Aaron C. Newman
Director, AppSec, Inc.

Widely regarded as one of the world's foremost database security experts, Aaron C. Newman brings a breadth of experience to Application Security, Inc. (AppSec).

Aaron is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of AppSec, Inc. He’s been responsible for the direction of the overall technical strategy at the company since its inception, and has helped grow the company into a successful enterprise software provider.

Prior to AppSec, Inc., Aaron pioneered the database vulnerability assessment market by co-founding DbSecure, Inc. At DbSecure, he was both CEO and CTO. Aaron led the acquisition of DbSecure by the publicly-traded company Internet Security Systems (ISS) in 1998. After the acquisition of DbSecure and assumed the role of managing development of database security solutions with ISS.

Before ISS, Aaron founded the consulting firm ACN Software Systems, Inc. ACN Software Systems provided development services specializing in security software. ACN Software Systems developed both intrusion detection and security assessment solutions for Windows NT.  Previously, he’s held positions with Banker's Trust and Price WaterhouseCoopers.

Aaron co-authored the Oracle Security Handbook and is a contributing author of Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, UNIX, and Oracle. He’s delivered presentations on database security at global technology conferences including RSA, Oracle OpenWorld, and COLLABORATE, Sybase TechWave and IDUG. He’s also written numerous white papers and articles on the subject and holds several patents pending in database encryption, intrusion detection, and auditing.

Newman served in the U.S. Army during the 1st Gulf War.

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