Tim Bass

Tim Bass

Owner, Cyberstrategics

Thailand

Current
  • Founder at Cyberstrategics
  • Executive Vice President at ACIS Professional Center
  • Chapter Leader at OWASP
  • Founder at The Complex Event Processing Blog
  • Managing Director at SilkRoad Asia Co. Ltd
  • Founder at The UNIX and Linux Forums

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Past
  • Technical Advisor at Software Park Thailand
  • Honorary Committee Member at Thailand Information Security Association (TISA)
  • Executive Director at KPMG Phoomchai Business Advisory

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Education
  • The Johns Hopkins University
  • Tulane University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Volunteer State Community College

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Tim Bass’s Summary

Former Principal Consultant for Network-Centric Architecture and Security, HQ USAF, Office of the CIO, Former Member of the US Federal CIO Council, Architecture and Infrastructure Committee (Enterprise Architecture), Former Principal Consultant for Net-Centric Operations, United States Department of Defense (DOD), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Former Principal Consultant for Networks and Network Security, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Combat Command (ACC), Former Principal Consultant for Network Security, Y2K Turnover, the United States Department of Energy (DoE), Former Principal Consultant for Information Dissemination Management (IDM), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Former Principal Internet Security Consultant to SWIFT, Chase Manhattan Bank and the Swiss Bank Corporation, Former Principal Global Architect, TIBCO Software. Founder and Former CTO of SilkRoad (sold SilkRoad Inc. in 2008) and Former Managing Director, SilkRoad Asia Co. Ltd. Founder of The Complex Event Processing Blog (www.thecepblog.com).

Tim is the Managing Director of CyberStrategics. He also serves as Committee Member, Thailand Information Security Association (TISA) and Technical Advisor to Software Park Thailand; Member of (ISC)2, Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP); Co-Chair, International Relations, Distributed Event-Based Systems (DEBS) 2008 and Co-Chair EPTS Reference Architecture Working Group Committee.

Tim's work on Internet security and cyberattack countermeasures has been featured in Popular Science Magazine (July 1999) and Federal Computer Week. He is an internationally recognized as a thought leader in complex event processing (CEP), Internet security, next-generation intrusion detection and distributed multi-sensor data fusion architectures.

In addition, as a ongoing public service to the global technical community, Tim serves as the founder and director for The UNIX Forums.

Tim Bass’s Specialties:

executive advisory, enterprise architecture, information systems security, systems architecture, visionary, operational risk management, network management & security, fraud and intrusion detection, complex event processing, business integration, business development, public speaking, writing and communications

Tim Bass’s Experience

  • Founder

    Cyberstrategics

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2008 — Present (6 months)

    Cyberstrategics is my international IT consulting practice.

  • Executive Vice President

    ACIS Professional Center

    (Computer & Network Security industry)

    June 2008 — Present (7 months)

    ACIS Professional Center (www.acisonline.net) is Thailand's most respected information security training, auditing, consulting firm and managed security solution provider (MSSP). ACIS is the knowledge center of Thailand ICT professional development programs specializing in Information, Network and System Security. ACIS Professional Consulting expertise helps clients protect their company against internal and external threats while meeting the customers' budget and business requirements, ensuring compliance to government regulations. ACIS is kind enough to sponsor my current work permit in Thailand. Thank you!

  • Chapter Leader

    OWASP

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    May 2008 — Present (8 months)

    The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide free and open community focused on improving the security of application software. Our mission is to make application security "visible," so that people and organizations can make informed decisions about application security risks.

  • Founder

    The Complex Event Processing Blog

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

    The CEP Blog (www.thecepblog.com) is a leading independent CEP blog, currently with the highest Google Page Rank (PR) of any independent blog in the CEP space.

  • Managing Director

    SilkRoad Asia Co. Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    May 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

    SilkRoad Asia Co. Ltd. is certified to do business in Thailand under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations Between the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States of America.

  • Founder

    The UNIX and Linux Forums

    (Computer Software industry)

    1992 — Present (16 years)

    The UNIX and Linux Forums (www.unix.com) is a top UNIX and Linux Q&A educational forum on the Internet. Our mission is to freely serve the global UNIX and Linux community with the best possible technical Q&A, for all age groups and experience levels, from novices to experts. We have a long standing set of rules which help insure that everyone is treated fairly, politely and professionally. Our philosophy is that our members could become the next founder of an application like Google Search, Apache Web Server, JAVA, Linux or any future important networking application. Therefore, our experts aspire to mention and teach.

  • Technical Advisor

    Software Park Thailand

    (Computer Software industry)

    December 2007 — September 2008 (10 months)

    The mission of Software Park Thailand is to be the region’s premier agency supporting entrepreneurs to help create a strong world-class software industry that will enhance the strength and competitiveness of the Thai economy.

    Since 2001, Thailand’s software industry has experienced approximately 20% year-over-year (YOY) growth. Presently, Software Parks Thailand supports a business-technology ecosystem with over 300 active participants employing over 40,000 qualified software engineers across a wide range of technology domains.

  • Honorary Committee Member

    Thailand Information Security Association (TISA)

    (Computer & Network Security industry)

    July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)

    TISA Website: http://www.tisa.or.th

  • Executive Director

    KPMG Phoomchai Business Advisory

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2008 — June 2008 (5 months)

    Executive director in a large international company located in the central business district (CBD) of Bangkok focused on business and team development for a new IT security practice; including cyber defense, operational risk management (ORM), IT advisory, IT security, and real-time fraud detection.

  • Founder and CTO

    SilkRoad Inc.

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    June 1991 — February 2008 (16 years 9 months)

    In his role as founder and CTO of SilkRoad, Tim developed a wide range of business and technical skills related to enterprise integration and IT security concepts, practices, architectures, and operations; and he relied on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish organizational goals for his consulting clients, performing a variety of complex management, budget and technical tasks depending on the requirement and situation. Tim’s work on Internet security and countermeasures for the DOD was featured in Popular Science Magazine and Federal Computer Week. He is internationally recognized as a thought leader in numerous Internet domains. Tim sold this company in early 2008.

    Clients included: SWIFT, Martin Kenny and Co., Solicitors, GF Private Equity Group, NSF, Sprint (Sprintlink), USAF, OSD/NII, DISA, General Electric Information Services, and the DOE.

  • Principal Global Architect, Director

    TIBCO Software Inc.

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TIBX; Computer & Network Security industry)

    January 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 5 months)

    De facto CTO for complex event processing at TIBCO for a year and a half, focused on emerging applications of event processing (mostly focused on security) in the financial services industry and other commercial sectors. Tim was globally responsible for CEP business development, architecture, evangelism, strategy and alliances, concentrating on Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. As the de facto CTO for CEP, he was an avid public speaker and technology evangelist, speaking at conferences, seminars and with customers and analysts, world wide. He also served as the co-chair of the Event Processing Reference Architecture Working Group (EPRAWG), on the steering committee of the Event Processing Technical Society (EPTS) and DEBS 2007, working on CEP and event processing activities and architectures. He was highly successful, initiating millions of dollars in TIBCO software deals and inspiring countless others; he was also credited with putting BusinessEvents and CEP "on the map" for TIBCO.

  • Managing Director

    Silk Road LLC

    (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

    2001 — April 2007 (6 years)

    SilkRoad LLC is a specialized practice - applying net-centric concepts to anti-money laundering, serious civil fraud analysis, information operations in civil fraud restorative justice campaigns, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) due-diligence, venture capital technology due-diligence, information systems security and risk management, and business analysis, strategy and development.

  • Lead Research Analyst (Consultant)

    Martin Kenney & Co. Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

    November 2004 — April 2007 (2 years 6 months)

    Martin Kenney & Co (www.martinkenny.com) is a specialist, multi-jurisdictional fraud investigative and litigation practice. The firm concentrates on the representation of persons harmed by serious fraud and economic crime in a multi-jurisdictional setting.

  • Advisory Board Member

    Systinet Corporation

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    May 2005 — April 2006 (1 year)

    Systinet provides the foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management, making IT simpler, faster and standards-based.

  • Consultant (Technology Due Diligence)

    GF Private Equity Group, LLC.

    (Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)

    GF Private Equity Group is a component company of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund.

  • Advisory Board Member

    FileOpen Systems, Inc.

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)

    FileOpen Systems provides digital rights management (DRM) and copyright tools for publishers of Adobe PDF documents.

  • Senior Subject Matter Expert, Consultant

    USAF, Headquarters Pentagon

    (Government Agency; Military industry)

    1998 — 2004 (6 years)

    Supported: AF/SC, AFCIC and the Office of the CIO. Example project: Designed the concept, architecture and strategy for the world's largest fully-meshed VPN, fully deployed and protecting all USAF unclassifed interbase Internet traffic (NIPRNET).

    Served two years as the Air Force voting representative to the Federal CIO Council, Architecture and Infrastructure Committee, Components and Governance Subcommittees.

    Responsibilities include cybersecurity, systems integration, IT security, networking, enterprise architecture and other CIO-level Internet domain areas.

  • Senior Subject Matter Expert, Consultant

    Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

    (Government Agency; Information Technology and Services industry)

    2001 — 2004 (3 years)

    Projects: Information Dissemination Management (IDM), Content Staging (CS), and Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES).

  • Senior Subject Matter Expert, Consultant

    Office of the Secretary of Defense, DCIO/NII

    (Government Agency; Information Technology and Services industry)

    2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

  • Senior Intrusion Detection System Engineer, Consultant

    SWIFT

    (Privately Held; Computer & Network Security industry)

    1999 — 2000 (1 year)

    Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). Developed intrusion detection system (IDS) network security model, strategy and architecture for a global interbank funds transfer system. Integration tools included CheckPoint firewalls, application syslog facilities, HP OpenView, and Micromuse NetCool.

  • Senior Network Security Consultant

    US Department of Energy

    (Government Agency; Computer & Network Security industry)

    1999 — 2000 (1 year)

    Lead security consultant and trusted advisor for the Y2K turnover for DoE, Office of the CIO.

  • Director of Technology

    SAIC, Center for Information Protection

    (Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

    1997 — 1998 (1 year)

    At SAIC, Tim was a recognized technology leader and trusted advisor to large multinational companies in the domain of computers and Internet security. His clients included; Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC), Chase Manhattan Bank, Time, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. He lead teams providing global IT security assessments to CEOs of large multinational banks.

  • Senior Network Systems Engineer, Contractor

    USAF, Air Combat Command

    (Government Agency; Computer & Network Security industry)

    1994 — 1997 (3 years)

    Tim's Internet security work for USAF Air Combat Command (ACC) was featured in a Popular Science article, "WAR.COM," and profiled in Federal Computer Week, "Dedication is the Best Defense."

  • Senior Internet Engineer, Contractor

    National Science Foundation

    (Government Agency; Computer Networking industry)

    1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

    Headed the project, as a consultant, to transform the NSF network from Gopher and WAIS-based information services to the WWW (it wasn't as easy as it sounds back then, laughing out loud, and here we are today on LinkedIn!!)

  • Senior UNIX Network Systems Engineer, Contractor

    SprintLink

    (Public Company; Computer Networking industry)

    1992 — 1993 (1 year)

    Sprint, Internet Systems & Services Division - Developed, as a consultant, the UNIX-based network management and network security control center for Sprint's "startup" commercial Internet operations in Reston, Virginia - SprintLink. Left SprintLink to consult with the United States Air Force to design and deploy the Air Force's first Network (Internet) Control Center at Langley AFB, Virginia.

  • UNIX Systems Engineer, Contractor

    General Electric Information Services

    (Public Company; Computer & Network Security industry)

    1992 — 1992 (less than a year)

    UNIX network, platform and systems engineering.

  • Senior Systems Engineer, Contractor

    COMSAT

    (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

    1990 — 1991 (1 year)

    Lead systems engineer for INMARSAT M/B satellite communcations.

  • System Engineer, Contractor

    GTE Government Systems

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

    1989 — 1990 (1 year)

    System engineering for satellite communications data networking projects.

  • Space Systems Engineer (Associate Staff)

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

    1987 — 1988 (1 year)

    Worked at The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) after his senior year of electrical engineering studies at Tulane University. He was a member of a small, elite group of electro-optic and space (physics) engineers, as part of the APL associate staff training program, to learn and adapt in the APL research and development environment.

Tim Bass’s Education

  • The Johns Hopkins University

    Applied Physics 1987 — 1988

  • Tulane University

    B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, 1985 — 1987

    Magna Cum Laude, with Departmental Honors

    Activities and Societies:
    IEEE

  • Louisiana State University

    Science and Engineering 1984 — 1985

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Volunteer State Community College

    Associates Degree in Science, Math and Science

Additional Information

Tim Bass’s Websites:

Tim Bass’s Groups:

CISSP

  •    Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)
  •    Enterprise Architect (Sparx Systems) User Group
  •    International Association of Software Architects
  •    Obama for America
  •    Security Crew
  •    Internal Audit Professionals
  •    Digital Forensics Association (DFA)
  •    The Enterprise Architecture Network
  •    Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
  •    Information Security Community
  •    Perl Mongers
  •    Complex Event Processing Users Group
  •    The UNIX and Linux Forums Users
  •    Open Source
  •    The 2nd International Conference on Distributed Event-Based Systems (DEBS)
  •    IT SECURITY EXPERT
  •    GE Alumni Network
  •    Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Professionals Association
  •    CSO Forum
  •    Linux Expert
  •    Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin
  •    Tulane Alumni
  •    Thailand Connection ราชอาณาจักรไทย \ Professionals and Friends
  •    Business in Japan
  •    SecurityMetrics
  •    Practicing Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
  •    Cloud Computing
  •    Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  •    FOSS Professionals
  •    TIBCO Global (730+)
  •    IEEE Communications Society
  •    IT Expats in Thailand
  •    American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
  •    TIBCO architects
  •    Computer Forensic Professionals
  •    Security Leaders Group
  •    Event Processing Technical Society

Tim Bass’s Honors:

April 2000: Published ground breaking cyberspace security paper, "Intrusion Detection Systems & Multisensor Data Fusion" Communications of the ACM, pp. 99-105, Vol. 43, No. 4.

July 1999: Internet security expertise featured in a Popular Science magazine feature article by Frank Vizard, "WAR.COM."

July 1999: Internet security career profiled in Federal Computer Week by Dan Verton, "Dedication is the Best Defense."

1998: "E-Mail Bombs and Countermeasures: Cyber Attacks on Availability and Brand Integrity," nominated for best IEEE Network paper of the year.

21 September 1996: Proposed (invents) Egress (and Ingress) Filtering as a Solution to the Panix (ISP) Denial of Service Attack in NANOG.

1987: Tulane University, B.S.E.E. School of Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Electrical Engineering

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