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About the author
Zulfikar Ramzan is the Chief Technology Officer of Elastica, the leader in
Data Science Powered Cloud Application Security (http://elastica.net). In this
role, he drives Elastica’s efforts in leveraging data science and machine
learning techniques towards improving the security of cloud services.
Prior to joining Elastica, Zulfikar was Chief Scientist at Sourcefire (acquired by
Cisco), within their cloud technology group. At Sourcefire/Cisco, he was
responsible for the technical vision as well as the in-field efficacy of the company's core
advanced malware protection offerings. Prior to joining Sourcefire via its acquisition of
Immunet in 2010, Zulfikar was Technical Director of Symantec’s Security Technology and
Response division. In all of these roles, Zulfikar used expertise in machine learning, large-
scale data mining, and information security to protect customers from threats to their data.
Zulfikar has co-authored 50+ technical articles, and two books including Crimeware:
Understanding New Attacks and Defenses, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008. Zulfikar
has 50+ patent applications, 40+ of which have been granted. He was selected and served
as General Chair of Crypto 2010, the premier conference in the field of Cryptography.
Beyond that, Zulfikar is a frequent public speaker and has briefed both numerous media
outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and Reuters
as well as members of the United States Congress on cyber-security trends and issues.
Zulfikar has produced a series of cybersecurity educational videos
(sourcefire.com/chalktalks) and has also served as a guest faculty for the educational non-
profit Khan Academy (khanacademy.org).
Zulfikar holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with thesis work in cryptography.
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