Dean Turner
Symantec
Senior Management, Symantec Security Response
Dean Turner's primary role is as the Executive Editor of the Internet Security Threat Report. In addition to being a co-author, Turner coordinates the research and analysis of attack data gathered from Symantec's DeepSight Threat Management System, Managed Security Services, Business Intelligence Services and Symantec Antivirus Research Automation for use in the publication of the ISTR. Dean is also Symantec's Canadian spokesperson for matters relating to the ISTR having done numerous print, radio and television interviews.
Turner was one of the co-founders of SecurityFocus in 1999 and served as its Director of Operations and Content until the company's acquisition by Symantec in 2002. Prior to forming SecurityFocus, Turner worked for Network Associates as their Competitive Analysis Manager for their security product line.
Turner has a broad range of expertise from Operations and Network Security to Incident Analysis. He has spoken at various Defense and Security Conferences and maintains a research interest with the academic community on such issues as Information Warfare and Infrastructure Protection.
Turner has a bachelor's degree in political science and strategic studies from the University of Calgary, Canada and a master's degree in security strategy from the University of Hull, U.K. He is also working on a thesis submission for his doctorate in information warfare and dominance.
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