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Anthony L. Lawrence, mainly known as Tony Lawrence, (born 28 September 1985 in Bartow, Florida) is the founder and CEO of VOR Technology, based in Hanover, Maryland.

MimirTechno (talk) 20:17, 5 March 2018 (UTC)== Introduction == Tony is a veteran of the U.S Army, where he served as a mission manager for counter-insurgent operations before becoming a Public Affairs Officer for the National Security Agency. At the forefront of helping to implement Cyberspace in a tactical battle environment, Tony’s unique perspectives and approach to cybersecurity led him to pursue entrepreneurship opportunities to continue to provide cyber-support to the armed forces.

In 2011, Tony founded VOR Technology. Tony’s ultimate goal for VOR is to serve as a catalyst to bolster national security by optimizing the way in which our intelligence community views and dominates cyberspace. VOR Technology was ranked #588 on Inc. in 2017.

Career:
Tony received his first Permanent Change Station (PCS) orders to serve as a Signals Analyst for the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion located at Field Station Korea between March 2005-2007, where his achievement earned him an Army Achievement Medal.

After two years at the Army Field Station in Korea, Tony was hand-selected to be a part of the 704 Military Intelligence Brigade Digital Network Intelligence (DNI) efforts. After receiving training orders to Pensacola, FL first in 2007, Tony completed his training and then headed to the Maryland where the 704 Military Intelligence Brigade, where he deployed to Iraq in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom in 2008.

During this time, Tony served as a sole source analyst conducting Target Digital Network analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic Signals Intelligence Support Team 16 (CST16) supporting Multi-National Division-South (MND-S), 10th Mountain Division and four subordinate Brigade Combat Team's (BCT’s).Tony integrated Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) and Computer Network Attack (CNA) into tactical military operations, which earned him a Joint Service Commendation Medal.

In 2010, Tony served as the primary Corporate Briefer for the NSA. Working directly for the Commander USCYBERCOM, Director National Security Agency(NSA) DIRNSA, Gen. Alexander. Furthermore, Tony played a vital role in the creation of USCYBERCOM and enhanced National Security Agency (NSA) operational readiness in the rapidly-changing cyberspace environment. He worked hand in hand with the Joint Functional Component Command-Network Warfare (JFCC-NW) and the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO). These organizations became the nucleus of what is now “USCyberCom.”

In 2011, Tony separated from the Army.