Art Cooper

Coop has 43 years of experience in Information Technology, with the last 16 years focused on the security of payment systems and architectures. Along the way, Coop has helped organizations with eCommerce security, application assessments, forensic investigations, compliance security assessments, development of secure network architectures, risk management programs, security governance initiatives, and regulatory compliance.

Coop was a member of the U.S. Air Force for most of his young adult life and had direct experience with the original ARPANET and ARPANET 1822 Protocols. He was directly involved with the original DoD X.25 networks, the Defense Data Network (DDN), and the Automatic Digital Information Network (AUTODIN). He managed and operated one (1) of the original BBN Packet Switch Node (PSN) systems and has witnessed every major IT “leap” or development since that time.