Ejovi Nuwere
Ejovi Nuwere | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ejovi Nuwere January 1, 1980 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | http://www.ejovi.net |
Ejovi Nuwere is an American technology entrepreneur, author of the book Hacker Cracker[1] and founder of Land Rush Group a technology incubation and investment fund that publishes The Tokyo Times.[2]
Early Life
Much if Nuwere's early life is documented in his autobiography Hacker cracker : a journey from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the frontiers of cyberspacewritten with David Chanoff Despite the title, it isn't focused solely on hacking. Nuwere writes about his mother's battle with drug addiction and her death, his own depression and suicide attempts and life as a street gang member.[3]the book was published by W. Morro in 2002 (isbn 9780066210797) [4] He is included in the standard reference work Contemporary Authors [5]
Before he finished high school he had created a hidden life in the hacker underground and an increasingly prominent career as a computer security consultant. At the age of twenty-two, he was a top security specialist for one of the world's largest financial houses.[6]
Career
SecurityLab Technologies
Nuwere founded the VOIP security company SecurityLab and was selected by Business Week as one of the top young entrepreneurs under 25.[7]
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.[8]
Fonero
Nuwere was the North American leader of Fonero the wireless company, at one time the largest WiFi network in the world.[9] [9] Hr launched the company in the USA and organized a A-list of digerati to join the company as advisors.[10]
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,[11][12][13] the company's Board of Directors voted to terminate all R&D projects in March of 2008.
The Tokyo Times
Nuwere became the Publisher of The Tokyo Times in 2012 after running the digital operations for The Japan Times for two years.
Sankei Shimbun
Nuwere has been a technology columnist for Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan's largest newspaper publishers since 2011.[14]
Juki Net
He 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 that in Japan.[15]
Other Accomplishments
References
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Cracker-Brooklyn-Frontiers-Cyberspace/dp/B000HWYJYO
- ^ http://www.tokyotimes.com/about-tokyo-times/
- ^ http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/12/56712
- ^ WorldCat book listing
- ^ Contemporary Authors Volume 216. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2004. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3413099999&q=ogeechee>.
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Hacker-Cracker/?isbn=9780060935818
- ^ http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/10/young_entrepreneur/index_01.htm
- ^ http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2005/03/whats_a_weekend/
- ^ a b http://www.btfon.com/images/media/common/btfonLaunch041007.pdf
- ^ http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70184
- ^ http://mikesheetal.com/2008/02/14/otorevo-brings-the-noise-and-a-record-contract/
- ^ https://www.sixapart.com/blog/2007/12/on-stage-with-otorevo.html
- ^ https://creativecommons.org/?p=8158
- ^ http://www.sankeibiz.jp/story/topics/sty16549-t.htm
- ^ http://news.techworld.com/security/2662/security-critic-sues-japanese-government/