Larry Walsh is one of the most sought after speakers at high-technology and business conferences. An expert in IT security, managed technology services and IT reseller channels, he delivers compelling and thought-provoking presentations on the need to innovate, out-think adversaries and leverage technologies as a competitive advantage.
On security, Walsh knows every aspect of the technology, policies and marketplace. Major corporations have engaged Walsh for strategic direction on product development and market delivery models. And consumers of security technologies seek Walsh's counsel on best practices for developing and managing synergistic IT security systems.
A seasoned, lively speaker, Walsh has presented at such high-profile venues as the Commonwealth Club of California, Black Hat Security Conference, the World Intrusion Prevention Forum, Information Security Decisions conference, the InfoSecurity Conference and XChange. He is one of the first professional speakers to conduct a presentation in Second Life. He has delivered specialized and custom presentations for several private and corporate events. His Internet video presentations have drawn thousands of online participants.
An award-winning journalist, Walsh has served as editor of VARBusiness, GovernmentVAR and Information Security magazines. He has written hundreds of articles, analyses and commentaries on the development of reseller businesses, the IT marketplace, managed services, and information security policy, strategy and technology. His 2003 investigation of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative earned him the American Society of Business Publication Editors' award for feature writing. His columns on innovation earned him a second ASBPE award for column writing. And he led a team of journalists that won two ASBPE awards for a series of research articles on the state of technology. Over the course of his career, Walsh and his teams have earned more than two dozen journalism honors.
Walsh's current projects include the creation of return on investment metrics for managed services, leveraging the power of virtual worlds for business purposes and developing new techniques for improving communications between business partners.
