Doug Thompson

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Volunteer Experience

  • Master of Science – IT & Management Program, Advisory Council member

    McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

    - Present 6 years 3 months

    Education

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America Graphic

    Board Member

    Boys & Girls Clubs of America

    - 3 years

    Children

    Setting strategic direction of the club to ensure our members have access to all the tools they need to become successful in school and in the community.

  • Finance Committee Member

    First United Methodist Church - Round Rock, TX

    - 2 years 3 months

    Social Services

    Oversee the finances of the church.

  • IT Consultant

    First United Methodist Church Round Rock, TX

    - Present 8 years 5 months

    Social Services

    Manage and provide strategic advice on IT related matters.

Publications

  • How Leaders Prioritize Education Cybersecurity to Protect Schools and Students

    ED Tech Magazine

    As most criminals do, cybercriminals make a habit of targeting the most vulnerable. News headlines often highlight the dangers they pose in the context of nation-state threats or breaches that target the data of large enterprises. But in 2022, according to a recent report, 89 educational institutions were hit by ransomware, impacting nearly 2,000 schools in the U.S.

    The most common time frame for an attack is at the beginning of the school year when K–12 IT professionals are already…

    As most criminals do, cybercriminals make a habit of targeting the most vulnerable. News headlines often highlight the dangers they pose in the context of nation-state threats or breaches that target the data of large enterprises. But in 2022, according to a recent report, 89 educational institutions were hit by ransomware, impacting nearly 2,000 schools in the U.S.

    The most common time frame for an attack is at the beginning of the school year when K–12 IT professionals are already overwhelmed with tasks like updating passwords. IT personnel should not be expected to bear the security burden alone. A shared-responsibility model, in which everyone in the organization is aware of cybersecurity risks and does their part to remain secure, is crucial.

    Attackers target schools because, when it comes to IT security, there is often a serious knowledge gap among staff at K–12 institutions. When education leaders get stuck on traditional processes and teams, they may find it hard to adapt to a new culture that prioritizes cybersecurity.

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  • IP and DNS: IP and DNS: How do computers know where to communicate?

    The Public Learning Media Laboratory

    Part of the Engineering the Internet Series.
    Lessons designed for Elementary and Middle School Lessons to Teach about How the Internet Works

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  • TCP/IP: Standing on Protocol

    The Public Learning Media Laboratory

    Part of the Engineering the Internet Series.
    Lessons designed for Elementary and Middle School Lessons to Teach about How the Internet Works

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Patents

  • Data structure for identifying hardware and software licenses to distribute with a complying device

    Filed US 20060288422

    Systems and methods for software licensing enforcement using an ACPI BIOS. A digital license is provided that includes information about both the software and hardware on which it is to be run. The licensing process receives hardware and software information from the end user and binds the license to both. A main BIOS binary contains code and static motherboard specific data. Dynamic state values containing, e.g., machine-specific system management data, such as, a serial number may be stored…

    Systems and methods for software licensing enforcement using an ACPI BIOS. A digital license is provided that includes information about both the software and hardware on which it is to be run. The licensing process receives hardware and software information from the end user and binds the license to both. A main BIOS binary contains code and static motherboard specific data. Dynamic state values containing, e.g., machine-specific system management data, such as, a serial number may be stored subsequently on NVRAM or its equivalent. The main BIOS binary allows provides sufficient functionality to test the hardware. Once the software to be loaded on the system is known, a corresponding digital license containing both the software and hardware information is loaded to NVRAM.

    Other inventors
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    • Caglar Gunyakti
    • Andrew Ritz
    • Todd Haugen
    • Stephanie Ybarra
    • Mark Kyle Svancarek
    • Joshua David Kriesberg
    • John Peter Hakan Olsson
    • Allen Edward Nieman
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Honors & Awards

  • US Public Sector Red, White, Blue Award FY17 Q2

    Microsoft Public Sector

    Outstanding Team Accoplishment for US Education

  • US Public Sector Red, White, and Blue Award FY17 Q1

    Microsoft Public Sector

    Outstanding Team Accomplishment for US Education

  • US Education Competing to Win - FY16Q2

    Microsoft

    Award to recognize substantial competitive wins in US Education.

  • US Public Sector Red, White, and Blue Award FY15 Q2

    Microsoft Public Sector

    Outstanding Team Accomplishment for US Education

  • Microsoft Circle of Excellence Gold Club FY13 & FY14

    Microsoft EPG

    Outstanding Sales Excellence

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