Austin 2018

Ted Demopoulos' first significant exposure to computers was in 1977 when he had unlimited access to his high school's PDP-11 and hacked at it incessantly. He consequently almost flunked out but learned he liked playing with computers a lot.

His business pursuits began in college and have been continuous ever since. His background includes over 25 years of experience in information security and business, including 20+ years as an independent consultant.

Ted helped start a successful information security company, was the CTO at a "textbook failure" of a software startup, and has advised several other businesses. Ted is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events, quoted often by the press, the recipient of a Department of Defense Award of Excellence, and the author of several books including the recent

Infosec Rock Star: How to Accelerate Your Career Because Geek Will Only Get You So Far. 

In his spare time, he is also a food and wine geek, enjoys flyfishing and playing with his children.

Here is What Students Say About Ted Demopoulos:

"Ted is outstanding as an instructor. His ability to explain technical concepts using "plain talk", metaphors, etc. is as good as I've ever seen or experienced." - Michael Gunn, Vanguard