Thomas Slodichak

Chief Security Officer, WhiteHat Inc.

Thomas Slodichak is the Chief Security Officer of WhiteHat Inc., an industry leading Information Technology Security Provider. Mr. Slodichak oversees and directs the professional services teams, security education, seminars, product and partner support programs with pre and post sales support. In addition to these responsibilities Thomas guides the technical and professional services offerings by monitoring and researching the trends in the security industry, and adapting to this ever evolving market to ensure the highest quality of security service for our partners.

Bringing to bear three decades of perspective on the evolution of computer technologies and security issues, Thomas is an industry recognized leader for his integrity and ability to garner the trust of our valued partners by delivering security solutions that work in real-world applications.

Mr. Slodichak started his career at McGill University as a teaching assistant in artificial intelligence and freelance programmer for mainframe environments. He furthered his technical knowledge by developing microprocessor-based data reduction and analysis systems as a research associate. Thomas continued to build upon his expertise by honing his managerial and technical knowledge when in 1980 he became a founding partner of DigiDyne Inc. In 1997 he joined 4comm Inc. as a partner and was instrumental as establishing it as a premier vendor of data security products and services.

Thomas is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), an active member of the CSI (Computer Security Institute) and ISSA (Information Systems Security Association). Mr. Slodichak is looked to as an authority to help guide the public and corporations in security related issues with his media and speaking engagements that span print, radio and television.