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Rod Rasmussen co-founded Internet Identity and serves as its lead technology development executive. He is widely recognized as a leading expert on the abuse of the domain name system. Rasmussen is co-chair of the Anti-Phishing Working Group’s Internet Policy Committee and serves as the APWG’s Industry Liaison, representing and speaking on behalf of the organization at events around the world and works closely with ICANN. He also is a member of the Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) Steering Committee and an active member of the Digital PhishNet and is an active participant in the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group. Rasmussen earned an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC-Berkeley and holds two bachelor’s degrees, in Economics and Computer Science, from the University of Rochester.

Recent articles by Rod Rasmussen

  • The Day The Internet Will Break For Millions
    Following Operation 'Ghost Click', Millions of machines remain infected with "DNSChanger" malware, and there is a “deadline” looming when a judicial order that is helping keep these infected computers working runs out.
  • Beyond Firewalls - Security Starts from the Outside
    While it’s safe to say virtually every enterprise is equipped with firewalls, there is certainly an elephant in the room when it comes to enterprise security: Is that inside-out approach sufficient to secure them?
  • Why DNS Firewalls Should Become the Next Hot Thing in Enterprise Security
    Criminals and hackers have become well aware that a major hole exists in the security of the Internet’s infrastructure, and we are now seeing an endless series of exploits and scams that take advantage of that hole. It’s time for the industry to protect the DNS layer.
  • The College Cyber Security Tightrope: Higher Education Institutions Face Greater Risks
    The dangers for a university or college network can lurk everywhere from e-mail to the Internet infrastructure itself. When a student’s computer on a college network is compromised, it’s not just the student who pays the price—legally, so does the institution.
  • Risk vs. Reward of Implementing DNSSEC and What Enterprises Should Do Today
    Should you implement DNSSEC now, or wait? The reality for most organizations is that you need to get your enterprise ready for DNSSEC today, but wait to enable it until key infrastructure vendors are fully functional with DNSSEC, and the rest of the industry is prepared.
  • Application Layers - The DNSSEC Chicken and Egg Challenge
    There are obvious security benefits to adopting DNSSEC, but there are some severe downsides to being too early in the adoption curve. Should your organization implement DNSSEC yet?
  • The Implementation Challenges for DNSSEC
    Wide-spread DNSSEC adoption is still far from completion, even for critical domains and services. So what are some of the major the pitfalls of DNSSEC and how can they be avoided?
  • What’s in your Extended Enterprise?
    What’s in your Extended Enterprise? Analyzing its make-up and what risks it carries. Enterprises today exchange information almost completely online with more providers and partners, in more ways and more places than ever - in order to keep your castle walls secure, you must make sure the village is secure as well.
  • The Need For A DNS Emergency Alert System
    Why not create an emergency alert system for the DNS that takes advantage of a better, more timely communications infrastructure?
  • The Missing Ingredients for DNSSEC Success
    DNSSEC is in the earliest stages of adoption and is not, and may never be, deployed widely enough to fully deliver its promised benefits. To fill this gap, a service that provides detection, diagnosing and remediation of a DNS breakdown is essential...
  • Using DNS Across the Extended Enterprise: It’s Risky Business
    Using DNS Across the Extended Enterprise is risky. By mitigating the always changing, dynamic security threats within the DNS for the extended enterprise, organizations can concentrate on their work and consumers can make purchases without worry.

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