Meet Rich Owen, Honoree of the 2021 (ISC)² Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award

Meet Rich Owen, Honoree of the 2021 (ISC)² Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard “Rich” W. Owen, Jr., CISSP has over 50 years of experience in the field of information protection. He is a past International President of the Information Systems Security Association, Distinguished Fellow, member of the Honor Roll and a member of the Information Security Hall of Fame. He is also a Fellow of the Ponemon Institute and the CEO of Johnny Security Seed, LLC


Rich worked alongside Harold “Hal” F. Tipton on several endeavors, including the creation of (ISC)² and the first CISSP exam as one of the early pioneers of the information security industry. Rich created numerous quality security programs and advised others on developing and improving their programs. He built the information security program for Mission Operations at Johnson Space Center, NASA, from the ground up. This was one of the first programs to define security as protecting confidentiality, integrity and availability. He also pioneered the early use of risk-based decisions to protect information, for which he was recognized by the NASA Administrator. In his retirement, at Johnny Security Seed, his mission is to motivate and grow the security professionals of the future. Register now to hear Rich’s session “The Evolution of Information Security Management” at Security Congress.


What does receiving the Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award mean to you?


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