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Zulfikar Ramzan is the Chief Technology Officer at RSA. Zulfikar has been working in the area of cybersecurity (in a variety of capacities) for much of his career. He had the chance to work on cryptography, malicious software (malware), phishing / online fraud, web application security, network security, and mobile security, among other areas.
Previously, he served as CTO of Elastica (acquired by Blue Coat), Chief Scientist of Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco), and Chief Scientist of Immunet (acquired by Sourcefire). I’ve also had amazing experiences with Symantec, DoCoMo USA Labs, and Bell Labs. Each role has afforded him remarkable opportunities to work on innovative ideas geared towards helping mitigate the risks faced when information goes online.
On the side, Zulfikar has been a guest “faculty” for Khan Academy, a remarkable (and, most importantly, free!) resource for online learning — check out the series on Bitcoin that he did for them.
Aside from technical/engineering work, Zulfikar really enjoys opportunities to help raise awareness of cybersecurity issues for both broad and technical audiences. He has written numerous papers and a couple of books. Zulfikar also spent a great deal of time speaking externally at conferences as well as talking to customers, analysts, the media, and also elected officials in government (members of the US Senate and House of Representatives, as well as state, local, and international elected officials). Zulfikar has developed over 100 freely available chalk talk videos on cybersecurity (Search “Zulfikar Ramzan Chalk Talks” on YouTube).
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Zulfikar Ramzan is the Chief Technology Officer at RSA. Zulfikar has been working in the area of cybersecurity (in a variety of capacities) for much of his career. He had the chance to work on cryptography, malicious software (malware), phishing / online fraud, web application security, network security, and mobile security, among other areas.
Previously, he served as CTO of Elastica (acquired by Blue Coat), Chief Scientist of Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco), and Chief Scientist of Immunet (acquired by Sourcefire). I’ve also had amazing experiences with Symantec, DoCoMo USA Labs, and Bell Labs. Each role has afforded him remarkable opportunities to work on innovative ideas geared towards helping mitigate the risks faced when information goes online.
On the side, Zulfikar has been a guest “faculty” for Khan Academy, a remarkable (and, most importantly, free!) resource for online learning — check out the series on Bitcoin that he did for them.
Aside from technical/engineering work, Zulfikar really enjoys opportunities to help raise awareness of cybersecurity issues for both broad and technical audiences. He has written numerous papers and a couple of books. Zulfikar also spent a great deal of time speaking externally at conferences as well as talking to customers, analysts, the media, and also elected officials in government (members of the US Senate and House of Representatives, as well as state, local, and international elected officials). Zulfikar has developed over 100 freely available chalk talk videos on cybersecurity (Search “Zulfikar Ramzan Chalk Talks” on YouTube).
To learn more about MIT Club of Northern California: mitcnc.org
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/mitcnc
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/MITCNC.TECH
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/mitcnc
Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/18323771
