Proven cyber expertise.
Mr. Jay Kurowsky, Aleta President and CEO
Jay Kurowsky, President and CEO, has 22 years’ experience in cybersecurity/Information Security (INFOSEC), including 21 years’ experience in leading high-performing cybersecurity/INFOSEC organizations. This experience includes serving as an Army Acquisition Corps member and a Vice President of a large, publicly-traded corporation. In these roles, he has provided cybersecurity support to over 1,000 systems. He has advised the Pentagon on such cybersecurity issues as malicious content in commercial software and security accreditation. He has served as the alternate Army representative for development of one of the overlays for Risk Management Framework (RMF) and served as the Army’s representative for Software Protection/Anti-tamper. In 2011, Jay founded Aleta Technologies which provides cybersecurity support to the Department of Defense, numerous global corporations, and other customers, with particular expertise in cybersecurity for control systems and research and development in Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA). Jay has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Physics Minor, and a Masters’ in Management/Information Systems (4.0 GPA). Jay is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. He has earned three Army medals and various other awards and commendations.
Jay Kurowsky, President and CEO, has 22 years’ experience in cybersecurity/Information Security (INFOSEC), including 21 years’ experience in leading high-performing cybersecurity/INFOSEC organizations. This experience includes serving as an Army Acquisition Corps member and a Vice President of a large, publicly-traded corporation. In these roles, he has provided cybersecurity support to over 1,000 systems. He has advised the Pentagon on such cybersecurity issues as malicious content in commercial software and security accreditation. He has served as the alternate Army representative for development of one of the overlays for Risk Management Framework (RMF) and served as the Army’s representative for Software Protection/Anti-tamper. In 2011, Jay founded Aleta Technologies which provides cybersecurity support to the Department of Defense, numerous global corporations, and other customers, with particular expertise in cybersecurity for control systems and research and development in Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA). Jay has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Physics Minor, and a Masters’ in Management/Information Systems (4.0 GPA). Jay is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. He has earned three Army medals and various other awards and commendations.
Mr. Herndon “Doc” Elliott, Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert
Herndon “Doc” Elliott, Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert, received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Auburn University in 1983 and a Masters of Computer Science from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1992. He began his career with the US Army as an intern in Texarkana, Texas, in 1984 then moved to Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1985, and finally to Redstone Arsenal in 1987. Doc served in several different Army project management offices supporting various missile systems from 1987 through 1998. He was an early Army Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and obtained the Army Acquisition Corp Level III certification in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE). He served as the Chief Information Officer of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) from 1998 through 2013. During this period, the AMRDEC led the way in IT at Redstone Arsenal with numerous firsts such as the largest Voice over IP deployment in the Army at that time, and early adoption of Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange. In 2007, he obtained his Certified Information System Security Professional designation. In 2008, he was appointed as one of the Army’s DIACAP Validators, and reappointed under RMF in 2014. In December 2016, Doc retired from Civil Service and now works for Aleta Technologies in Madison, Alabama.
Herndon “Doc” Elliott, Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert, received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Auburn University in 1983 and a Masters of Computer Science from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1992. He began his career with the US Army as an intern in Texarkana, Texas, in 1984 then moved to Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1985, and finally to Redstone Arsenal in 1987. Doc served in several different Army project management offices supporting various missile systems from 1987 through 1998. He was an early Army Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and obtained the Army Acquisition Corp Level III certification in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE). He served as the Chief Information Officer of the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) from 1998 through 2013. During this period, the AMRDEC led the way in IT at Redstone Arsenal with numerous firsts such as the largest Voice over IP deployment in the Army at that time, and early adoption of Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange. In 2007, he obtained his Certified Information System Security Professional designation. In 2008, he was appointed as one of the Army’s DIACAP Validators, and reappointed under RMF in 2014. In December 2016, Doc retired from Civil Service and now works for Aleta Technologies in Madison, Alabama.
Mr. Todd Heflin, Senior Cyber Architect
Todd Heflin, Senior Cyber Architect, has deep professional experience in hardware, software, cybersecurity, and networking. He has a well-rounded skillset and knowledge in Information Technology and Operational Technology by attaining robust system administration experience. Using his very unusual and extensive mix of technical depth and keen “people skills”, Todd has innate and powerful abilities in fully understanding both the technical and customer challenges of every situation to create continually favorable outcomes.
Todd’s experience includes providing both technical and leadership support to one of the Army’s primary Security Control Assessor-Validators (SCA-V) and Missile Defense Agency Control Validation Test (CVT). Todd currently leads a team of high-performing cyber analysts and system engineers, conducting Risk Management Framework (RMF) testing and assessment, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments on nearly all types of control systems from Building Automation Systems (BAS) to microgrids, as well as traditional information systems. Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Information Technology from Colorado Technical University and has several certifications which include Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Todd Heflin, Senior Cyber Architect, has deep professional experience in hardware, software, cybersecurity, and networking. He has a well-rounded skillset and knowledge in Information Technology and Operational Technology by attaining robust system administration experience. Using his very unusual and extensive mix of technical depth and keen “people skills”, Todd has innate and powerful abilities in fully understanding both the technical and customer challenges of every situation to create continually favorable outcomes.
Todd’s experience includes providing both technical and leadership support to one of the Army’s primary Security Control Assessor-Validators (SCA-V) and Missile Defense Agency Control Validation Test (CVT). Todd currently leads a team of high-performing cyber analysts and system engineers, conducting Risk Management Framework (RMF) testing and assessment, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments on nearly all types of control systems from Building Automation Systems (BAS) to microgrids, as well as traditional information systems. Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Information Technology from Colorado Technical University and has several certifications which include Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).