Security Computer Science

Thomas S. Benjamin, R sum March ****

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Cold Spring, NY 10516 http://cryptocracy.net

To work in computer security in an environment where security is considered

Objective

important, innovation is valued, and an exciting team of colleagues exists.

Skills Research and development, including 6 years of innovative attacks and defenses. In

addition to my experience of development to support my research, at IBM I was a

developer and maintainer of a java cryptography library for more than 3 years.

Security administration, including system and network administration in heterogeneous

UNIX, Windows, and MacOS environments.

I communicate well: My best work has been interdisciplinary (e.g. with Harvard

Medical School). My teaching experience and my media relations training support my

ability to work with complex technical material in teams including non-specialists and

members of other departments. I have given interviews on NPR, NBC, ABC and others.

I write well (800/800 GRE Verbal and 6/6 GRE Writing). My work has been published in

many academic venues. I perform peer review and editing for several publishers.

Technologies Unix, Windows, Cisco IOS, Active Directory and LDAP. Administration of web, mail, and

file servers.

Broad programming skills in Java, Python, Perl, C, C++, R, and others.

Experience Cryptocracy LLC,

Member

2011 Present

Corporate security consulting, R&D, professional speaking and other educational

services.

The Tor Project

Research Scientist

2010 2011

Research and Development: Censorship detection and free speech technologies.

ETH Zurich (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

Zurich, Switzerland

2008 2010

Research Assistant

Computer security research leading to two top tier publications (please see my

Curriculum Vitae for details on academic achievements). Developed prototype attacks

and defenses on RFID and medical devices.

IBM Research Zurich, Zurich Research Laboratory

Zurich, Switzerland

2008 2009

Researcher

Responsibilities included refactoring and maintaining the IBM Identity Mixer federated

identity management system (java); security innovation leading to 3 patent

applications; security audit of product source code leading to a major version release;

development of prototype security systems; public and media relations.

IBM Research Zurich, Zurich Research Laboratory

Zurich, Switzerland

Summer 2007 Winter 2007

Research Intern

Refactoring and planning of IBM Identity Mixer; built and demonstrated Identity Mixer

prototype on mobile computing platform (cell phone).

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, USA

2004 Spring 2007

Research Assistant

Research and development of prototypes demonstrating novel security attacks and

defenses, leading to several publications including winning one of the highest awards

for research in computer security. Assisted with development of advanced security

curricula. Media relations including appearances on several major networks and close

work with a New York Times correspondent.

Riverdale Country School

Bronx, NY, USA

2000 2004

System and Network Administrator, Teacher

Responsible for information security and system administration of a heterogeneous

network including Windows, Unix, Macintosh, and Cisco. Planning, deployment, and

maintenance of: firewall, routers, file and application servers, backup clients and

servers, anti-malware, and internet connectivity. Led several major infrastructure

changes including migration from Windows NT to Windows 2000 servers, migration of

administrative infrastructure to Windows Active Directory, transition from legacy to

Cisco firewall and edge security. Led forensic investigation of user behavior identifying

several policy violations as well as exoneration of innocent employees. Teaching

responsibilities included Advance Placement computer science.

Panix Public Access Networks Corporation

New York, NY, USA

Summer 1997

Intern System Administrator

NetBSD and other UNIX system and network administration. Planned, wrote, and

deployed administrative tools for network health and fault monitoring.

RedTop, LLC

New York, NY, USA

Summer 1996

Intern System Administrator

Planning and deployment of experimental pre-release Windows NT network.

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

Education

Zurich, Switzerland

2008 2010

Ph. D. Studies; ABD

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, USA

2004 2007

M.S. in Computer Science

Thesis topic: Cloning resistant anonymous credentials

Columbia University

New York City, NY, USA

2003 2004

Continuing education in computer science

Yale University

New Haven, CT, USA

1996 2000

B.S. In Computer Science

IEEE Security and Privacy Best Paper Award, 2008

Awards and

Patents

Cryptographic Proofs In Data Processing Systems, US Filing 13/194,069

Cryptographic Encoding and Decoding of Secret Data,

US Patent No.: US 2010/0142704 A1

A Heart Device Is Found Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks

Selected Media

Coverage The New York Times, March 12 2008

Heart-Device Hacking Risks Seen

The Wall Street Journal, March 12 2008

Security researcher shows just how easy it is to steal personal data from RFID-bearing

credit cards

Live interview on Fox news, December 2006

'Smart' cards are quick, but are they safe?

NBC's Today Show, October 26, 2006

Researchers See Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Cards

The New York Times, October 23, 2006

Memberships Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Mensa

Languages Superior English, Basic German

Hobbies Rock Climbing, Music, Captain Emeritus of the UMASS Tae Kwon Do team, 10 year

volunteer EMT in the South Bronx.

Curriculum Vitae Please see my curriculum vitae http://cryptocracy.net/cv.html for committee

work, peer review, and further academic details.

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