Dennis Hurst serves as senior security engineer for HPs Software business. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard in September 2007 he served as senior security engineer for SPI Dynamics where he was responsible for working with developers to educate them on the need for Web application security and practical ways to protect Web applications from hacking attacks.

With more than 15 years experience in the Information Systems/Application Development industry, Dennis Hurst is an expert in system design, implementation and maintenance of complex multi-vendor, multi-platform computer applications and networks. He has extensive experience in planning developing and enhancing Internet systems as well as integrating Internet systems with legacy systems.

For the past four years he has focused on developing tools to test and secure the HTTP protocol. Dennis Hurst is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MSCD) and a Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) for version 3.x and 4.x. Furthermore, he has published articles and developed classes on the secure application development process. He has spoken on the topic of secure coding practices at numerous conferences and various user group chapter meetings, and has been published in asp.net PRO and on 15 Seconds.