richard pethia
Richard Pethia
Director, CERT
Co-Director, CyLab
(412) 268-7739
Richard D. Pethia directs the Networked Systems Survivability (NSS) Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The NSS Program is focused on improving trust in network-connected systems by developing and transitioning system administration tools and techniques that improve the security of existing systems; exploring, developing, and transitioning software engineering practices that lead to systems with improved security characteristics; and through the CERT® Coordination Center, conducting security incident-response activities and fostering the development of incident-response infrastructures that lead to rapid correction of vulnerabilities and resolution of incidents.
Before coming to the SEI, Pethia was the director of engineering at Decision Data Computer Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was responsible for engineering functions (software engineering, hardware engineering, mechanical engineering, drafting, and documentation) and resources (engineering laboratories, engineering systems, and development tools) required to support new product development. The product line of this company is personal computers, workstations, printers, and high-performance telecommunications controllers. Pethia also was manager of operating systems development for Modular Computer Corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Product development focused on real-time operating systems and other system software to meet the needs of industrial and government clients in the application areas of industrial automation, process control, data acquisition, and telecommunications. Pethia has additional experience in the areas of time-sharing system development, telecommunications, and networking. He has 30 years' experience in both technical and managerial positions.