SecureWorld Atlanta 2023

Larry Wilson is a senior consultant and was formerly the Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Massachusetts President's Office. In the CISO role, Larry was responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing compliance with the UMass Information Security Policy and Written Information Security Plan (WISP). In addition to designing and deploying the UMass cybersecurity program, Larry has developed and delivered cybersecurity training at multiple industry events, workshops, training venues, etc. Courses include Designing and Building a Cybersecurity Program, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Foundations, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Practitioners, Engineering, Technology and Business Labs and Workshops based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, etc. Larry has also worked with multiple companies in multiple industries to help design, build and maintain their Cybersecurity Programs and evaluate their current security posture.

Pete Lindstrom has an extensive expertise in cybersecurity but is best known as an authority on strategic cybersecurity topics such as metrics, estimating risk, and measuring the benefit of security programs. He focuses on applying these core economic and risk management principles to new cybersecurity architectures and platforms. Pete has over 25 years of industry experience as an IT auditor (PwC), IT security practitioner (Wyeth), and industry analyst (IDC). Pete served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Notre Dame.

Founder of a strategic risk consultancy after serving 26 years in the US Air Force, Cedric Leighton oversaw numerous critical intelligence missions throughout his career. He served at US Special Operations Command, the Joint Staff and the National Security Agency, where he helped train the nation's cyber warriors. A Middle East combat veteran, he is the recipient of numerous military awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Bronze Star.

Currently, Cedric advises multinational businesses on cyber attacks and the management of complex global strategies to reduce risk and unpredictability.

Jennifer Harkins Garone is the Senior Director of Privacy and Information Governance for North American brands of the Carnival Corporation since July 2018. Prior to this role, she spent 10 years at Microsoft leading privacy in diverse roles and organizations, including IT, HR, and corporate privacy.

Jennifer launched her career in marketing working on top brands like Apple, American Express, and AT&T. She has also done a short stint in sports marketing at an NHL team. It was while running direct marketing at Citizens Bank that Jennifer gained privacy responsibilities. It made perfect sense as financial services privacy law requires the mailing of a privacy statement to customers once a year. She was then the Americas' Privacy Leader for GE Money in Stamford, CT.

Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) and early IAPP member, Jennifer is also a former Chairperson of the DMA Ethics Policy Committee and a member of the Mobile Marketing Associate, ANA and Word of Mouth Marketing Association privacy committees. In 2012, she received the Microsoft Engineering Excellence privacy award and various internal Microsoft privacy awards. She is a frequent speaker at privacy conferences.

Jennifer is active in her local community, serving as a Board Member of Eastside Heritage Center and as a Medina City Councilperson.

While the roles, industries, and brands have been different, what has always remained true is the ability to learn quickly and apply the fundamentals of business while driving results. Jennifer is married and has two delightful children. Born in New York, educated at Hofstra and Harvard. In her free time, she runs, skis, and reads. And next to curling up and reading with her kids, her next favorite place to be is on an airplane, going somewhere.

Joe Bennett is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Adient. A security leader known for developing and implementing strategic plans to support business objectives, Joe blends leadership and team building to execute an overall security program. As Chief Information Security Officer, Joe has built a security framework that consistently delivers results by aligning security initiatives with business goals. Substantial improvements have been made in analyzing and framing enterprise risk factors, reducing risk through process and controls, and improving overall data security through solid governance processes.

With a career path that spans over 25 years from local to global companies, Joe has consistently developed security programs that turn around Security and IT organizations while reducing risk and improving compliance with multiple regulations and contractual obligations with appropriate controls and cost. With work in every populated continent, Joe has consistently demonstrated his understanding of managing enterprise risk while balancing business and customer needs.

Alicia Laing Clarke is the Director of Cyber Security, Risk and Privacy (Head of Security) for PGA Tour Superstores. Alicia oversees PGA Tour Superstore (PGATSS) Cyber Protection, Risk, Compliance and Privacy of all PGATSS assets and data. She is responsible for protecting PGATSS from cyber activities and leading PGATSS’s response to cyber threats. Prior to assuming the role of Head of Security, Mrs. Laing Clarke was the Director of Risk and Vulnerability Management within the ACI Worldwide of the largest financial processor and services provider. Where she led and oversaw the development of cyber capabilities for all the ACI Worldwide running the vulnerability and penetration testing program. Mrs. Laing Clarke 20+ years security experience stem from various industries ranging from financial, retail, transportation, non-profit and health care. She has a strong background in developing security strategy and roadmaps and risk assessments. She has extensive knowledge and exposure in many network security techniques and solutions such as vulnerability assessment, key management and compliance, privacy, secure configuration, vendor management, BCP/BIA/DR, and other security technologies. She also provides subject matter expertise support for information security related issues to the business clients and to help identify pragmatic security solutions.

Mrs. Laing Clarke obtained her first degree which was a Bachelor of Science and Minor in Mathematics from CUNY Hunter College; as well as master’s in information security from James Madison University. She has acquired several security certifications that have demonstrated mastery as a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), CIS Auditor (CISA), and CIS Manager (CISM). Mrs. Laing Clarke is a wife, mother of two, loves to shop and travel the world.

Michael Holcomb is the Fellow and Director of Cyber Security for Fluor, one of the world's largest construction, engineering and project services companies with 60,000 employees around the world. In his role at Fluor, Michael is responsible for vulnerability management, incident detection/response, penetration testing, and industrial controls for the global organization. He also teaches cybersecurity as an adjunct instructor at Greenville Technical College.

Michael Marsilio is the Information Security and Compliance Officer for Paradies Lagardère, where he is responsible for information security, risk management, privacy and compliance. Michael plays a strategic role in protecting Paradies Lagardère IT resources, infrastructure and information assets, and helps drives global security initiatives. He has more than 25 years of experience in building and managing security and compliance programs for both public and private companies and has a substantial track record in PCI, PII, PHI, IT General Controls and developing cybersecurity policy for financial, retail and legal organizations.

Prior to joining Paradies Lagardère, Michael was the Global Director and CISO at DTI (now Epiq), the industry leader in the legal e-discovery space. Taking the organization’s security program from a green field to ISO 27001 certified data centers globally.

Ben Halpert is a man on a mission: to educate and empower today’s digital citizens in the workplace, at schools, and at home. By day, he is the CSO at Castle Black providing individuals cybersecurity, online privacy, and digital hygiene services with 24/7 human support. By night, he champions cyber ethics education throughout society via the 501(c)3 nonprofit Savvy Cyber Kids he founded in 2007.

Ben enjoys being on boards of organizations looking to enhance value and organizational resilience for the stakeholders they serve. Ben is honored to speak and keynote at conferences and events worldwide. He has presented at the World Economic Forum, NACD directorship training, RSA Security Conference, GISEC Global, InfoSec World, SecureWorld, Cyber Future Foundation, IEEE, ACM, CSO50, CIO/CISO Summits and many other events over his career. Ben was invited to present at TEDxKids@Vilnius (Raising Savvy Cyber Kids) and TEDxSaintThomas (Technology addiction and what you can do about it). Based on his early research and experience in the then emerging field of Cloud Computing,

Ben was invited to publish Auditing Cloud Computing: A Security and Privacy Guide through John Wiley & Sons. Ben was a contributing author to Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security and the Encyclopedia of Information Ethics & Security, wrote the security column for Mobile Enterprise Magazine and has contributed to seven NIST special publications. Page 1 of 3 Through Savvy Cyber Kids, Ben provides cyber ethics educational and awareness sessions for parents, teachers, and students – from preschool through high school.

Ben is the award-winning author of The Savvy Cyber Kids at Home children’s book series (The Family Gets a Computer, The Defeat of the Cyber Bully, and Adventures Beyond the Screen). As a trusted voice on a variety of cyber security issues, Ben has made numerous TV and radio appearances and has been featured in newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times, Wired, Bloomberg, BBC, Kiplinger, Good Morning America, Good Day Atlanta, CNN HLN, Fox News, RogersTV, RTVI, 11 Alive, WSB-TV, among others.

Tamika Bass is an Information Security professional with more than 17 years’ experience in information security, including information security governance and risk management. Tamika is passionate about improving communication and understanding of information security in the industry. Tamika is an active speaker, college professor and enjoys spending her time educating technical staff on the importance of communicating effectively in the Information Technology space. Tamika holds the following certifications: CISA,CRISC, HCISPP, CBCP.