Ivan Krstić

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Ivan Krstić
Born Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Alma mater Harvard College
Employer Apple, Inc.
Known for Bitfrost

Ivan Krstić is a Croatian computer security expert, currently working on core security at Apple Inc.[1] Krstić was previously the director of security architecture at One Laptop per Child. He is a co-author of The Official Ubuntu Book (ISBN 978-0-13-243594-9).

Biography

Born in Croatia, Krstić received a scholarship to attend the Cranbrook Kingswood school in Michigan, U.S, when he was 15.[2] In 2004, he enrolled at Harvard College but took a year's leave to work on secure electronic healthcare at Croatia's largest children's hospital. After returning to Harvard in 2005, he took another leave when offered a position with One Laptop per Child. While there, he designed the Bitfrost security architecture and personally oversaw the project's first two in-country deployments, in Uruguay[3] and Peru.[4] He left the project in early 2008 and later joined Apple in May 2009.

Recognition

In 2007, Krstić became a TR35 laureate, selected by the MIT Technology Review as one of the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35. A year later, eWeek magazine declared him one of the top three most influential people in modern computer security,[5] and one of the top 100 in all of IT.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Apple snags ex-OLPC security chief | ZDNet". Blogs.zdnet.com. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  2. ↑ "TR35: Ivan Krstic´, 21". Technology Review. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  3. ↑ First OLPC deployment: now it’s real. "ivan krstić · code culture » First OLPC deployment: now it’s real". Radian.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  4. ↑ Astounded in Arahuay. "ivan krstić · code culture » Astounded in Arahuay". Radian.org. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  5. ↑ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/The-15-Most-Influential-People-in-Security-Today
  6. ↑ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/100-Most-Influential-People-in-IT/
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