Rich Mogull Rich is a recovering Gartner analyst that founded Securosis, an independent research firm that has a bad habit of giving everything away for free. He specializes in data security, application security, emerging security technologies, and security management. Prior to his seven years at Gartner, Rich worked as an independent consultant and web application developer, software development manager at the University of Colorado, and a systems and network administrator. He is a frequent industry speaker at events including the RSA Security Conference and DefCon, and has spoken on every continent except Antarctica (where he's happy to speak for free- assuming travel is covered). He writes about Apple as the Security Editor for TidBITS, occasionally contributes to Macworld, and frequently contributes to security publications like Dark Reading and Information Security magazine.
Prior to his technology career, Rich also worked as a security director for major events such as football games and concerts. He was once a bouncer at the age of 19, weighing about 135 lbs (wet). He's worked or volunteered as a paramedic, firefighter, ski patroller at a major resort (on a snowboard), and spent over a decade with Rocky Mountain Rescue. He currently serves as a responder on a federal disaster medicine and terrorism response team, where he mostly drives a truck and lifts heavy objects. He has a black belt, but does not play golf.