In Conversation with John Linford on Cybersecurity and the Power of Open Standards

Link: https://blog.opengroup.org/2026/10/27/in-conversation-with-john-linford-on-cybersecurity-and-the-power-of-open-standards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-conversation-with-john-linford-on-cybersecurity-and-the-power-of-open-standards

From The Open Group Blog

By Ash Patel – CDMP – Certified Copywriter (CMP) – CDMA, Content Marketing Manager, The Open Group

We recently sat down with John Linford, Security Portfolio Forum Director at The Open Group, to look beyond his role within the organization and explore his recent experiences as a guest on external cybersecurity podcasts.

John Linford is the Forum Director of The Open Group Security Forum, Open Trusted Technology Forum, and Assured Dependability Work Group. As staff at The Open Group, John supports the leaders and participants of the Security Portfolio in utilizing the resources of The Open Group to facilitate collaboration and follow The Open Group Standards process to publish their deliverables. Prior to joining The Open Group in June 2019, John worked as a Lecturer for San Jose State University, teaching courses in Economics. John is Open FAIR™ certified and serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Information Risk Analysts (SiRA).