Danny McPherson is Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Verisign, where he is responsible for Verisign's information systems, services, and security. Prior to joining Verisign, McPherson has held technical leadership positions with Arbor Networks, Qwest Communications, MCI Communications, and the U.S. Army Signal Corps. McPherson is an active contributor in the network, security, operations, and research communities and has authored several books, numerous internet protocol standards, network and security research papers, and other publications. He is currently a member of ICANN's SSAC and the FCC's CSRIC, and has served on the IAB and IRSG, and chaired an array of IETF and other standards and research working groups and committees in these and related forums.