Dmitri Alperovitch

Vice President, Threat Research

Dmitri Alperovitch leads McAfee’s Internet threat intelligence analysis, correlation, and visualization, as well as the development of real-time, in-the-cloud Global Threat Intelligence services, such as TrustedSource and SiteAdvisor.

With more than a decade of experience in the field of information security, Alperovitch is a leading inventor of numerous patent-pending technologies and has conducted extensive research on reputation systems, spam detection, public-key and identity-based cryptography, and network intrusion detection and prevention.

As a recognized authority on online organized criminal activity, cyber warfare, and cybersecurity, Alperovitch has significant experience working as a subject-matter expert with all levels of U.S. and international law enforcement on analysis, investigations, and profiling of transnational organized criminal activities and cyberthreats from terrorist and nation-state adversaries. He is frequently quoted as an expert source in national publications, including The Associated Press, NBC, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

Prior to joining McAfee, Alperovitch led the research team and the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business at Secure Computing. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at law enforcement, academic, and leading security industry conferences.

Alperovitch holds a master’s degree in information security and a bachelor’s degree in computer science, both from Georgia Institute of Technology.