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Jeff Crume

IBM Distinguished Engineer at IBM

About me

I am a technical executive with a PhD in Cybersecurity and a focus on security architecture for external clients.
- YouTube videos on cybersecurity with more than 8 million views
- Author of "Inside Internet Security: What Hackers Don't Want You to Know" (Addison-Wesley)
- Member of the inaugural class of the NC State University Computer Science Alumni Hall of Fame
- Contributing author to the "Information Security Management Handbook" Sixth Edition, Volume 7 (Auerbach)
- IBM Master Inventor
- Served on international assignment in Beijing
- Served as member of the NC State University Computer Science Strategic Advisory Board
- Member of the IBM Academy of Technology
- Presented at more than 100 conferences/seminars
- Over 40 years' experience in the IT industry
- Published articles on cryptography, virtual private networking, identity management, LDAP, password security and network security
- Served on editorial board for the "Information Management & Computer Security" research journal, NC State Univ Cyberlaw board, program committee for the International Network Conference
- Experience in software development as a programmer, designer and project leader
- Extensive experience in pre-sales consultative selling, security architecture development and vision setting
- Worked with clients in 50 countries across 6 continents

Specialties: IT security architecture, identity management, access management, authentication, directory management, mobile device security, social media security, SOA security, security information and event management, cryptography, secure e-commerce, cloud computing security