[nsp-sec] Vetting: Wes Young

[Phillip Deneault]

Everyone else vouched, but since he listed me as a reference, I'll vouch
too.  I've worked far too much with Wes when he was with U of Buffalo,
as use far to much of his code not to. :-)

I also happen to know his job with REN-ISAC fits into the NSP-SEC mission.

Thanks,
Phil

On 3/24/2010 4:43 PM, Rob Thomas wrote:
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> 
> Hi, team.
> 
> For your consideration:
> 
> 
> Name: Wes Young
> E-mail: wes at ren-isac.net
> DayPhone: 716-462-5583
> 24hrPhone: 317 278-6630
> INOC-DBA Phone: NA
> Company/Employer: REN-ISAC
> ASNs Responsible for: 11537
> 
> JobDesc:
> Principal Security Engineer for the REN-ISAC (Research and Education
> Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center). The REN-ISAC
> supports U.S. higher education and research communities by providing
> advanced network security services and supports efforts to protect the
> national cyber infrastructure by participating in the U.S. ISAC
> infrastructure. The REN-ISAC is an integral component of the EDUCAUSE
> and Internet2 strategy to improve network security by providing timely
> warning and response to cyber threat and vulnerabilities, improving
> awareness, and improving communications.
> 
> The REN-ISAC receives, analyzes, and disseminates network security
> operational, threat, warning, and attack information within higher
> education. Information is derived from network instrumentation, network
> constituents, network engineers, other sector ISACs, DHS, other network
> security organizations and vendors. In partnership with Internet2 the
> REN-ISAC receives a live feed of NetFlow data from Internet2 routers,
> and monitors the network for active threats. Custom-built analysis tools
> and Arbor PeakFlow DoS are utilized in that analysis. Observed threat
> activity is communicated back to the source institutions which averages
> thousands per month. The REN-ISAC is "actively involved in mitigation of
> NSP Security incidents."
> 
> Although an aspect of the REN-ISAC's work is information sharing, we're
> fully cognizant of the importance of privacy and the confidentiality of
> information related to network security. Our handling of Internet2
> NetFlow data is controlled by strict policy that prevents the public
> disclosure information that would identify an institution or individual.
> The REN-ISAC strictly abides the NSP-SECURITY policy that "No
> information presented in [the] list should be forwarded or shared
> outside the nsp-security community without specific permission from the
> poster."
> 
> Internet security references (names & emails):
> Doug Pearson         dodpears at ren-isac.net
> Gabe Iovino        giovino at ren-isac.net
> Phil Deneault        deneault at WPI.EDU
> 
> http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x29ECE965DDB6E946
> 

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