Dean Chester is the founder and editor-in-chief of the computer security website CoolTechZone.com. His primary field of interest includes matters of online privacy, cybersecurity, and promotion of the freedom of speech.
With his more than ten years’ worth of experience in those areas, Dean worked in Amazon CloudFront as a security specialist for a long time. Despite the valuable experience he gained thanks to that position, he is glad to be working for a smaller corporation now.
However, cloud security is not Dean’s only qualification. He also used to work in network vulnerability and weakness detection as well as cyberattack and exploit prevention. Additionally, he has expertise in app security.
Dean regularly participates in the advancement of nonprofits that champion for Net neutrality and human digital rights such as Fight for the Future and Electronic Frontier Foundation. He also supports developers of open-source software that helps netizens to bypass restrictions and censorship (Tails, OpenMedia, Open Source Initiative, etc.).
Many governments across the world seek to take Internet privacy and security from their citizens. In his pursuit to give them back to people, Dean Chester spends a lot of time researching tools of hiding the real location and bypassing Internet censorship. His younger brother helps him in these efforts. Together, they implement a unique testing method they have built.
To keep his cybersecurity skills and knowledge up-to-date, Dean frequents thematic forums and conferences.
One of his main hobbies and personal passion projects is the cyber-lab he built in the CoolTechZone office. It consists of several devices that simulate the real conditions of using the Internet. To discover the most recent threats that users can encounter online, Dean has developed a malware testing controlled environment.
For more than seven years, he has been improving and upgrading his lab on a regular basis as well as including new gadgets in his system to find out all about new vulnerabilities that can cause problems for users of these devices.