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MICHAEL CALCE Having worked with HP to consult and educate on the cyber- threat landscape, I was excited to help set up a new HP Security Advisory Board to take things to the next level. I was inspired by HP’s commitment to look at different angles to create more secure products. Helping to establish and chair this board was a natural fit for me and enables all of us to team up and advocate how to improve security together. The board is not a symbolic gesture, there is no smoke and mirrors here. The members I assembled are there to offer the best advice and input that we possibly can for HP, to really help develop the most secure products that will impact the world and address a degrading threat landscape. ROBERT MASSE When initially approached to join the Security Advisory Board, I immediately saw the potential to assist one of the MICHAEL CALCE, CEO of Optimal Secure, is HP’s Security Advisory Board chairman. Michael became publicly known as “Mafiaboy” when in 2000 at the age of 15 he unleashed a massive cyberattack that brought down Yahoo!, eBay, and Amazon. It led to an FBI manhunt and $1.7 bil- lion in economic fallout. Since then Michael has reformed and has been making a career in cyber- security consulting and education on the threat landscape. He is the award-winning author of the book Mafiaboy: How I cracked the internet and why it’s still broken. largest PC and print manufacturers in the world to make a real impact and help reduce the threat surface. As you know, attackers are placing a major emphasis on compro- mising endpoints as the weakest link in most corporate environments and HP has very interesting technology and a roadmap that will help organizations and individuals really improve their security posture. As an example, HP’s focus on helping organizations achieve cyber-resilience with technol- ROBERT MASSE is a national partner in the cybersecurity practice. With over 20 years of experience, he’s built a reputation as a prag- matic security executive. ogies like HP Sure Start definitely resonates with the need I am seeing in the world right now. JUSTINE BONE For years, software and hardware makers were able to rely on security by obscurity. There was no upside to building in this quality all the way through the product, because nobody was asking questions. Now, though, people are definitely asking, and it is time for the leadership HP is providing. HP’s in-depth investment in security is a testament to the company’s ongoing commitment to building quality solu- tions. It’s an honor to be bringing an outside perspective to this initiative as HP continues to assess the threat landscape and prioritize security across product lines. J USTINE BONE is the CEO of MedSec, a company specialized in cybersecurity for medical devices and the health- care domain. She began her career doing reverse engineering and vulner- ability research at New Zealand’s version of the U.S. National Security Agency before running her own ethical hacking company for a few years. She also has experience as a CISO for companies like Bloomberg L.P. and Dow Jones. 10