Allan Friedman

Senior Technical Advisor, Institute for Security and Technology

Dr. Allan Friedman a senior technical advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology, and Technologist-in-residence at TPO Group. Internationally recognized for leading the global Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) movement, he has held senior roles at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Prior to public service, he held research positions at Harvard University’s Computer Science department, the Brookings Institution, and George Washington University’s Engineering School. He is the co-author of Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press). He holds a degree in computer science from Swarthmore College and a PhD from Harvard University.

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