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{{Short description|American security engineer and entrepreneur}}
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'''Ejovi Nuwere''' (born {{circa}} 1980) is an American security engineer and entrepreneur. He was the co-founder of Google funded wireless company [[Fon (company)|Fon]] and Microsoft funded analytics company Ivy Softworks.
Ejovi Nuwere is a security expert turned entrepreneur.<ref>http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ejovi-nuwere</ref>


== Early life ==
Nuwere started as a security researcher and developer for OpenBSD before starting his first security company focusing on VoIP in 2004. In 2005 he was selected by Business week magazine as a top 25 entrepreneur.<ref>http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-10-24/from-hacker-to-protector</ref>
Nuwere's early life is documented in his autobiography, ''Hacker cracker: a journey from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the frontiers of cyberspace'', written with [[David Chanoff]]. Despite the title, it is not focused solely on hacking. Nuwere writes about his mother's battle with drug addiction and her death and his families episodes of homelessness.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/12/56712|title = Hacker from the 'Hood Tells All|magazine = Wired}}</ref> The book was published by W. Morro in 2002 ({{ISBN|9780066210797}}).<ref name=wc>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49699302 WorldCat book listing]</ref> He is included in the standard reference work ''Contemporary Authors''.<ref>''Contemporary Authors'' Volume 216. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2004. <{{cite web| url = http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3413099999&q=ogeechee| title = Gale - Product Login}}>.</ref>
After helping to found and launch FON globally, Nuwere has focused on digital media businesses, running R&D and Business Development at Columbia Music Entertainment (in Japan) and the digital division of The Japan Times.


Before he finished high school, he had established a life in the security research community as a member of [[w00w00]] and an increasingly prominent career as a computer security consultant. At the age of twenty he was a security specialist for one of the world's largest financial houses.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Hacker-Cracker/?isbn=9780060935818| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223121/http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Hacker-Cracker/?isbn=9780060935818| archive-date = 2012-11-08| title = Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace by David Chanoff, Ejovi Nuwere}}</ref>
He is a technology investor in Japan and the Publisher of The Tokyo Times<ref>http://www.tokyotimes.com/about-tokyo-times/</ref> as well as various joint ventures with Japanese media companies.


== Career ==

Nuwere has founded a number of companies in the media and security space.

===SecurityLab Technologies===
Nuwere founded the VOIP security company SecurityLab and was selected by [[Business Week]] as one of the top young entrepreneurs under 25.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/10/young_entrepreneur/index_01.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051102033850/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/10/young_entrepreneur/index_01.htm| archive-date = 2005-11-02| title = Entrepreneurs: Cream of the Young Crop}}</ref>

===Kaori-san===
Kaori-san<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kaorisan.com| title = meetkaori.com}}</ref> is Japan's first virtual assistant service. The company launched in July 2013 as a spinout from Land Rush Group.

===Re:mark===
Re:mark is a joint venture with Japan's 4th largest newspaper publisher Sankei. Re:mark is a commenting system similar to Disqus and serves as 40M unique users across Japan per month. Acquired in 2013.

=== Fon ===
Nuwere was the North American founder of the wireless company [[Fon (company)|Fon]], at one time the largest WiFi network in the world.<ref name="BTfon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.btfon.com/images/media/common/btfonLaunch041007.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708102135/http://www.btfon.com/images/media/common/btfonLaunch041007.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He launched the company in the USA and organized a A-list of digerati to join the company as advisors.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70184|title=Wi-Fi Wonks Fon Home|magazine=Wired}}</ref>

===The Infrastructure of Democracy===
In 2005 Nuwere gathered in Spain with a group of internet luminaries and security specialist that included [[Joi Ito]], [[Jeff Moss]], [[Chris Goggans]] and Dan Gillmore at the Madrid Summit to address the issue of terrorism and the internet. The result of the invite only conference attended by [[Kofi Annan]] and several prime ministers was document shared among the worlds politicians that addressed how to best fight terrorism while protecting the freedoms associated with the web.<ref>https://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2005/03/whats_a_weekend/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

=== Columbia Music Entertainment ===
Nuwere led [[Columbia Music Entertainment]]'s R&D division working with CEO [[Sadahiko Hirose]] CTO [[Jordan Ritter]], a childhood friend from his early computer security days. The team began building a Japanese-based, competition-oriented promotional platform for new artists called [[Otorevo]]. Despite the measurable successes of Otorevo,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://mikesheetal.com/2008/02/14/otorevo-brings-the-noise-and-a-record-contract/| title = Mike Sheetal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sixapart.com/blog/2007/12/on-stage-with-otorevo.html |title=Six Apart - Blog - on Stage with Otorevo |accessdate=2013-03-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308041436/https://www.sixapart.com/blog/2007/12/on-stage-with-otorevo.html |archivedate=2013-03-08 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/?p=8158|title = Columbia Music Entertainment & Good Crew Offer CC-Licensed Vocal Tracks|date = 25 March 2008}}</ref> the company's board of directors voted to terminate all R&D projects in March 2008.

===Sankei Shimbun===
Nuwere has been a technology columnist for [[Sankei Shimbun]], one of Japan's largest newspaper publishers since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sankeibiz.jp/story/topics/sty16549-t.htm|title=ページが見つかりません - SankeiBiz（サンケイビズ）：総合経済情報サイト}}</ref>

==Juki Net==
Nuwere was hired as a security researcher by the Governor of Nagano to audit Japan's National ID system [[Basic Resident Registers Network]]. The audit uncovered a number of serious security flaws with national repercussions. When he attempted to discuss the security audit in public with permission of the Governor of Nagano the national government prevented the presentation. Nuwere sued the national government for violation of free speech, the first foreigner to ever do so in Japan.<ref>http://news.techworld.com/security/2662/security-critic-sues-japanese-government/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 11 June 2024

Ejovi Nuwere
Paul Vixie, Ejovi Nuwere, Ethan Zuckerman and Joichi Ito (2013)
Born
Ejovi Nuwere

c. 1980 (age 43–44)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Websitehttp://www.ejovi.net

Ejovi Nuwere (born c. 1980) is an American security engineer and entrepreneur. He was the co-founder of Google funded wireless company Fon and Microsoft funded analytics company Ivy Softworks.

Early life

[edit]

Nuwere's early life is documented in his autobiography, Hacker cracker: a journey from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the frontiers of cyberspace, written with David Chanoff. Despite the title, it is not focused solely on hacking. Nuwere writes about his mother's battle with drug addiction and her death and his families episodes of homelessness.[1] The book was published by W. Morro in 2002 (ISBN 9780066210797).[2] He is included in the standard reference work Contemporary Authors.[3]

Before he finished high school, he had established a life in the security research community as a member of w00w00 and an increasingly prominent career as a computer security consultant. At the age of twenty he was a security specialist for one of the world's largest financial houses.[4]

Career

[edit]

Nuwere has founded a number of companies in the media and security space.

SecurityLab Technologies

[edit]

Nuwere founded the VOIP security company SecurityLab and was selected by Business Week as one of the top young entrepreneurs under 25.[5]

Kaori-san

[edit]

Kaori-san[6] is Japan's first virtual assistant service. The company launched in July 2013 as a spinout from Land Rush Group.

Re:mark

[edit]

Re:mark is a joint venture with Japan's 4th largest newspaper publisher Sankei. Re:mark is a commenting system similar to Disqus and serves as 40M unique users across Japan per month. Acquired in 2013.

Fon

[edit]

Nuwere was the North American founder of the wireless company Fon, at one time the largest WiFi network in the world.[7] He launched the company in the USA and organized a A-list of digerati to join the company as advisors.[8]

The Infrastructure of Democracy

[edit]

In 2005 Nuwere gathered in Spain with a group of internet luminaries and security specialist that included Joi Ito, Jeff Moss, Chris Goggans and Dan Gillmore at the Madrid Summit to address the issue of terrorism and the internet. The result of the invite only conference attended by Kofi Annan and several prime ministers was document shared among the worlds politicians that addressed how to best fight terrorism while protecting the freedoms associated with the web.[9]

Columbia Music Entertainment

[edit]

Nuwere led Columbia Music Entertainment's R&D division working with CEO Sadahiko Hirose CTO Jordan Ritter, a childhood friend from his early computer security days. The team began building a Japanese-based, competition-oriented promotional platform for new artists called Otorevo. Despite the measurable successes of Otorevo,[10][11][12] the company's board of directors voted to terminate all R&D projects in March 2008.

Sankei Shimbun

[edit]

Nuwere has been a technology columnist for Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan's largest newspaper publishers since 2011.[13]

Juki Net

[edit]

Nuwere was hired as a security researcher by the Governor of Nagano to audit Japan's National ID system Basic Resident Registers Network. The audit uncovered a number of serious security flaws with national repercussions. When he attempted to discuss the security audit in public with permission of the Governor of Nagano the national government prevented the presentation. Nuwere sued the national government for violation of free speech, the first foreigner to ever do so in Japan.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Hacker from the 'Hood Tells All". Wired.
  2. ^ WorldCat book listing
  3. ^ Contemporary Authors Volume 216. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2004. <"Gale - Product Login".>.
  4. ^ "Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace by David Chanoff, Ejovi Nuwere". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
  5. ^ "Entrepreneurs: Cream of the Young Crop". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02.
  6. ^ "meetkaori.com".
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2013-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Wi-Fi Wonks Fon Home". Wired.
  9. ^ https://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2005/03/whats_a_weekend/ [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Mike Sheetal".
  11. ^ "Six Apart - Blog - on Stage with Otorevo". Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  12. ^ "Columbia Music Entertainment & Good Crew Offer CC-Licensed Vocal Tracks". 25 March 2008.
  13. ^ "ページが見つかりません - SankeiBiz（サンケイビズ）：総合経済情報サイト".
  14. ^ http://news.techworld.com/security/2662/security-critic-sues-japanese-government/ [dead link‍]
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