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Jay Opperman

I grew up, as I like to say, a river rat in Dubuque, Iowa on the Big Mississippi. As a kid, I spent my summer days at our cabin and on the river in Northeast Iowa, camping on sandbars, fishing, and water skiing.

At Comcast, I develop and implement customer security strategies, products, and services for Comcast's High Speed Internet, Digital Voice, and Video offerings. I also manage the Customer Security Assurance team that responds to real time security threats.

In my spare time, I love being outdoors, camping, fishing, boating and my hobbies include doing my own home remodeling, and a little wood working on the side.

I have a Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering from Devry Institute of Technology in Chicago and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology.

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18Feb
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Secure Backup & Share: sharing your memories and keeping them safe

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Product News
Backing up your important files is one of those things that most people know they should do, and yet never get around to doing (just like flossing!). Even if you have a good backup routine in place, chances are you’re...

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15Feb
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Bots and Botnets

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
In today’s Washington Post, journalist Ellen Nakashima writes that the number of bot-infected computers continues to increase, especially overseas. Bots are a serious problem. Hackers can use them to take over computers and “robotically” instruct them to send spam or...

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20Jan
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Norton Security Suite available at no additional cost to High-Speed Data customers

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Internet safety is an important topic, and one that we don’t take lightly here at Comcast. Starting today, all of our high-speed Internet customers can now download Norton Security at no additional cost (for both Mac and PC) from www.comcast.net/security...

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14Dec
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Security Scene: Celebrate the Holidays with 12 Days of Safety Tips

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Editor’s note: ‘Tis the season for online shopping, and our very own security guru, Jay Opperman, is getting into the holiday spirit with his take on a holiday classic: the 12 days of Safety Tips. Grab a mug of cocoa,...

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08Oct
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Security Scene: Introducing Constant Guard

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
If you've been reading this blog regularly, you know how serious we are about your Internet security. What most people didn't know is we've got a dedicated team here whose sole focus is to help protect our customers from bots,...

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27Aug
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Security Scene: Securing your wireless network

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
When I was in college at Devry Institute of Technology in Chicago, I used to get excited about this time of year. Why? Because it’s Back to School season and I always looked forward to returning to campus to see...

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13May
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Security Scene: Shred it, shred it good

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Receipts, tax returns, credit card and bank statements. Once these documents would pile up on your desk until, after a few weeks (or months), you had to decide: do I keep this piece of paper or do I shred...

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29Apr
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Security Scene: Family Safety Contract

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Editor's Note: We'd like to extend a hearty Comcast Voices congratulations to Jay for recently being named to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Online Safety and Technology Working Group. This is just further proof that Jay is always looking...

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31Mar
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Security Scene: Conficker

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Conficker is a bot, a form of virus targeted at PCs with Microsoft Operating Systems (check out my post about bots for more information), which has been making some headlines lately. First discovered in October of 2008 it was observed...

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16Mar
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Security Scene: Password paradise

Posted by Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy, in Security and Privacy
Cyber security is serious business, and shouldn’t only be observed during Cyber Security Awareness Month, which is in October. Online security is important every month in today’s connected world. Here are some statistics to scare you a little: According to...

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