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RSA Conference honors top cops in cybersecurity field

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Some of the country's best cybercops were honored yesterday at the RSA Conference 2009 in San Francisco, including award-winners in the areas of public policy and security practices.

J. Keith Mularski, the supervisory special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber Initiative and Resource Fusion Unit, was recognized for his contributions in bringing down "Dark Market," an online "carding" forum that was one of the largest of its kind in the cyber underworld, according to RSA Conference.

On October 16, 2008, after a two-year undercover operation, the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies arrested 56 fraudsters and helped prevent an estimated $70 million in economic losses by breaking up the cybercriminal network.

RSA Conference also recognized Robert Lentz, deputy secretary of defense, for his work achieving nearly 100 percent deployment of the Public Key Infrastructure Common Access Cards across the Department of Defense-wide network.

Lentz is also recognized for implementing a revolutionary risk-management based information system certification and accreditation program known as the Defense Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Program, along with other achievements in developing information-sharing systems.

"From its inception, RSA Conference has sought to identify and recognize influential individuals who are true pioneers in the information security industry," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, general manager of RSA Conference.