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Steve Linford is a British entrepreneur and computer security expert. He is the founder and CEO of The Spamhaus Project, an international organization that tracks and blocks spam and other forms of electronic abuse. He is also the founder of the UK-based Internet security company, Sophos. Linford was born in London, England, and attended the University of London, where he studied computer science. After graduating, he worked as a software engineer for a number of companies, including IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation. In 1994, Linford founded The Spamhaus Project, which has become one of the world's leading anti-spam organizations. The organization tracks and blocks spam and other forms of electronic abuse, and works with ISPs and other organizations to help protect their networks from malicious activity. Linford is also the founder of Sophos, a UK-based Internet security company. The company provides anti-virus, anti-spam, and other security solutions to businesses and consumers. Linford is a frequent speaker at conferences and events, and has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and Wired. He has also been featured in several documentaries, including Spam Nation and The Spamhaus Project. As of 2021, Steve Linford's net worth is estimated to be approximately $50 million.

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 12 December, 1956
Birthday 12 December
Birthplace London, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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2005

In 2005 Linford left England to return to live by the Mediterranean and currently resides near Monaco. He is CEO of the Spamhaus organization, a group of several companies based in Geneva, Switzerland. The companies work in communications filter technology and internet security.

2003

In 2003 the New York Times dedicated the front page of its Business section to an article about Steve Linford. Since then he has spoken on spam and security at government hearings, the European Parliament and the UN. In 2003 he was named as one of the technical industry's 'Top 50 Agenda Setters' by Silicon Magazine. In 2004 he was given the Internet Hero Award by the British ISP Association ISPA. In 2005 he was nominated for Outstanding Contribution to the UK Technology Industry.

1998

Finding that his customers were being harassed with junk emails, he sought ways to stop the problem and in doing so became an anti-spam campaigner. In 1998 he founded Spamhaus.

1986

As computers began to be used in the music industry, Linford developed an interest in computer technology. In 1986 he moved to England, where he set up a software company whose flagship product was a file-searching program called UltraFind for the Apple Macintosh similar to, but predating by many years, Apple's Sherlock. With the arrival of the Internet Linford refocused the company in 1996 as an internet technologies company called Ultradesign Internet, around which he built a server hosting network called UXN.

1956

Stephen John "Steve" Linford (born 12 December 1956) is a British entrepreneur and anti-spam campaigner best known for founding The Spamhaus Project.

Linford was born in London, England, in 1956. His family moved to Rome, Italy, where Steve attended St. George's British International School. After leaving college to pursue a music career, Linford made his living writing music and playing with Italian, German and English rock groups. For a number of years he was under contract to Italy's 'GM' record label and worked on film music with composer Ennio Morricone In the early 1980s he became involved in concert production. When artists including Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson toured Italy, Linford served as their Production Manager.