SecureWorld Dallas 2022

Dr. Shamoun Siddiqui is currently the Vice president and Chief Information Security Officer at the Neiman Marcus Group of companies located in Dallas, Texas. has been a leader in the information security space for over 15 years. He possesses a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His recent employments include well-known companies like Nationstar/Mr. Cooper Mortgage, Sabre, CVS and Hitachi.

Stephen Dougherty has over a decade of investigative experience. His career as a Financial Fraud Investigator in support of the federal government has played a pivotal role in criminal investigations, surrounding cyber-enabled financial crime, money laundering, human trafficking, identity theft, healthcare fraud, embezzlement, tax/government program fraud, dark web crimes, among others. Stephen’s main area of expertise is combatting money laundering in all its forms. Aside from this, Stephen has been proactive in identifying new and future trends in the world of financial crime. Such trends include the cyber security nexus of financial crimes and its ever-growing relationship in major financial crimes such as Business Email Compromise and the rise of the dark web and the use of virtual currency as a vehicle for facilitation of financial crimes. Stephen has been a leader and a mentor to other investigators teaching them how to uncover fraud internally and externally. Stephen is currently an investigator contracted to the U.S. Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center (GIOC) in Washington D.C.

Bill is an Information Security professional with 30 years’ experience in IT, Fraud investigation, Information Security, and Risk Assessment processes. He is a member of the team responsible for Information Security architectural at a Fortune 50 company. He started as a bench technician while learning his way up to Information Security Management. Bill is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) and a GIAC Certified Python Coder. (GPYC).

John is widely recognized by industry peers and leaders as a visionary and strategic information security professional who is focused on innovative implementations of InfoSec and IT Risk implementations He is a frequent speaker at some of the largest technology and healthcare industry events.

For nearly a decade, Russell has worked with SecureLink customers and organizations looking to improve third-party security. He has been an integral part of the implementation, support, and solution engineering for customers ranging from large healthcare vendors to small towns. In his current role, Russell and his team help organizations identify the SecureLink products and product features that can be leveraged to both improve security and streamline workflows.

Ms. Haywood brings a highly diverse skill set to businesses. For more than 17 years, prior to moving into Security, she specialized in Human Resources, Business Development, Risk Strategy, Contracts Management, and Program Audit. Combined with her eight years in Security Governance, Risk & Compliance, she is considered a multi-talented leader, supporting Fortune 500 companies and government organizations in an array of industries (e.g., Healthcare, Education, Financial, Federal, Technology). Ms. Haywood's knowledge and experience of security frameworks, governance standards (such as NIST 800-53, SOC1/2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2013, HIPPA-HITECH, PCI), and risk methodologies have led to her success in program development, management, and audits for companies. This applied skillset has resulted in a savings of more than $1.1 million in potential contract losses. Additionally, she’s designed and developed a Medical Device Cybersecurity program for one of the largest Healthcare organizations in the Dallas-Ft. Worth region of Texas. Ms. Haywood holds a certificate as a Cyber Security Practitioner.

Amna Awan is Director, Security Development and Engineering, within the Technology Risk Management function of a major financial institution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She has an extensive technology background, including in development, and has held cybersecurity roles in the past with program ownership of multiple domains.

Amna is a periodic speaker and panelist at industry events and is on the Advisory Council of SecureWorld Dallas. She is a co-author of the book, "The CISO Mentor: Pragmatic Advice for Emerging Risk Management Leaders." She has a business degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with specialization in Management Information Systems. She holds multiple certifications, including CISSP, CRISC, CCSP, and ITILv4.

Austin has been in security focused sales roles for the past 15 years with over 30 years of combined experience between IT and Sales. In that time, he has been fortunate to work with organizations of all sizes to help them reduce their risk, whether those efforts were focused on external threats or internal risks to their organization.

Early in his career, he ran a practice and was also fortunate enough to teach technology certifications to others during the evening. He has always seen himself as a coach/teacher, helping enable others to achieve their goals. Those goals may be those of the individual progressing through their career or the customer who is working to help mature their organization.

Jacob Brown is a Senior Solutions Architect with five+ years of experience in the security space working with clients ranging from from small startups to Fortune 50 corporations. With a background in data center, network, and cloud security, he is motivated by helping organizations implement security right where they are and streamlining that experience for both internal teams and individual users alike.

An IT professional for over 15 years with more than half of that time dedicated to email, T.J. has worked in the university and financial sectors before coming to Mimecast, where he engages with many organizations in protecting against email-borne threats.

Eric Yancy is the Information Security Officer for the City of Denton. Eric's contribution combines the experience of securing the broad range of risk profiles and regulatory considerations within the public sector with over 20 years supporting multiple verticals in the private sector. Eric retains multiple information security credential,s including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and two National Security Agency certifications on Information Security Assessments. Eric has also been recognized in the International "Who's Who of Information Technology."

Jamison brings 25+ years of IT/Security experience spanning large organizations like Sprint, SUN Microsystems and Palo Alto Networks where he led the OT/IoT business development unit and startups like Infoblox where he was the security evangelist for many years. His deep desire to understand a customer’s internal and external problem set make him an empathic speaker and his experience in many roles spanning sales, channel, BD, and evangelism make him a capable and competent industry visionary. With hundreds of public speaking engagements including the EU congress at the Hague and a special briefing for Homeland Security and select members of the US Senate, he has addressed CISOs and legislators alike.

Sonja Hammond is the Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at National Veterinary Associates. As an information and cyber security leader, Sonja brings experience from the financial, healthcare, manufacturing, and computing industries. An additional benefit that Sonja possesses is an information technology (IT) background with hands-on infrastructure knowledge and deep experience in large global corporate environments. She has had direct interaction with external regulators, worked in compliance and coordinated IT audit preparation and remediation. Sonja has done extensive information security work in vendor and supplier negotiations, mergers and acquisitions (MADO), risk and compliance, and provided lawsuit support as a forensic subject matter expert.

Patrick was previosuly the Global Head of Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance / Business Information Security Officer for CBRE. He was formerly the Deputy CISO for Cheetah Digital. He has been an Executive Business Partner at Experian; a Customer Delivery Executive and Service Delivery Leader at Dell; and owned a technology consulting company. He is a highly effective Business Leader with a mastery of Technology and Security. He is also a Writer, Speaker, and a continuous Mentor/Advisor and Learner. He has demonstrated repeated success guiding business strategy to achieve maximum positive business impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Talented at building and launching global technology and security programs, grooming high-performing teams across all domains, plus guiding the digital transformation, enhancing the digital customer experience, driving and enhancing revenue using technology and reducing risk to the business. A skilled executive leader, presenter, negotiator, and businessperson, able to forge solid relationships with strategic partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels.

He is certified as C/CISO, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, PMP, ITIL Expert, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He is a pilot and flight instructor. He studies and teaches Aikido, rides motorcycles, and his favorite teaching is “From Chaos Comes Greatness,” a loose translation from the “I Ching."

Cecil Pineda is Senior Vice President and CISO for R1 RCM, Inc. He was previously the Senior Director and Program Leader for the VCISO and Consulting Practice at Critical Start. He also served as the CISO of DFW International Airport and also held leadership positions at GameStop, TXU Energy, Boeing and CVS Health.

He is an active member of the DFW CISO community, various cybersecurity professional organizations (ISC2, ISACA, IAPP and others). In 2018, Cecil keynoted the Evanta CISO Dallas Summit and spoke at Aviation Cyber Security Summit in 2018, ICS Security Conference in Atlanta in 2019, CDM, Argyle, ISSA, Data Connectors, SecureWorld, ASIS, Executive Alliance and many others,

He is currently serving as advisory board members for various institutions such as Tarrant Country College and Collin College. He also assists Salvation Army for their cyber security efforts (pro bono).

Elvis is an award-winning senior executive in the field of information security and privacy risk management. He ranks among the top 5% of these risk management experts in the world, with 30 years’ experience plus elite level credentials including certifications from the National Security Agency, the ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP), and the Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA.

Elvis is a subject matter expert in cyber risk management and cybersecurity laws that impact the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. He has coached mid-sized organizations, Fortune 500 companies, federal government agencies, and institutions of higher education to leverage industry standards while complying with complex legal mandates and regulatory requirements. He has been recognized and honored as a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader and a Distinguished Expert in Information Security Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance.

Dave Belanger has over 25 years of experience in Security and Technology Leadership roles. Dave is the Chief Security Officer for Bestow. In his prior roles, he served as Information Security Officer for a Technology Company operating in the corrections and public safety industry and as CISO for Maxor National Pharmacy Services. He was also the Data Center Manager for a large telecom company, providing Operational and Physical Security for nearly a decade. He holds security industry certifications including CISSP, CCISO and CEH. Dave is on the Board of Directors for the North Texas chapter of ISSA. He is on several advisory boards and is actively engaged in the cybersecurity community as a volunteer, mentor, and speaker.

John is widely recognized by industry peers and leaders as a visionary and strategic information security professional who is focused on innovative implementations of InfoSec and IT Risk implementations He is a frequent speaker at some of the largest technology and healthcare industry events.

Michael R. Smith, MBA, CISSP, CFE, CISA, CIA, PMP, ITIL, is a Healthcare Information Technology Professional with over thirty years of IT experience. Michael is a Sr. I.S. Auditor at Parkland in Dallas, Texas, specializing in performing information security assessments and audits focused around IT governance and regulatory compliance.

Industry Certifications, Licensure, & Training
Certified Information Security Specialist (CISSP)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Information Library Information Technology (ITIL)

Robert represents mid-market and large enterprise companies in software license transactions and disputes with major software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. He has defended over 250 software audit matters initiated by software piracy trade groups such as the BSA and SIIA. He is counsel to some of the world’s largest corporations, such as Schlumberger, PepsiCo, Iron Mountain and American Express, on information technology matters including intellectual property licensing, risk management, data privacy, and outsourcing.

Eve Maler is ForgeRock's CTO. She is a globally recognized strategist, innovator, and communicator on digital identity, security, privacy, and consent, with a passion for fostering successful ecosystems and individual empowerment. She has 20 years of experience innovating and leading standards such as SAML and User-Managed Access (UMA), and has also served as a Forrester Research security and risk analyst. She leads the ForgeRock Labs team investigating and prototyping innovative approaches to solving customers' identity challenges, along with driving ForgeRock's industry standards leadership.

Larci Robertson is a Sales Engineer in the TOLA region at Cybereason. She began her cyber career in the United States Navy as a Signals Intelligence Analyst. She had many different opportunities in the intelligence community at sea and shore. She is a proud plank owner of the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) where she was one of the first Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) analysts as we know them today. After leaving the Navy she worked as a defense contractor for GDIT, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Raytheon in various roles in the intelligence and technology fields. She eventually found her way back to Cyber Threat Intelligence roles in the corporate world working for PepsiCo, Epsilon/Publicis and then finally providing security services in project management at McKesson before becoming a Sales Engineer at Cybereason. She also is the Board President of Women of Security and Dallas Chapter leader.

Patterson has worked in information-technology for more than two decades, focusing on information-security for the past several years, specializing in the development of incident-response teams, programs and processes. Before joining Avertium, he was a Senior Security Consultant for Haven Information Security, a Senior Security Engineer for AWS Managed Services, and has extensive experience in information-security across multiple verticals, from non-profit healthcare to cloud-service providers to financial-service providers. He also teaches for SANS, is a member of the GIAC GPEN advisory board, and is actively involved in the information-security community.

James Stroud is the Sr. Sales Engineering Manager for Proofpoint’s South and East Mid Market teams. He has 25+ years of experience in cybersecurity, providing leadership and expertise for companies in various sectors, including Federal, State and Local Government, Healthcare, and Education. James joined Proofpoint this year after serving as the Global category lead for security at AWS. James holds several industry certifications from AWS, Cisco, and Microsoft.

Brittany George, CISA, CISM, PCIP, QSA, has over two decades of experience, including former Big Four experience with a focus on public company audits. Her current focus includes cybersecurity, system and organization controls (SOC) reporting, evaluation and testing of IT general controls (ITGCs) and regulatory compliance (including Payment Card Industry and Sarbanes-Oxley). She is also deeply experienced with system integration and user acceptance testing. Having spent the beginning of her career with TXU/Capgemini Energy, she has a deep understanding of utilities and the energy industry. She also has extensive government experience, having led IT audit activities for numerous municipalities and school districts. Additional industry experience includes technology service providers, financial services, oil and gas, health care and banking.

Brittany is a member of the IIA, AFCOM and Tech Titans, for which she serves on the Cybersecurity Forum. She is also a member and past president of the North Texas chapter of ISACA. Highly respected in her field, she has been a guest lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin and University of Oklahoma and often presents on security and other IT advisory topics, including having presented at the PCI North America Community Meetings, Infosec World, various ISACA chapter meetings, the IIA, Allinial Global, SecureWorld and TXCPA meetings.

A Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) and a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in management information systems from the University of Oklahoma and a professional graduate certificate in cybersecurity from Harvard.

Bill is an Information Security professional with 30 years’ experience in IT, Fraud investigation, Information Security, and Risk Assessment processes. He is a member of the team responsible for Information Security architectural at a Fortune 50 company. He started as a bench technician while learning his way up to Information Security Management. Bill is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) and a GIAC Certified Python Coder. (GPYC).

Victor Mendoza, Principal Solutions Architect for Thales, is a member of the Cloud Protection and Licensing Solutions teams with 15+ years of experience in IT and cybersecurity. Today he works with companies in finance, healthcare, and oil & gas to streamline data security operations, accelerate growth and reduce risk to their most critical data or information from being disclosed, alter or denied access to. Previously, he work for a managed web hosting company before delivering strategic consulting services and leading an encryption services team for an organization with global presence.

As Binary Defense Chief Operating Officer, Dan Adcock leads all client service delivery organizations, ensuring the company evolves and maintains industry-leading cybersecurity capabilities to defend clients. He is responsible for top and bottom-line performance of the company while ensuring that clients’ business objectives in partnering with Binary Defense are achieved.

Prior to Binary Defense, Dan was the Chief of Staff and Strategy Lead for the CEO of the Americas at Capgemini, a Global IT services firm, during a period when the company capitalized on economic recovery conditions to grow at more than double the IT services market in the Americas. He also served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Capgemini Americas Cybersecurity Practice from 2019 – 2021, overseeing a period of significant growth in revenue and profitability.

He has 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, business development and client service delivery that began at Lockheed Martin, led to the formation of Lockheed Martin Commercial Cyber in 2014 and then the leadership of that organization through hyper growth and a series of mergers and acquisitions to become Leidos Cyber, which was acquired by Capgemini in 2019. As a leader in the cyber industry since 2014, he has led global teams that have delivered cybersecurity consulting and operational transformation for leading global enterprises and over one-quarter of the Fortune 500.

A graduate of Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Georgetown University with an MBA, Dan lives in North Texas with his wife and four children. When not watching his kids’ sporting activities, he enjoys playing soccer, golf, and traveling.

Cameron Joyce is a self proclaimed "full stack" engineer. Having spent close to a decade in Managed Services Cameron Joyce has implemented or managed just about every enterprise technology on the market. With a background in security, messaging, and datacenter architecture, Cameron Joyce now helps businesses select emerging technology solutions to drive business outcomes and stay ahead of their competition. Working with healthcare and financial services customers and their challenges with both compliance and uptime are a specialty for Cameron as the majority of his career is working for / with these kinds of businesses.

Jonathon Mayor leads the Security Solutions Architecture program for Cohesity. His 20+ years of experience in the IT industry have involved both offensive and defensive security activities. He also has a BS in IT with a focus on computer forensics, and he is a locksport hobbyist. This blend of skills and background is valuable in bringing customer needs and product capabilities together.

MBA, CISA, CISM, CISSP

With four decades of experience in Information Technology and 25 years of Information Security and Compliance leadership experience, David Wallace serves as the Engagement Lead for the Americas in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Pointnext Security, Risk, and Compliance practice. In his role, Wallace is the responsible for aligning HPE solutions with client needs, developing new solutions, and advising customers on legacy security matters as well as emerging themes such as IT and Security Transformation, Cyber Resilience, and Zero Trust.

Wallace comes to HPE from Plano, TX-based Alorica, a USD $2 billion business process outsourcing firm serving clients in the financial services, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications industries, where he served as Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to joining EGS, Wallace ran JP Morgan Chase Paymentech’s Global Merchant Compliance And Compromise Investigation programs, and gained valuable experience serving in Information Security leadership roles with companies such as Perot Systems, Sabre Holdings/Travelocity, and NationsBank.

In addition to his professional experience, Wallace has earned multiple industry certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 1999, Certified Information Security Manager in 2004, and Certified Information Security Auditor in 2008.

Wallace has also served on multiple industry advisory boards including the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) Board of Advisors, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), and the Payment Processors Information Sharing Council (PPISC), where he chaired the Acquirer’s Working Group. He is a frequent speaker at regional, national, and international information security conferences including the RSA Conference.

Wallace attended Louisiana State University, where he studied Business Administration and Management Information Systems. He earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 2003.

Shawn Tuma is an internationally recognized cybersecurity, computer fraud and data privacy law attorney, areas in which he has practiced for two decades. He is Co-Chair of Spencer Fane’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice where he regularly serves as cybersecurity and privacy counsel advising a wide variety of businesses ranging from small and mid-sized companies to Fortune 100 enterprises. Shawn has been named a Cybersecurity Law Trailblazer by the National Law Journal, SuperLawyers Top 100 Lawyers in DFW, and Best Lawyers in Dallas. He serves as the Practitioner Editor for Bloomberg Law’s Texas Privacy & Data Security Law, among many other activities.

Steve is a cyber liability product leader and underwriter with almost 30 years of experience in both the insurance and technology sectors. In his current role Steve helps drive premium growth through leading operations, product development and underwriting at Safety National. Steve previously served as Chief Underwriting Officer at Measured Insurance and Vice President – Product Leader at QBE North America.

Steve is a subject matter expert and national speaker on the topic of cyber liability.

Cyber Liability National Practice Leader (current). IT Security / IT Auditor at RLI for eight years. Network / security consulting / auditor for financial institutions, government for nine years. Network / firewall administrator in healthcare for seven years. Designations: CPCU, RPLU+, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CSXF, MBA.