Peter Tippett
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Peter Tippett is a vice president of research and technology for Verizon Business
Security Solutions, which acquired Cybertrust in 2007 and he was the president of the International Computer Security Association
presently is the Chief Scientist of ICSA Labs.
and studied at the Rockefeller University under Drs. R.B. Merrifield and S. Moore.
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Tippett pioneered and commercialized a string of now-common technologies including what is now called the "Recovery Disk," processor image signatures, using hash-tables for trusted file execution and anomaly detection, aspects of mail merge
and "un-do". He ran a bulletin board system
for CP/M
software before the first IBM PC
was created and was president of the Cleveland Osborne Group (for the computers of the Osborne Computer Corporation
) in the early 1980s.
In addition, he was one of the world's leading experts on the "I LOVE YOU" virus that broke in May 2000 and provided key information to the Department of Justice about David Smith, the writer of the Melissa virus.
Dr. Tippett advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff on cyber warfare during Desert Storm. Prior to joining Cybertrust, Dr. Tippett was director of security and enterprise products at the Peter Norton Group of Symantec Corporation. He was president and founder of Certus International Corporation, a publisher and developer of leading PC anti-virus, security and enterprise management software, before its merger with Symantec in 1992. Dr. Tippett has served on the Computer Ethics Institute Board of Directors and is chairman of the Alliance for Internet Security.
Verizon Business
Verizon Business is one of three operating units of Verizon Communications It was created in 2006 when Verizon Communications closed on its merger with MCI, Inc..Verizon Business has over 30,000 employees with 321 offices in 75 countries...
Security Solutions, which acquired Cybertrust in 2007 and he was the president of the International Computer Security Association
International Computer Security Association
ICSA Labs began as NCSA . In its early days, NCSA focused almost solely on the certification of anti-virus software. Using the Consortia model, NCSA worked together with anti-virus software vendors to develop one of the first anti-virus software certification schemes...
presently is the Chief Scientist of ICSA Labs.
Early life
Born in 1953 and raised in Dearborn, Michigan, Dr. Tippett is a trained scientist with both a Ph.D. and MD from Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Case Western Reserve University, and is located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The School of Medicine is among the top 25 medical schools in America and is the top-ranked medical school of Ohio in...
and studied at the Rockefeller University under Drs. R.B. Merrifield and S. Moore.
Technological achievements
He is credited as the developer of one of the first anti-virus software, "Vaccine", which was later sold and renamed Norton AntiVirusNorton AntiVirus
Norton AntiVirus, developed and distributed by Symantec Corporation, provides malware prevention and removal during a subscription period. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features include e-mail spam filtering and phishing protection.Symantec distributes the product as...
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Tippett pioneered and commercialized a string of now-common technologies including what is now called the "Recovery Disk," processor image signatures, using hash-tables for trusted file execution and anomaly detection, aspects of mail merge
Mail merge
Mail merge is a software function which allows to create multiple documents from a single template form and a structured data source.-History:This technique of merging data to create gave rise to the term mail merge....
and "un-do". He ran a bulletin board system
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
for CP/M
CP/M
CP/M was a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc...
software before the first IBM PC
IBM PC
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981...
was created and was president of the Cleveland Osborne Group (for the computers of the Osborne Computer Corporation
Osborne Computer Corporation
The Osborne Computer Corporation was a pioneering maker of portable computers.-The Osborne 1:After Adam Osborne sold his computer book-publishing company to McGraw-Hill in 1979, he decided to sell an inexpensive portable computer with bundled software and hired Lee Felsenstein to design it...
) in the early 1980s.
In addition, he was one of the world's leading experts on the "I LOVE YOU" virus that broke in May 2000 and provided key information to the Department of Justice about David Smith, the writer of the Melissa virus.
Dr. Tippett advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff on cyber warfare during Desert Storm. Prior to joining Cybertrust, Dr. Tippett was director of security and enterprise products at the Peter Norton Group of Symantec Corporation. He was president and founder of Certus International Corporation, a publisher and developer of leading PC anti-virus, security and enterprise management software, before its merger with Symantec in 1992. Dr. Tippett has served on the Computer Ethics Institute Board of Directors and is chairman of the Alliance for Internet Security.