Dave Aucsmith

About Dave Aucsmith

David Aucsmith is a senior computer scientist and technology leader currently working as a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington. He is also an Affiliate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, and an author of historical fiction novels.He has worked in a variety of security technology areas including secure computer systems, secure communications systems, security architecture, random number generation, cryptography and cryptographic systems, steganography and network intrusion detection. Aucsmith is a former officer in the U.S. Navy and has written extensively on cybercrime, cyber espionage and cyber warfare. Representative to numerous international, government and academic organizations including the National Academy advisory board on Survivability and Lethality Analysis. He is co-chairman of the FBI’s Information Technology Study Group, a member of the President’s Task Force on National Defense and Computer Technology and a member of the Department of Defense’s Global Information Grid Senior Industry Review Group. Aucsmith was also U.S. industry representative to the G8 Committee on Organized, Transnational, and Technological Crime where he participated directly in the G8 summits in Paris, Berlin and Tokyo. Aucsmith holds 34 patents for digital security and is a member of the advisory board for the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Aucsmith holds a BS degree in biochemistry from the University of Georgia and MS degrees in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School and information and computer sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology respectively. Additionally, he has a Certificate in Fine Arts Photography from the University of Washington. He currently lectures at the Naval Postgraduate School and the USAF Air War College.

Experience

1. President CTO

   Aucsmith Consulting Llc

   Nov 2014 — Present · US

   Computer and network security consulting to government and industry focusing on intelligence and risk management. Research in all aspects of cyber security including cybercrime, cyber espionage, and cyber warfare. Technology and processes to understand and mitigate cyber risk.

Education

• University of Washington

  Certificate, Fine Arts Photography

  2006 — 2007

• Naval Postgraduate School

  MS, Physics

  1977 — 1978

• The University of Georgia

  BS, Biochemistry

  1972 — 1976

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  MS, Computer Science

  1982 — 1984

Skills

• Cissp
• Strategic Partnerships
• Information Security Management
• Information Security
• Dod
• National Security
• Professional Services
• Distributed Systems
• Software Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Cyber Defense
• Cybercrime
• Cryptography
• Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Solution Architecture
• Management
• Risk Assessment
• Leadership
• Product Planning
• Computer Security
• Cyber-Security
• Cyberlaw
• Network Security
• Identity Management
• IT Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Enterprise Architecture
• Scalability
• Networking
• Governance
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Information Technology
• Security Clearance
• Business Alliances
• Software Development
• Cyber-Physical Systems