Thomas Parenty has twenty five years of experience in the computer security and cryptography fields. He has designed and evaluated the information security protections of numerous national and global systems, including those for banking, electronic commerce, credit card processing, healthcare, manufacturing, and nuclear command and control. In addition, he has designed security features in enterprise software applications that are currently used by governments and businesses across the globe.

Thomas has testified five times before the United States Congress on global competitiveness, national security, law enforcement, and encryption export controls. On behalf of the National Academy of Sciences he assessed the quality of the information security work done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He advised the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection on information security research directions and the protection of telecommunications networks.

He has been featured in international media ranging from CNN's Global Office to The Economist and has given lectures throughout the world, including the University of California at Berkeley, the National Cryptologic School (NSA), and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Harvard Business School Press published Parenty's book, Digital Defense: What You Should Know About Protecting Your Company's Assets.

As Director of Data and Communications Security at Sybase, Thomas was responsible for the selection and design of security features across all of the company's software products. When at Trusted Information Systems (TIS), he performed government-funded research into the design of secure operating systems and networks and advised computer companies on the development of trusted systems. At the NSA, Thomas led the evaluation of computer security mechanisms to protect a global nuclear command and control network as well as advised the Director on NSA's own internal security.

He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross, both in the United States.