Lawrence C. Hale is the Deputy Director of the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division's, Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). He has been active in the Information Assurance community since 1996, when he served as an Information Assurance Action Officer working secure interoperability issues on the Joint Staff. While at the Pentagon, Mr. Hale was a member of the Joint Staff Information Operations Response Cell during a number of exercises and actual cyber events which have helped to shape U.S. Government policy in dealing with computer security. Larry was one of Federal Computer Week's, 2003 Federal 100 Award winners, recognized for his contribution as an Information Technology leader.

In January 1999 Mr. Hale became the first uniformed military officer assigned to the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). While at NIPC, he worked to improve the process of issuing warnings of cyber-related events, and served on the Y2K task force in the FBI.

Mr. Hale retired from the U.S. Navy as a Commander in May 2001. He has a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, and a Masters in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

AusCERT2004 Presentations:

Protecting NII
Day One: Monday, 24th May 2004, 0925 - 1005 (Plenary session)