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About William Hugh Murray

William Hugh Murray joined IBM Research as a programmer in 1956, where he worked on such iconic systems as the first 704 and the first 650 Tape System, US Steel One. He managed the design and development of the access control subsystem for IBM's Advanced Administrative System and has since been associated with security, audit, and control. He has been recognized as a founder of the systems audit field and as a pioneer of computer security.

After retiring from IBM in 1987, he has been associated with Ernst & Young, Deloitte, TruSecure, Cybertrust, and Verizon Business. In 2016, he was inducted into National Cyber Security Hall of Fame.