Steven Branigan

 

Phone:(732)996-6410
Email: sb@cyanline.com

Education                               

                               2003-2005                Columbia University                                            New York City, NY

·         Master of Business Administration (expected May, 2005)

                               1988–1991  Rutgers University                                                           New Brunswick, NJ

·         M.S. Computer Science.

o        Focus on Operating Systems and Hardware

                               1982–1987  Rutgers College                                                                 New Brunswick, NJ

·         B.A. Computer Science.

 

Patents, Publications, Presentations               

                                 Publications

·                          “High-Tech Crimes Revealed”, S. Branigan, Addison Wesley, to be published in the summer of 2004.

·                          “Securing the Critical IP Infrastructure”, S. Branigan,  Information Security Technical Report, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1 June 2002

·                          “What Can You Do with Traceroute”, S. Branigan, H. Burch, B. Cheswick and F. Wojcik, Internet Computing online, 2001

·                          “Mapping and Visualizing the Internet”, S. Branigan, H. Burch, B. Cheswick. Usenix Security Symposium, 2000

Patents

·                                 A Method and Apparatus for Identifying Hosts Breeching the Firewall Perimeter, (S. Branigan, H. Burch, B. Cheswick), patent pending.

·                          A Method and Apparatus for Securing Wireless Data Networks, (S. Branigan, B. Cheswick), patent pending.

Presentations

·                           “The Internet as a Backbone of the New Digital Economy”, Testimony before the Joint Economic Committed (Chaired by Jim Saxton) as part of the Wired World: Cyber Security and the U.S Economy Hearing for the 107th Congress.

·                          Understanding Steganography, Presented at the New Jersey State Police Cyber Terrorism Awareness Day, May 2, 2003

·                           An Update on Quantum Computing, Presented to NATO’s Allied Command Europe Counter Intelligence ACI/CI network security, May, 2001

·                          Yugoslavia: An Unclassified Peak at a New Battlefield, Presented to NATO’s Allied Command Europe Counter Intelligence ACI/CI network security, May, 2001

 

Honors, Awards, Societies

·         Certificate of Appreciation, United States Secret Service, 2002

o        Awarded for assistance provided to rebuild infrastructure for the NY Field Office immediately after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.

·         Certificate of Appreciation, New Jersey State Police, 2002

o        Awarded for training on cyber-terrorism issues.

·         A founding member, along with ATSAIC Bob Weaver, of the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force.

·         Board Member of the Electronic Security Advisory Committee, a not-for-profit dedicated to improving the interactions between law enforcement and the business community.

 

Experience

 

                               2004–present        CyanLine, LLC                    Tinton Falls, NJ

                               President

·         Developed improved computer forensic techniques.

·         Developed and deployed new techniques for tracking hackers.

·         Devised new method for securing wireless networks (patent-pending)

 

                                                 

                               2000–present        Lumeta Corporation           Somerset, NJ

                               Vice President of Engineering

·         Lead the team of engineers that build and deliver Lumeta’s IPsonar product.

·         Direct research on TCP/IP networks as it relates to Internet and intranet traffic.

·         Devised new methods for detecting network devices that are attempting to hide computers on a network.

 

 

                               1999-2000             Bell Labs               Murray Hill, NJ

                               Senior Manager

·           Assisted corporate business units and the corporate CIO in implementing Virtual Private Network technology, to securely improve remote access and reduce cost for the business.

·           Researched Internet networking security issues with Bill Cheswick. Devised and patented a method for detecting hosts that are breeching the corporate network security perimeter.

·           Researched wireless data communication issues. Devised and patented a method for securing wireless data networks that enables user level authorization while preserving the ability of clients to roam among many different base stations.

 

                               1996–1999            Lucent Technologies          Holmdel, NJ

                               Senior Manager

§         Brought Intrusion Detection technology into the corporation to improve detection of hacker activity on the corporate network.

§         Improved the technology and techniques that the computer investigation teams used, reducing the potential liability incurred by lack of procedures.

·         Led team for Integrated E-Commerce Security for the corporation that reported to the General Auditor.

·         Led the security efforts to implement Virtual Private Network technology for remote access into the corporation, and ran the first corporate VPN trial for the company.

·         Worked with business units to develop methods to securely distribute sensitive sales data to a world wide sales force.

 

                               1990–1996            Bell Communications Research      Red Bank, NJ

                               Senior Systems Engineer

·         Led intrusion investigations on behalf of the RBOCs. Pioneered techniques in high-tech investigations.

·         Led teams on providing network security consulting services to the RBOCs and financial clients.

·         Led a team of engineers on the redesign and implementation of the security subsystem for the Service Control Point (a switch in the SS7 network.)

·         Led a team of engineers on the redesign of the toll-free and calling cards database used in processing telephone calls in the US and Canada to allow the RBOCs to comply with FCC mandates.

 

                               1988–1990            Metpath, Inc                                          Teterboro, NJ

                                System Manager

 

                               1987–1988            K. Hovnanian                                        Red Bank, NJ

                               Programmer/Analyst

 

                               1986–1987            Seaside Heights Police Dept.            Seaside, NJ

                               Patrolman