Committee (for the National Academy of Science).

He has a B.S. in Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a M.A. in Personnel Administration from George Washington University, and a Certificate in Computer Science from the University of California at Irvine. He is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), an Information System Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), and an Information System Security Management Professional (ISSMP).

He has published several papers on information security issues in: Auerbach Publishers – “Handbook of Information Security Management” “Data Security Management” “Information Security Journal” National Academy of Sciences – “Computers At Risk” Data Pro Reports Elsevier ISSA “Access” Magazine

He has been a speaker at all of the major information security conferences including: Computer Security Institute, the ISSA Annual Working Conference, the Computer Security Workshop, MIS Conferences, AIS Security for Space Operations, DOE Computer Security Conference, National Computer Security Conference, IIA Security Conference, EDPAA, UCCEL Security & Audit Users Conference, and Industrial Security Awareness Conference.

He has conducted/participated in information security seminars for (ISC)2, Frost & Sullivan, UCI, CSULB, System Exchange Seminars and the Institute for International Research.

He participated in the Ernst & Young video “Protecting Information Assets”

He is currently serving as Editor of the Auerbach “Handbook of Information Security” publications.

He received the Computer Security Institute “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1994 and the (ISC)2 “Hal Tipton Award” in 2001.

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