Preston Hogue is the Director of Security Marketing Architecture at F5 Networks and serves as a worldwide security evangelist for the company. Previously, he was a Security Product Manager at F5, specializing in network security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). He joined F5 in 2010 as a Security Architect and was responsible for designing F5’s current Information Security Management System (ISMS). Preston has a proven track record building out Information Security Management Systems with Security Service Oriented Architectures (SSOA), enabling enhanced integration, automation, and simplified management. Before joining F5, he was Director of information Security at social media provider Demand Media where he built out the information security team and the company’s ISMS, which included PCI, SOX, OFAC, DDoS, and DMCA programs. Preston’s career began 18 years ago when he served as a security analyst performing operational security (OPSEC) audits for the U.S. Air Force. He currently holds CISSP, CISA, CISM, and CRISC security and professional certifications.
You can’t secure what you don’t know. This is a fundamental security concept. Yet, in today’s world where nearly every aspect of our lives depends on mobile, web-based, and SaaS applications, it’s a principle that overlooked at best and violated at worst.
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