Bio

Dr. Herbert H. Thompson is chief security strategist at People Security (www.peoplesecurity.com) and a world-renowned expert in application security. He has co-authored five books on the topic, including How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing (with Dr. James Whittaker, Addison-Wesley, 2003), and the upcoming Protecting the Business: Software Security Compliance (to be published by John Wiley & Sons, 2007). In 2006, he was named one of the "Top 5 Most Influential Thinkers in IT Security" by SC Magazine.
Dr. Thompson has written more than 60 academic and industrial articles and has delivered award-winning presentations and keynotes on software security throughout the world at conferences such as STAR, SD, RSA and Gartner. Email him at hthompson@peoplesecurity.com.