David Jevans
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David Jevans is the Chairman and Founder of IronKey
, an Internet security and privacy company in California. He has previously held senior positions at various Internet security companies, primarily Chief Marketing Officer
and Senior Vice President positions at Tumbleweed Communications
(NASDAQ
:TMWD), Valicert (NASDAQ
:VLCT), Teros (since acquired by Citrix, NASDAQ
: CTXS), and Differential. Prior to moving into the security industry, he served on the CEO's technology council at Apple Computers, and as Vice President of Networking at Catapult Entertainment.
Jevans is the founder, and currently Chairman, of the Anti-Phishing Working Group
, and is also a member of the Department of Homeland Security ID Theft Technology Consortium, where he is a featured speaker.
An industry expert on Internet fraud
and Internet security
, Jevans is frequently quoted by the media, including American Banker, CIO Magazine, Dark Reading, Information Week, MSNBC, PC Magazine, and Washington Post. He holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Calgary
in Canada.
IronKey
IronKey is an Internet security and privacy company located in Sunnyvale, California that was formed in 2005 by David Jevans, with the stated aim of providing security and privacy solutions to both consumers and enterprises. IronKey's founding was partially funded by the U.S...
, an Internet security and privacy company in California. He has previously held senior positions at various Internet security companies, primarily Chief Marketing Officer
Chief marketing officer
Chief Marketing Officer is a corporate title referring to an executive responsible for various marketing activities in an organization...
and Senior Vice President positions at Tumbleweed Communications
Tumbleweed Communications
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provided secure messaging and secure file transfer solutions for enterprise and government customers. Tumbleweed Communications merged with Axway in 2008....
(NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
:TMWD), Valicert (NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
:VLCT), Teros (since acquired by Citrix, NASDAQ
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
: CTXS), and Differential. Prior to moving into the security industry, he served on the CEO's technology council at Apple Computers, and as Vice President of Networking at Catapult Entertainment.
Jevans is the founder, and currently Chairman, of the Anti-Phishing Working Group
Anti-Phishing Working Group
The Anti-Phishing Working Group is an international consortium that brings together businesses affected by phishing attacks, security products and services companies, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, trade association, regional international treaty organizations and communications...
, and is also a member of the Department of Homeland Security ID Theft Technology Consortium, where he is a featured speaker.
An industry expert on Internet fraud
Internet fraud
Internet fraud refers to the use of Internet services to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others connected with the scheme....
and Internet security
Internet security
Internet security is a branch of computer security specifically related to the Internet. Its objective is to establish rules and measures to use against attacks over the Internet. The Internet represents an insecure channel for exchanging information leading to a high risk of intrusion or fraud,...
, Jevans is frequently quoted by the media, including American Banker, CIO Magazine, Dark Reading, Information Week, MSNBC, PC Magazine, and Washington Post. He holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
in Canada.