Alan Grau is president and co-founder of Icon Labs, a provider of security software for IoT and embedded devices. He is the architect of Icon Labs' award winning Floodgate Firewall. Icon Labs was named a 2014 Gartner “Cool Vendor” and 2015 Gartner “Select Vendor”, and is focused on creating The Internet of Secure Things by providing security for even the smallest IoT devices. Alan has 25 years’ experience in telecommunications and embedded software marketplace. On Dec. 29, 1992 Alan co-founded Icon Labs, an embedded systems software development company whose clients include Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Intel and Tellabs. Prior to founding Icon Labs he worked for AT&T Bell Labs and Motorola. Alan has a master's of science degree in computer science from Northwestern University.