Robert Slade

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Canadian information scientist

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nameRobert Slade
imageRobert Slade-20060614.jpg
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fieldsInformation security
Malware
Professional certification
alma_materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Oregon
Regent College
nationalityCanadian
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|name = Robert Slade |image = Robert Slade-20060614.jpg |image_size = 180px |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = |fields = Information security Malware Professional certification |alma_mater = University of British Columbia University of Oregon Regent College |known_for = |nationality = Canadian Robert Michael Slade, also known as Robert M. Slade and Rob Slade, is a Canadian information security consultant, researcher and instructor. He is the author of Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses, Software Forensics, Dictionary of Information Security and co-author of Viruses Revealed. Slade is the author of thousands of technical book reviews, today published on the techbooks mailing list and in the RISKS Digest, and archived in his Internet Review Project. An expert on computer viruses and malware, he is also the Mr. Slade of "Mr. Slade's lists".

Family and education

Slade married Gloria J. Slade (deceased December 22, 2021) who edited much of his work and was the editor of Slade's book reviews. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia, a master's in computer and information science education from the University of Oregon and a diploma in Christian studies from Regent College.

Malware and forensics

Slade became one of a small number of researchers who can be called the world's experts on malware. Fred Cohen named Slade's early work organizing computer viruses, software, BBSes and book reviews Mr. Slade's lists. Slade is one of fewer than thirty people worldwide who are credited for contributions in the final version of the VIRUS-L FAQ, which, with the Usenet group comp.virus and the VIRUS-L mailing list, was the public group of record for computer virus issues from 1988 to 1995. Until 1996 he maintained the Antiviral Software Evaluation FAQ, a quick reference for users seeking antivirus software and a vendor contacts list. He was a contributor as well to at least three other group computer virus FAQs before the Web came to prominence. He has written two books about viruses: he was sole author of Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses, first published in 1994 (2nd edition 1996) and co-wrote Viruses Revealed with David Harley and Urs Gattiker in 2001.

Slade advanced the field of computer forensics when through his antivirus research he found that the intentions and identity of virus authors can be discovered in their program code. He created the first course ever offered in forensic programming. His book Software Forensics was published in 2004 and his chapter on the subject is in print in the Information Security Management Handbook as of the fifth edition.

Information security

Today Slade is a consultant to businesses and government—among his client list are Fortune 500 companies and the government of Canada Slade creates seminars for local, federal and international training groups. He is a senior instructor for (ISC)² where he develops courses in information security and quality assurance (QA) for those who seek certification. Slade himself is one of the world's approximately 60,000 CISSPs, a certification used in private industry as well as, at least in the United States, in government and defense.

Slade moved his online security glossary in 2006 to the book Dictionary of Information Security. Virus Bulletin remarked about the unusual collection of five forewords, The dictionary is considered to be "dependable baseline definitions" and a "citable, common source".

Internet Review Project

Slade has "surveyed most of the literature" in his field and shared his knowledge in the Internet Review Project, a collection of his published book reviews. While his first priority to information security, he reviews works in other fields as well. His reviews are often critical; to the project FAQ question "Don't you like any books?", Slade replies "I'm a cruel reviewer. But fair!"

Bibliography

Notes

References

  1. (January 29, 2022). "Gloria Jean Slade".
  2. Slade, Robert. (December 22, 2021). "Gloria Slade)". Infosec In Memoriam.
  3. Slade, Robert. (2006). "Dictionary of Information Security". Syngress.
  4. "Dr. Fred Cohen". Robert Slade.
  5. (July 2004). "Editorial reviews of ''Software Forensics''". Various via Amazon.com.
  6. eZine. "VIRUS L Digest • Neperos".
  7. FitzGerald, Nick. (October 9, 1995). "VIRUS-L/comp.virus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) v2.00". Advameg.
  8. (November 13, 1996). "Antiviral Software Evaluation FAQ". Robert Slade.
  9. Wenzel, George. (August 19, 1999). "alt.comp.virus (Frequently Asked Questions) Version 1.1". Advameg.
  10. Slade, Robert M.. (2004). "Software Forensics : Collecting Evidence from the Scene of a Digital Crime". McGraw-Hill Professional.
  11. "Speaker Bios". (ISC)².
  12. "Software Forensics/Forensic Programming course table of contents". Robert Slade.
  13. "Software Forensics". McGraw-Hill (mcgraw-hill.com.au).
  14. "Author Biography". McGraw-Hill (mcgraw-hill.com.au).
  15. "Member Counts". (ISC)².
  16. (2003). "Information Security Management Handbook". Auerbach.
  17. (April 2025). "CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) (Management Level 2 & 3 Training %2F Technical Level 3 Training)". U.S. Army Information Assurance Training Center.
  18. (November 18, 2002). "NSA Certifies Information Security Staff; CISSP Designation Awarded to 51 Employees". (ISC)2, NSA via CNET Networks (BNET).
  19. (July 23, 2003). "(ISC)² Launches New Certification for U.S. National Security Information Security Professionals". (ISC)².
  20. "Rob Slade's Dictionary Errata Page". Robert Slade.
  21. Harley, David. (September 2006). "War of the Words". Virus Bulletin.
  22. Slade, Robert. (2006). "Dictionary of Information Security". Syngress.
  23. "Rob Slade's Book Reviews FAQ".

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