Becky Bace

Rebecca Gurley Bace is widely recognized as one of the most influential people in information security today. Ms. Bace was named one of the top ten security professionals in the industry (Information Security Magazine, 2008), one of the five most influential women in security (Information Security Magazine, 2005), and received a Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Security Agency (1995) in recognition of her work leading the intrusion detection research program. Her career includes roles in research, development, operational management, and strategy in settings ranging from the U.S. Intelligence Community to a national laboratory (Los Alamos National Laboratory) to her role as a strategic venture capital consultant in Silicon Valley where she was a catalyst for a number of successful startup companies that have greatly advanced security and IT systems management. She currently serves as President and CEO of Infidel, Inc., her strategic consulting practice where she advises a wide range of clients drawn from public and private sector settings alike.

Her publication credits include the books Intrusion Detection (Macmillan, 2000) and (with Fred Chris Smith) A Guide to Forensic Testimony: The Art and Practice of Presenting Testimony as An Expert Technical Witness, (Addison-Wesley, October, 2002) She is also author of NIST Special Publication SP 800-31 Intrusion Detection and the chapters on intrusion detection, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment for the Computer Security Handbook, 4 Ed., (Wiley, 2003) and 5 Ed. (Wiley, 2006), considered the definitive practice handbooks for information security professionals.