John Dickson, Principal
John Dickson is a principal at Denim Group, Ltd. and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) whose technical background includes hands-on experience with application security, intrusion detection systems and telephony security. He has consulted with Fortune 500 clients, Department of Defense organizations and numerous Chief Information Officers regarding their organizations’ security programs and has served as Chief Information Security Officer for a major healthcare organization.
Previous Positions
John Dickson is a former U.S. Air Force officer who specialized in network defense and command and control while on active duty and Air Force Reserves. He joined Denim Group after holding several leadership positions at SecureLogix Corporation, including Regional Vice President of International Operations and Director of Consulting.
Before SecureLogix, John specialized in security architecture development, electronic commerce, corporation information protection, and intrusion detection as a Manager with KPMG’s Information Risk Management consulting practice in Dallas.
He was a consultant with Trident Data Systems, a Los Angeles-based network security consulting firm, prior to his tenure with KPMG. His experience at Trident included network penetration projects, firewall project management and enterprise security reviews.
He also founded and operated one of San Antonio’s first Internet Service Providers, Onramp Access, from 1995 to 1997.
Speaking History
John is devoted to educating IT Auditors and security professionals on how to develop and implement comprehensive application security programs within their organizations. He regularly speaks in front of numerous professional groups for security and audit professionals, such as the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). He has also presented at numerous national and regional security conferences including the Annual Computer Security Institute (CSI) Conference, the Texas Regional Information Security Conference (TRISC) and ConSec 2006.
Community
John believes strongly in community involvement. He is a founder and former chairman of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI) and the 2008 Chairman of the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. He is also a founding member of the Alamo Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and a member of the Computer Security Institute (CSI).
Certifications
He has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 1998, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.