Columbia, Maryland, United States
50 years of security experience, much of it in cryptography; 41 years at NSA, last 8 as Technical Director for Information Assurance (the defensive mission). Over 125 peer reviewed papers on cryptanalysis and crypto-evaluations. The last 11 years at Johns Hopkins as a cyber research staff member; currently Senior Advisor for Cyber Security ay JHU/APL. Selected as a Distinguished Member of the Kryptos Society (learned society of cryptanalysis at NSA) 2012 Selected as a Distinguished Member of the Crypto-Mathematics Institute (learned society of crypto-mathematics at NSA) 2012 Selected as member of the NSA/CSS Cryptologic Hall of Honor 2022
I provide advice to senior management, develop strategy for cyber, review projects, and do security evaluations on solutions developed at APL. In addition, I attend conferences, give talks and sit on panels, and do a lot of recruiting on college campuses.
I worked as an evaluator of systems for the US Government, mainly cryptography and implementation of cryptography. I worked as a Technical Director at the office and group level and spent my last eight years at NSA as the Technical Director for the Information Assurance mission. https://www.nsa.gov/History/Cryptologic-History/Historical-Figures/Historical-Figures-View/Article/3330261/richard-dickie-george/