UAB Director Gary Warner Named Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional

Director of Research in Computer Forensics, Gary Warner, has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional in Enterprise Security.

    May 13, 2009

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Director of Research in Computer Forensics, Gary Warner, has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Enterprise Security.

The Microsoft® MVP Award is an annual prize given to a highly select group of technical experts. The award recognizes exceptional technology leaders worldwide who actively and willingly share their high-quality, real-world expertise with online users and others. Warner is one of only 57 Microsoft® MVPs worldwide in the Enterprise Security category.

"Those individuals recognized as MVPs by Microsoft® have achieved tremendous respect within the greater technical community through their expertise and ability to effectively communicate to technology users," said Toby Richards, general manager of Community and Online Support for Microsoft®.

MVPs are given the opportunity to meet Microsoft® executives, network with peers and position themselves as technical community leaders through speaking engagements and other activities. They also receive early access to technology through a variety of programs offered by Microsoft® that keeps them on the cutting edge in the software and hardware industry.

Warner specializes in computer security, phishing and network intrusion. As UAB's first director of Research in Computer Forensics, corporations and law enforcement agencies frequently seek Warner out to assist in cases of spam, network intrusion and phishing. He shares his expertise and information with both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In 2003, he was elected to the national board of directors of InfraGard, a partnership between corporate security personnel and the FBI. He has presented on dozens of topics related to computer security at local, regional and national security events and is an active member of the FBI's Digital PhishNet and AntiPhishing Working Group.

About UAB

UAB Research in Computer Forensics seeks to apply the principles of computer science to the real-world problems faced by cyber crime professionals. Research in Computer Forensics is an initiative of the UAB Department of Computer and Information Sciences and the UAB Department of Justice Sciences.