Chief Security Officer
MySpace

A division of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A), MySpace is a leading social networking site that offers a platform and tools for consumers to express themselves, communicate with each other, and engage with media. The company's worldwide network includes such category leaders as Photobucket, IGN, FOXSports.com, RottenTomatoes, AskMen and more, that together comprise one of the largest audiences on the Web. MySpace’s representative on the FOSI Board is Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer.

On the security front, Nigam oversees the implementation of strong application security as well as incident response and investigations in the virus, worm, and phishing arenas. Nigam and his security team work daily with lawmakers and law enforcement agencies at every level to prosecute those violating the security terms of FIM properties, recently obtaining a landmark $230 million judgment under the CAN-SPAM Act against two notorious spammers.

A veteran in online security, Nigam brings more than 18 years of experience in both private industry and law enforcement fields. From 1997 to 2000, Nigam served as a federal prosecutor against Internet child exploitation and computer crime for the U.S. of Justice, as an advisor to a Congressional commission on online child safety, and an advisor to the White House on cyberstalking. Previously from 2002 to 2006, Nigam served in various strategic roles inside Microsoft Corporation as a Corporate Attorney, Director of Business Development and Strategy, and Director of Consumer Security Outreach & Child Safe Computing, where he was responsible for driving consumer security outreach and child safe computing strategies. During that time, he led a cross-company child safety initiative designed to build a holistic approach to child safe computing throughout Microsoft products, services and programs. He was also responsible for implementing the virus enforcement strategy developing and executing the company's landmark Anti-Virus Reward Program.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Nigam served as the first Vice President of Worldwide Internet Enforcement at the Motion Picture Association of America from 2000 to 2002, where he spearheaded a global strategy to combat online motion picture piracy for major Hollywood studios. Nigam also served as deputy district attorney in Los Angeles County from 1990 to 1997, where he specialized in child exploitation and rape prosecutions. Nigam serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Enough is Enough and The International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE).

Nigam earned his law doctorate at Boston University and a bachelor's degree in political theory at Wesleyan University.

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