John Lounsbury

John Lounsbury, Senior Director of Sales Engineering, Asia Pacific and Japan, Websense, Inc

John T. Lounsbury has over twenty-five years in the information technology sector with more than ten years of information security experience. He is currently the Senior Director of Sales Engineering, Asia Pacific and Japan at Websense, Inc. He is responsible for managing Websense’s pre-sales engineers and consultants across the region. Websense is a global leader in integrated Web security, data security, and email security solutions, protects approximately 40 million employees at more than 40,000 organizations worldwide. Websense® security solutions help organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information, and enforce Internet use and security policies. Websense delivers best-in-class security solutions that allow organizations to work in new, more efficient, and innovative ways and that keep employees productive anytime, anywhere. That is Essential Information Protection

At his previous tenure as Senior Security Solutions Architect at British Telecom in Singapore (BT Singapore Pte Ltd). He was responsible for managing the design of end-to-end security solutions for global multi-national clients of British Telecom. Security solution designs include network security infrastructure, managed security services, threat monitoring and mitigation services, information technology risk assessments, security policies and procedures development and review, and business continuity and disaster recovery services

Past Employment

• Head of Business Continuity, Security and Governance Security Practice, Southeast Asia, BT Singapore Pte Ltd.
• Director, Asia Pacific at Passlogix, Incorporated (Singapore)
• Director, Asia Pacific, Crossbeam Systems (Hong Kong)
• Director, Asia Pacific at Chrysalis-ITS (Hong Kong)
• Managing Director, Weston Asia Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Network Consultant, IBM New England Network Consulting Practice, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Education

• 1986 Bachelor of Communications at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

Professional Certification

BCCE Certification

• Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) 1981
• Business Continuity Certified Expert (BCCE) 2009
• ITIL V2 Foundation Certification 2008
• IBM Global Services Consulting Methodology Certification 1988

Associations

• President Singapore Chapter of Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) 2008