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Dale Peterson

Founder and Director of the Control System Security Practice 

Dale_PhotoIn 1984 Dale Peterson joined the NSA as a cryptanalyst, a codebreaker. After 6 years that he can talk little about, Dale moved to the commercial network security industry. He has had the opportunity to work in leading network security companies in a variety of roles including engineering, algorithm and protocol design, service, marketing and sales, and even as President of a public company. This diverse experience helps a great deal in understanding our clients’ business and security requirements. 

In 1998, Dale Peterson founded Digital Bond, and he is the Director of the SCADA Security Research and Consulting Practice. He leads the team on consulting engagements that assess and improve the security of SCADA and DCS that run the critical infrastructure.  Dale’s research focuses on adding SCADA intelligence into IT security solutions, and the results can be seen today in most network IDS, SCADA honeynets and Nessus plugins.

Dale is an internationally-renowned SCADA security technologist and is responsible for a large amount of the available technical SCADA security content. In addition to his widely read SCADA security blog, Dale has written two Protection Profiles for NIST’s PCSRF, many whitepapers, magazine articles and presentations.

Dale is a CISSP, CISA and NSA certified cryptanalyst.  He has a BS in Finance from University of Illinois. 

Disappointment Peak in the TetonsThis picture is a lot more fun than the professional shot. When he is not buried in control system security, Dale likes to travel, climb, ski and eat.

This picture is from the top of Disappointment Peak after a long day of climbing. The Grand Teton summit is the peak right behind.