Rich is CEO and Analyst for Securosis, an information security research and advisory firm, in addition to Founder and Vice President of Product at DisruptOPS, a cloud environment monitoring platform. Prior to founding Securosis, he was Research Vice President for Gartner’s security team where he also served as Research Co-Chair for the Gartner Security Summit. Additionally, Rich has served as an independent consultant, web application developer, software development manager, and a systems and network administrator.

• Cloud Security
• DevSecOps
• Application Security
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

• Primary Author of the Cloud Security Alliance Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing
• Principle course designer for the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK training
• Security Editor of the online media platform, TidBITS
• Published writer in Dark Reading, Information Security Magazine, and Macworld
• Presenter at information security conferences such as RSA and DEF CON
• Paramedic First Responder for US Department of Health and Human Services

• BA, History –University of Colorado
• CISSP –(ISC)2

In his free time, Rich enjoys cycling and most outdoor sports capable of causing serious bodily injury. He is also a member of the 501st Legion (a Star Wars charity group).

Rich Mogull, IANS Faculty member since 2008, delivers deep domain-level insights to clients across the following areas: cloud security, DevSecOps, application security, as well as data loss prevention.