Victor Sheymov

Victor Sheymov is a cyber security expert, author, scientist, inventor and holder of many patents for methods and systems in cyber security. He worked for the National Security Agency for a number of years, and was a major contributor to the intelligence community of the western nations. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards in intelligence and security.

Victor Sheymov is the author of Tower of Secrets, a memoir that describes his experience of the Soviet Communist political system, and its repressive apparatus, in the context of his career in scientific research involving guidance systems within the Russian "Star Wars" missile defense program, and then as one of the youngest Majors in the Russian equivalent of the NSA, responsible for coordination of all security aspects of the Russian cipher communications with its outposts abroad.

He also authored articles in The Washington Post, Barron's, World Monitor, National Review and other national publications. He appeared at many national news programs including Larry King Live, 48 Hours, Dateline, McNeil-Lehrer, Charlie Rose and the McLaughlin Report.