Lane Thames
Principal Cybersecurity Researcher at Fortra
- Role
- Principal Cybersecurity Researcher at Fortra
- Location
- Waynesboro, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lane Thames
Lane Thames is a Principal Cybersecurity Researcher at Fortra where he develops software for vulnerability detection along with data-driven internal tooling and automation capabilities. He also conducts cybersecurity research, assists customers with reducing their cybersecurity risk, investigates newly discovered vulnerabilities, and contributes to Fortra’s Tripwire State of Security blog. Lane has published two cybersecurity based books and has numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics such as cybersecurity, cloud-based design and manufacturing, and machine learning. Lane has been a speaker at conferences such as RSA, BSides, SecTor, Hacker Halted, and the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cyber Security Conference along with academic conferences hosted by ACM, ASME, and ASEE. Lane received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has over 23 years of experience at the intersection of cybersecurity, software engineering, and information technology.
Experience
Principal Cybersecurity Researcher
Sep 2020 — Present · GA, US
Develop software that detects applications, devices, and operating systems along with vulnerability detection and management software. Develop automation solutions. Discover and investigate new software vulnerabilities, contribute to the Tripwire State of Security blog, and conduct research revolving around emerging cybersecurity threats and cybersecurity innovations.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Engineering
2000 — 2003
Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Computer Engineering
2006 — 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2004 — 2006
Skills
- Simulations
- Network Security
- C#
- Java
- Computer Science
- Perl
- Computer Security
- Security
- Sql
- Linux
- Network Forensics
- Python
- C++
- Data Mining
- Mysql
- C
- Programming
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