Marcus J. Ranum
Marcus J. Ranum | |
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| Born | 5 November 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Employer | Tenable, Inc. |
| Known for | Computer and Network Security Innovator |
| Website | www.ranum.com |
Marcus J. Ranum (born November 5, 1962, in New York City, New York, United States) is a computer and network security researcher. He is credited with a number of innovations in firewalls, including building the first Internet email server for the whitehouse.gov domain, and intrusion detection systems. He has held technical and leadership positions with a number of computer security companies, and is a faculty member of the Institute for Applied Network Security.