Jeffery Payne has led Coveros since its inception in 2008. Under his guidance, the company has become a recognized market leader in secure agile software development. Mr. Payne is a popular keynote and featured speaker at technology conferences and has testified before Congress on technology issues such as intellectual property rights and cyber-terrorism. Prior to Coveros, he was co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Cigital, where he led the startup and growth of the company for 16 years. Mr. Payne is a former ACM National Lecturer and the co-founder of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Allegheny College and an M.S. in Computer Science from The College of William and Mary.
Program Chair Jeff Payne Brings together senior industry leaders for an interactive exchange of ideas and experiences on topic Leadership in the face of Change at STAREast in Orlando, FL on May 2-3, 2013 The business world is changing faster than ever. Dynamic global markets are forcing organizations to adjust to meet ever-changing customer demands. […]
Coveros CEO Jeff Payne is presenting a half-day tutorial on Security Testing for Testing Professionals at ADCWest / BSCWest in Las Vegas June 4, 2013 Your organization is doing well with functional, usability, and performance testing. However, you know that software security is a key part of software assurance and compliance strategy for protecting applications […]
Coveros CEO Jeff Payne is a Keynote speaker for STAREast and is presenting his keynote address on Testing in a Test-Driven Word on May 1, 2013 Agile software development has fundamentally changed the way software testing is performed. No longer is testing relegated to the end of the lifecycle where its budgets are cut and […]
Jeff Payne, Coveros CEO, will be presenting a half-day tutorial on Security Testing for Testing Professionals at STAREast in Orlando April 30, 2013 Today’s software applications are often security-critical, making security testing an essential part of a software quality program. Unfortunately, most testers have not been taught how to effectively test the security of the software […]
Summary: In this article, featured in the May/June edition of IT Professional Magazine, Jeff Payne discusses the challenges unique to secure mobile application development, threat model differences from traditional web applications, and provides insights and best practices associated with secure mobile application development. Complete Article: ITPro Magazine May/June 2013 – Secure Mobile Application Development
Jeff Payne, Coveros CEO, will be presenting a 2-Day Training Course April 28-29, 2013 on the Fundamentals of Agile Certification at STAREast in Orlando Fundamentals of Agile Certification will present a roadmap for how to get started with agile along with practical advice. It will introduce you to agile software development concepts and teach you how […]
DOD and Testing professionals are moving to Agile and Jeff Payne talks about the fundamentals of Agile and training requirements for DOD T&E Workforce Professionals in this presentation from 2012. Agile Training Requirements
Coveros CEO, Jeffery Payne will speak on securing open source software at Open Source Industry Day. The event will feature speakers from the NSA as well as industry and open source development community experts. The day-long, unclassified event is open to the public. For more information visit: OSSI
Jeff Payne presented this Keynote address at the 2011 Better Software Conference. Jeff addresses the changing landscape for software testing professionals and why they need to brush up on their coding skills. Better Software — Lightning Keynote
In this presentation, Jeff talks about the way Agile is currently working with success in the industry. He presents five lessons that will help you make the big transition. Agile IT – An Industry Perspective
