Net Zeros and Ones

About the Authors

Richard Stiennon is a renowned cybersecurity industry analyst. He has held executive roles with Gartner, Webroot Software, Fortinet, and Blancco Technology Group. He was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Responsible Recycling standard. He is the author of several books on cyber warfare, as well as Security Yearbook 2022: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry. He has a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, and an M.A. in War in the Modern World, from King’s College, London.

Russ B. Ernst has over twenty years’ experience in product strategy and management and is frequently sought for comment on issues related to data security in the circular economy. As Chief Technology Officer at Blancco Technology Group, he is responsible for defining, driving and executing the product strategy across the entire Blancco data erasure and device diagnostics product suite.

Fredrik Forslund has over 20 years’ experience in the data sanitization industry. He is the Director of the International Data Sanitization Consortium (IDSC) and is a sought‐after speaker on topics related to IT security and data protection. He is Vice President and General Manager, International at Blancco Technology Group.