WG Chair Biographies

Brian has been an active member of the RIPE community since RIPE 49. He became a Co-Chair of the Security WG (then the Anti-Spam WG) during RIPE 54.

He’s passionate about the Internet being an accessible and enjoyable experience for everyone, and network abuse is completely antithetical to that goal.

Brian’s day job is as Head of Service Operations for Asiera, the Irish National Research and Education Network, and he is the Chair of the Board of INEX, the Irish IXP, and the Irish Internet Hotline. He is also the Working Group Chairs representative to the RIPE PC.

Markus graduated with a diploma in computer science from RWTH Aachen University. Since 2008, he has worked for the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as a technical officer.

In his job, he is engaged in various Internet-related topics on an everyday basis. Beside abuse, these include DDoS attacks, policy discussions and protocols, particularly DNS and IPv6.

He joined the RIPE community around RIPE 62 and is a regular participant in the IETF as well as a member of the ISOC German Chapter.

With over 20 years in the security industry Tobias, CEO and Founder of Abusix, is a thought leader and the main driver of several initiatives that help the industry to keep the Internet safe.

Tobias is co-chair of the Security Working Group at RIPE and chairs several other initiatives and various organisations.