mr. George Kurtz

Senior Vice President & General Manager, McAfee's Risk & Compliance Business Unit

 

George Kurtz is Senior Vice President for McAfee's Enterprise business unit. Kurtz is responsible for driving the company's growth in the enterprise market segments.

Kurtz has 15 years experience in technology and related industries. Kurtz is an internationally recognized security executive who brings to McAfee a unique combination of business acumen and security expertise. Prior to its acquisition by McAfee in 2004, Kurtz served as the CEO of Foundstone, where he positioned the company for rapid growth as one of the premier "pure play" security solutions providers in the industry.

In addition to co-authoring the best-selling security book from Osborne McGraw-Hill, “Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions”, Kurtz has also been quoted and featured in several publications/programs including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Time, ComputerWorld, Computer Reseller, Internet Week, InfoWorld, PC Week, Information Security, CNN, The Guardian, and ABC World News This Morning.

Kurtz holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hall University. He also holds several industry designations, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Kurtz also co-authored the best selling security book of all time, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions.