Mr. Stewart provides leadership and direction to multiple corporate security and government teams throughout Cisco, strategically aligning with business units and the IT organization to generate leading corporate security practices, policies, and processes. The Corporate Security Programs Organization focuses on global information security consulting and services, security evaluation, critical infrastructure assurance, eDiscovery, source code security, identification management, as well as special programs that promote Cisco, Internet, and national security. Additionally, he is responsible for overseeing the security for Cisco.com - the infrastructure supporting Cisco’s more than $35 billion business.
Mr. Stewart's longstanding career in information security encompasses numerous roles. He was the Chief Security Officer responsible for operational and strategic direction for corporate and customer security at Digital Island. Mr. Stewart has served as a research scientist responsible for investigating emerging technologies in the Office of the CTO at Cable & Wireless America. He has professional experience in software development, systems and network administration, and is a software specialist, author, and instructor.
Throughout his career, he has been an active member of the security industry community. He served on advisory boards for Akonix, Finjan, Cloudshield, Riverhead, and TripWire, Inc. Currently, Mr. Stewart sits on technical advisory boards for Ingrian Networks, RedSeal Networks, Panorama Venture Capital (formerly JPMorganPartners Venture), and Signacert, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors for KoolSpan, Inc.
Mr. Stewart's publications and recent speaking engagements include:
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Author, Securing Cisco Routers Step by Step
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Co-Author, Internet WWW Security FAQ, found online at the W3C NATO Information Assurance Symposium,
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NATO SHAPE, 2007, Brussels, Belgium
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E-Government Security Conference 2007, Washington D.C.
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CSO Perspectives, 2007, Colorado Springs, CO
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US-Japan Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum, 2006, Washington D.C. Deloitte TMT Summit, 2006, Dallas, TX
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Cisco and Microsoft Security Summit, 2006, Sydney, Australia
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Federal Reserve Payments Conference, 2006, Chicago, IL
Mr. Stewart holds a Master of Science Degree in Computer and Information Science from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
