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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Peterson started his career by joining the [[United States Marine Corps]], where he studied aviation electronics and computer science |
Peterson started his career by joining the [[United States Marine Corps]], where he studied aviation electronics and computer science and worked on [[FLIR]] Systems on [[F18 Hornet]] aircraft in support of [[Operation Desert Storm]]. After his time in the Marine Corps, Peterson continued studies in Computer Information Systems while attending [[Devry University]] and upon decorated and honorable discharge from the Marine Corps he went on to work for [[U.S. Robotics]], a data communications company that went IPO and was later acquired for $6 billion dollars by [[3Com]]. His most notable point in his information security career was when he joined the founding team of [[NetScreen Technologies]] where he built and ran a Worldwide Systems Engineering organization at NetScreen Technologies, a company that had its IPO debut in 2001 and later was acquired for $4 billion dollars by [[Juniper Networks]]. He has held engineering, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer roles at [[U.S. Robotics]], [[3Com]], [[Cisco Systems]], [[NetScreen Technologies]], [[Fortinet]], Reflex Security<ref>[http://finance.boston.com/boston/news/read?GUID=209930]</ref>, Montego Networks <ref>[http://vmblog.com/archive/2008/03/26/montego-networks-launches-first-virtual-security-switch.aspx]</ref>, [[Websense]], [[Juniper Networks]] and [[Barracuda Networks]]. |
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==Awards and inventions== |
==Awards and inventions== |
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Revision as of 23:24, 19 August 2012
John Peterson (born in South Haven, Michigan, U.S.) is an award-winning entrepreneur, technologist and inventor of internet security and virtualization technologies. Peterson has authored articles on security and virtualization technologies, has been featured on the cover page of Communication News Magazine [1] and his opinions on securing computer systems have been cited numerous times by the media. Peterson is also an inventor of the industries first 10 gigabit Intrusion Prevention System, Virtual Security Switch and multiscale Next Generation Firewall.
Biography
Peterson started his career by joining the United States Marine Corps, where he studied aviation electronics and computer science and worked on FLIR Systems on F18 Hornet aircraft in support of Operation Desert Storm. After his time in the Marine Corps, Peterson continued studies in Computer Information Systems while attending Devry University and upon decorated and honorable discharge from the Marine Corps he went on to work for U.S. Robotics, a data communications company that went IPO and was later acquired for $6 billion dollars by 3Com. His most notable point in his information security career was when he joined the founding team of NetScreen Technologies where he built and ran a Worldwide Systems Engineering organization at NetScreen Technologies, a company that had its IPO debut in 2001 and later was acquired for $4 billion dollars by Juniper Networks. He has held engineering, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer roles at U.S. Robotics, 3Com, Cisco Systems, NetScreen Technologies, Fortinet, Reflex Security[2], Montego Networks [3], Websense, Juniper Networks and Barracuda Networks.
Awards and inventions
Peterson invented the industries first 10 Gigabit Intrusion prevention system [4] and has multiple patents pending around virtualization technologies such as the System and Method for Implementing a Virtualized Security Platform [5] He also co-founded a Virtualization Security Company called Montego Networks [6] that made its debut in 2008 and was awarded Information Week Magazine's Top 10 Hottest Startup Companies to watch [7]. Other patent filings include:
US12_134,472 - System and Method for Providing Security Analysis To Virtual Machines Connected On A Virtual Network Operating On A Host Machine
US12_134,475 - System and Method for Providing Security Analysis To Virtual Machines Connected On A Virtual Local Area Network Operating On A Host Machine
US12_134,471 - System and Method for Providing Security Analysis To Virtual Machines Connected On A Virtual Network Containing External Policy Engines Operating On A Host Machine
Media activity
InfoWorld Magazine: Virtual security switch technology launched by Montego Networks [8]
Channel Pro Magazine: Virtual Firewalls: A Shift in Security Practicies [9]
Sys-Con.TV: Using the Cloud to Scale Security [10]
TMC.net Magazine: Barracuda Networks Focused on Security [11]
Exploring IMS Network Security for Next Generation Networks [12]
Network Security at Warp 10 - Defending the Next Generation Enterprise Network [13]
Security rules have changed: new solutions are necessary to protect virtualized networks [14]