Security Institute

Securing What
Firewalls Can't

2 US patents in data travel security. 40 years of packet-level expertise. Pentagon 9/11 communications recovery. 6 military deployments. 50,000+ professionals trained across 27 countries. 75+ Fortune 100 engagements.

What I Do

When vendors point fingers and departments shift blame, I find the truth. Four decades of deep packet expertise applied to your most critical failures.

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Hop Starvation Security Assessments

Analyze where your data actually travels, how many hops, to what countries. Recommend hop limits to contain sensitive data and prevent exfiltration before it happens. Based on 2 granted US patents (2020, 2022).

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Zero-Day Prevention Consulting

Strategic advisory on proactive security posture. SolarWinds-style breach analysis, attack surface reduction, and defense strategies built on real-world incident research.

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Network Forensic Analysis

Deep packet analysis for incident investigation. Protocol-level diagnostics across TCP, QUIC, and BGP. Wireshark-based network security audits from the expert who trained thousands in the methodology.

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40 Years of Results

Specific capabilities. Specific outcomes. The credentials speak for themselves.

2 US Patents in Hop Starvation / Data Travel Security (granted 2020, 2022)

Pentagon 9/11 — Led communications recovery team following the attack

6 Military Deployments — Iraq & Afghanistan with USCENTCOM, deep packet analysis across the war network

50,000+ Trained — Network forensic professionals across 27 countries

3,500+ Certified NetAnalysts — Pine Mountain Group, NetQoS, CA Technologies

75+ Fortune 100 engagements — stock exchanges, global enterprises, government

Vint Cerf — the father of the internet called the hop starvation approach "clever"

EMA "Vendor to Watch" — Industry analyst recognition. ISSA Austin board. SharkFest keynote speaker.

Case Studies

Real engagements where truth was disputed. Measurable outcomes. Problems the big five couldn't touch.

Global 2000 Company

10x Application Throughput

Severe application slowness affecting user productivity. Deep packet analysis identified a VLAN parameter misconfiguration that every other team missed.

10x throughput improvement. Zero new equipment. Latency: 15ms → <1ms per transaction.
Fortune 100 Company

SSL Performance Root Cause

SSL-related application performance degradation across the enterprise. Packet trace analysis pinpointed the root cause using the "Three T's" — Tools, Theory, and Time.

Root cause identified and resolved through deep packet inspection.
Enterprise Client

Breach Investigation: Millions Saved

Data breach investigation. Data travel analysis tracked data movement from the attack and proved valuable data was NOT lost.

Saved millions in credit monitoring costs for 70,000 customers.

Client Testimonials

I can think of no one more qualified in network troubleshooting and training when it comes to Bill. Especially in the fields of network and security analysis. I have witnessed him solve issues that the big 5 couldn't even touch.
He's by far one of the best technically skilled people I know. He has a vast library of knowledge and experience. He is also a profound teacher — great at sharing his experience to teach and serve others. He's not a passenger in this networking life but a true navigator. He's reliable to get to solutions and develop ideas that manifest into truly getting solutions to happen.

From the Field

Morpheus Cyber

Morpheus Cyber

AI-Driven Cyber, Quantum, Robotics and Crypto Convergence

Weekly analysis of the forces reshaping cybersecurity. Moderated by Bill Alderson, with Jim Rounsville and Gus Stein. Real expertise, no hype. Complemented by the TechFuturesIndex.com live data dashboard.

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Disaster Recovery Responder Stories & Lessons Learned

EP 01

Pentagon 9/11 Recovery: Lessons in Crisis Response & Readiness

EP 02

US Military Biometric Systems: Digital War Lessons from Iraq

EP 03

Cyber Crises & Lessons Learned — DDOS US Stock Markets

EP 04

Radia Perlman: Spanning Tree, Networking Lessons & SharkFest Keynote

EP 05

When ATMs Fail: Banking Outages, Black Swans & Digital Risk

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Morpheus Cyber Intelligence Brief

Weekly AI + Cyber convergence intelligence from the same system that powers our podcast. Direct to your inbox. No fluff.