Our Expertise
Multiple decades of experience in both project leadership and contributing on an individual basis in innovative communications systems design/development, secure development lifecycles, cryptography systems, digital television, patent applications and standards development. Offering consulting services for:
Network Security
Threat analysis, Secure protocols, Vulnerability monitoring, incident response, business continuity system design and operation, anti-virus configuration and testing, public key infrastructure design/operation.
Digital Television
Design and implementation of headend control systems for IPTV and CATV networks. Includes element management, network management, billing computer interface, conditional access control.
Intellectual Property
Inventor with over 45 patents, reviewer in multiple patent review committees of Fortune 500 network equipment provider and retained adviser to major U.S. and Canadian intellectual property law firms on infringement litigation.
Content Protection
Design/operation and Security Officer of internationally-deployed conditional access system for CATV, Telco networks.
Standards
Participation in MPEG-2 Systems Committee with 13 revenue-bearing patents (in three patent families) in the MPEG LA Licensing Pool.
ATIS Security Committee Co-chair resulting in publication of specification suite for comprehensive IPTV security.
Secure Development
Lead Security Advocate for adoption of Secure Development Life-cycle within major business unit of Fortune 500 network equipment provider.