Philip Alexander

Information Security Officer, UMC Health System

Alexander began his career back in the late 1980s while serving in the U.S. military. Since then he has worked in both the public and private sectors in positions including engineer, project manager, security architect, and IT director. He currently works as an information security officer for the UMC Health System.

DDoS 2014: Expert Insights on Building a Better Defense

Presented by Philip Alexander , Miguel Ramos , Gary Sockrider • January 28, 2014

The weekly DDoS attacks on U.S. banks taught us a few important lessons including expect the unexpected. Attacks are bigger and smarter than ever before. And while the daily deluge might be a thing of the past, the impact remains. Join this panel of DDoS experts, including the VP from a major US financial...

The Human Element - Our Greatest Exposure

Philip Alexander • January 13, 2010

The most critical and often weakest link in ANY security program is the human element. This is true in data security, and as the events of Christmas day showed us, national security as well.

Offshore Outsourcing: Do You Know Where Your Data is and How it's Managed?

Presented by Philip Alexander • February 15, 2008

Just because you aren't directly offshoring any of your core systems or processes doesn't mean your third-party service provider isn't. It's a given that most organization's outsource critical functions - particularly technology - as a means to reduce IT expense. Yet, even if organizations outsource these functions...