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Rick is the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Palo Alto Networks where he oversees the company’s internal security program, leads the Palo Alto Networks Threat Intelligence Team (Unit 42), directs the company’s efforts on the Cyber Threat Alliance Information Sharing Group, hosts the CyberSecurity Canon Project, and provides thought leadership for the company and the CyberSecurity community at large. His prior jobs include the CISO for TASC, the GM of iDefense, the SOC Director at Counterpane and the Commander of the U.S. Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team where he coordinated network defense, network intelligence and network attack operations for the Army's global network. Rick holds a Master of Computer Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and an engineering degree from the US Military Academy. He also taught computer science at the Academy from 1990 to 1995. He has published many academic papers on technology and security and has contributed as an executive editor to two books: Cyber Fraud: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures and Cyber Security Essentials. The Christian Science Monitor named him a Passcode Influencer in 2015; a pool of 70 experts from across government, the private sector, research, and the privacy advocacy community who are the big thinkers on security and privacy.