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Paco Hope, Technical Manager

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Paco Hope is a Technical Manager with Cigital, Inc. and has 12 years of experience in the security of gaming systems (lottery systems, online gaming, casino gaming devices), web applications, operating systems, and embedded devices (e.g., mobile phones, smart cards). As a consultant, his customers include MasterCard International, WMS Gaming, GTECH, FINRA (the US securities exchange regulator) and Sterling Commerce (an AT&T Company). Paco leads Cigital's efforts in online gaming security, including random number generator (RNG) certification and the SafeBetTM online gaming security certification. He co-authored the Web Security Testing Cookbook and Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security, both published by O'Reilly and Associates. Paco is also a prior co-chair of VERIFY, an international conference on software testing.

Paco in the Press

10/13/09Cigital: Poker is a Game of Skill, New Executive Leadership.
07/30/09Cigital Releases New Statistical Study Showing Poker is a Game of Skill, Not Chance, Bullet Business.
07/11/09Account Services Files Motion in Online Poker Funds Seizure, Poker News Daily.
05/11/09Online Poker Study by Cigital Proves that SKILL Rules Poker, Poker Player.
04/08/09A Game of Skill or Chance?, Connect2 OWU.
04/06/09Poker Skills Could Sway Gaming Laws, ABC News.
04/05/09Podcast Mediocre Poker Radio, WJFK Radio (mp3).
04/01/09Poker skills could sway gaming laws, New Scientist.
03/30/09Study by Cigital Shows Poker Skills Far Outweigh Chance, PokerWorks.
03/29/09Texas Hold'em is a Game of Skill, PocketFives.com.
03/28/09Cigital Inc. Study Argues Player Choices Dominant Texas Hold'em Factor, PokerNews.
03/27/09Poker Showdown Between Luck and Skill, The Numbers Guy (Wall Street Journal blogs).
03/27/09Author of Poker Study Shares His Thoughts on Findings, CardPlayer.com.
03/26/09New Cigital Report Concludes Texas Hold’em is Game of Skill, Bluff.
12/03/08STARWEST 2008 Interview: Paco Hope, StickyMinds (video).
07/08/08Google Toughens Gmail Security With Remote Logout, TechNewsWorld.
06/08What is Risk Based Security Testing?, CM Crossroads.
09/07Alumni Profiles, William and Mary Department of English.

Events

   
Oct 05, 2009 -
Oct 09, 2009		 Paco Hope at STARWEST, Tutorial: "Testing Rich Internet Applications." Session: "Automating Web Testing with cURL and Perl." Anaheim, CA.
Sep 18, 2009 Paco Hope at Quality Assurance Association of Connecticut (QAAC) Seminar, talk: Software Security Requirements." Middletown, CT.
Sep 16, 2009 Paco Hope at Central VA ISSA Chapter Meeting, talk: Software Security Requirements. Richmond, VA.
Sep 15, 2009 -
Sep 17, 2009		 Paco Hope, Luncheon Speaker at NDIA/DOD Software Test & Evaluation Summit, Talk: "Software Security in Defense T&E." Reston, VA.
May 19, 2009 -
May 21, 2009		 Paco Hope at Gaming Technology Summit, talk: WiFi Security: How Secure Are Your Public and Private Wireless Networks?." Las Vegas, NV.
Feb 24, 2009 -
Feb 25, 2009		 Paco Hope at FutureTest 2009, Talk: The Cyber Tester: Blending Human and Machine, New York, NY.
Nov 11, 2008 Paco Hope presenting in the webinar:Uncover Software Security Vulnerabilities Off the Beaten Path.
Sep 29, 2008 -
Oct 03, 2008		 Paco Hope at STARWEST,Anaheim, CA.
Jun 09, 2008 -
Jun 12, 2008		 Paco Hope at Better Software Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NV.
May 05, 2008 -
May 09, 2008		 Paco Hope presenting tutorial at StarEAST, Title: Risk Based Security Testing." Orlando, FL.
Oct 22, 2007 Paco Hope at STARWEST, "Risk-Based Security Testing," Anaheim, CA.
Oct 03, 2007 Paco Hope at Software Test & Performance, "Web Application Security," Boston, MA.
Sep 20, 2007 -
Sep 21, 2007		 Paco Hope, "Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance," 2-day course; San Francisco, CA.
Apr 26, 2007 -
Apr 27, 2007		 Paco Hope, "Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance," 2-day course; Chicago, IL.
Apr 16, 2007 Paco Hope at the Software Security Summit, Security Requirements Engineering; San Mateo, CA.
Apr 16, 2007 Paco Hope at the Software Security Summit, SQL Injection Live!; San Mateo, CA.
Jan 16, 2007 Paco Hope at DC SecurityGeeks meeting, "Hacking the Web for Fun and Profit."
Oct 10, 2006 Paco Hope at VERIFY 2006, Washington, DC; "Hands-on with Free Web Security Testing Tools."
Feb 08, 2006 Paco Hope at the Software Security Summit, "Your Firewall Can’t Fix Your Software." San Diego, CA.
Feb 08, 2006 Paco Hope at the Software Security Summit, "Developing a Software Development Security Policy." San Diego, CA.
Dec 13, 2005 Paco Hope at the Charlottesville Unix Users Group (CHUUG), "FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security Features." Charlottesville, VA.
Oct 20, 2005 Paco Hope at ISSA-NoVA: "Leveraging FreeBSD for Secure Application Servers." Fairfax, VA.
Sep 14, 2005 Paco Hope at Virginia OWASP Chapter, Fairfax, VA.
Aug 22, 2005 Paco Hope at Virginia Joint Subcommittee Studying the Voting Equipment Certification Process, Richmond, VA.
May 11, 2005 Paco Hope at first OWASP Northern Virginia Chapter meeting. "Leveraging FreeBSD Jails for Web Application Isolation."
Apr 14, 2005 Paco Hope at Software Security Summit, talk: "Software Vulnerabilities That Pass Through Firewalls: How to Spot Them and How to Fix Them." La Jolla, CA.