— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) January 30, 2020 1Password has been a part of my family for years so my announcement today comes with much excitement: I'm becoming a part of the 1Password family and joining their board of advisers! Troy Hunt did a good thing, and he’s trying to give it away. Now @LastPass has added breached password notifications using the k-Anonymity API design by me and @troyhunt - joining @1Password.
Troy Hunt is a web security consultant and the founder of Have I Been Pwned, a free service that helps people establish if they’ve been affected by data breaches. Troy’s been an advocate of 1Password since 2011 and has introduced millions of people to better password security.
Troy worked at Pfizer for 14 years and spent the latter half of that time working on application architecture in the Asia Pacific region. This experience gave Troy huge exposure to all aspects of technology and diverse culture.
Many of the things he teaches in post-corporate life are based on these experiences, particularly as a result of working with a large number of outsourcing vendors across the globe. Currently, Troy creates courses for Pluralsight and is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP who travels the world speaking at events and training technology professionals. You can regularly find him in the press talking about security and even testifying before US Congress on the impact of data breaches.
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Troy Hunt, a leading voice on global security,has joined the advisory board of 1Password, the world's mosttrusted password manager. Hunt will share expertise from twodecades working across security to help guide 1Password's growthand meet the demand of businesses and consumers seeking to securetheir online activity.
Hunt is a world-renowned internet security specialist andfounder of Have I Been Pwned, a free global resource that haspublically uncovered nearly 500 organizations that have beenbreached resulting in over 10 billion hacked accounts--includingover 35M since late July 2020. Over the course of his career, Hunthas been an in-demand resource, speaking at numerous securityconferences and testifying before the U.S. Congress about theimpact of breaches.
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As a strategic advisor at 1Password, Hunt will monitor securitytrends to inform future product and partnership developments. Hewill also play a pivotal role in 1Password's education program tohelp businesses better understand how enterprise passwordmanagement can reduce data breaches. Hunt will collaborate with1Password on the development of resources to help companies masterevery step of breach management.
'I've used 1Password since day one because I believe betterpassword management is vital to prevent costly data breaches thatcontinue unabated during the work from home revolution,' said Hunt.'I look forward to providing market perspective and counseling1Password on important security trends to stay ahead of as theygrow their base of enterprise customers and partners. Together, wecan deliver essential guidance to enterprises and families alike todeploy easy-to-use strategies and systems to prevent breaches.'
1Password has worked with Hunt for years in a partnershipthat combines the power of 1Password's Watchtower with Have I BeenPwned to alert of any potential security risk and prescribesactionable steps to protect against breaches. Most recently,1Password teamed up with Hunt to launch Domain Breach Reports, aservice for businesses that cross checks the Have I Been Pwneddatabase with employee accounts to allow enterprises to quicklyidentify and remedy any internal security threats.
'Troy joining our advisory board substantially broadens ourcapacity to help enterprises defend against Shadow IT and databreaches,' said Jeff Shiner, CEO of1Password. 'Troy is an important and respected voice in theindustry and his expertise will play a valuable role advancing1Password's leadership in securing enterprises and individualsonline.'
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