Lance James is an American computer scientist, considered an expert on computer security techniques such as anti-phishing. He has been quoted on the subject in multiple media outlets, including CBC, CNN, the BBC, the David Lawrence Show, ZDNet, Wired News, CSO, USA Today, Fox News, and the Washington Post.
In October 2001, Lance founded invisiblenet.net, a distributed cryptographic framework for the internet for anonymity and privacy.
In 2003, Lance founded "Secure Science Corporation", where he is currently CTO. SSC provides intelligence-based services and products for computer forensics and anti-phishing applications, providing intelligence to major financial institutions and government agencies.
Lance has been a keynote speaker at Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force meetings, and several major universities, including the University of Madison, Wisconsin's "Takedown" conference, in 2005, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, and Cal State Poly. He also speaks to several law enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence agencies, the Pentagon, Anti-Phishing Working Group, Digital-Phishnet, UNAM-CERT, SANS, BIT, and testifies as an expert witness in U.S. Congressional Hearings.
Lance is well known as the author of the acclaimed computer security book "Phishing Exposed" published in 2005 and as a contributor to the book "Emerging Threat Analysis" in 2006. |