SecureWorld Southeast Virtual Conference 2022

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.

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.

Stanton Gatewood is the US Department of Homeland Security /CISA - Region 4 Cyber Security Coordinator/Advisor - State of Georgia. Gatewood is the former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Georgia, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the University of Georgia.

He has more than 35 years of cyber security/e-privacy experience in cyber security program management and strategic planning, executive leadership, including the U.S. federal, state, local, territorial, tribal governments, higher education, and several top-10 global corporations.

Gatewood is also a USAF veteran and has also served as the Vice President for Information Technology and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Albany State University.

Stanton has built 2 centers of excellence, (1) cryptography and (2) cyber awareness & training.

Eddie Doyle works with enterprise organizations, university think tanks and corporate leaders to articulate the complex subject of cyber security in an engaging manner, championing his customer’s initiatives to fruition and finding the holy grail of cyber security… making cyber a profit center for the business.

LinkedIn recognizes Eddie’s forté as a keynote speaker and livestreamer of cyber security strategy for the everyday user of technology. Leading Board discussions and attack/defense simulation, Eddie proudly works with executive on disaster recovery planning and holds a global revenue responsibility for a fortune 500 company.

Dr. Cooper holds a doctorate in Computer Science. She holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Business Administration. She has earned several security certifications; Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Security Auditor (CISSA), and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE). Dr. Cooper is employed with T-Mobile Corporation as a Security Risk Manager. She has 20 years of telecommunications and Cyber security experience. She is also an adjunct professor teaching course curriculum under Cyber Security degree programs with the University of Wisconsin and University of New York. She sits on multiple cybersecurity boards and is an advocate for equal opportunity for women and minorities in STEM careers. She is passionate about helping others and has demonstrated this through her community works, as well as being the recipient of multiple awards for being a champion and a bridge builder.

Karly Tarsia is a Content Strategist at SecureWorld. Her focus is on bringing smart minds together to discuss challenges and insights the InfoSec community finds helpful and informative. Karly’s career began after she graduated from the University of Oregon in public relations where she worked with clients in technology, financial and consumer industries. When Karly is not writing for SecureWorld or connecting with speakers you can find her wearing her other hat as a wedding planner for couples in the PNW.

Joseph Carson has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise security, an InfoSec Award winner, author of "Privileged Account Management for Dummies" and "Cybersecurity for Dummies." He is a CISSP and an active member of the cyber community, speaking at conferences globally. He’s an advisor to several governments, as well as to critical infrastructure, financial, and maritime industries.

Severin worked at Siemplify for nearly 3 years, 2.5 years of which were spent at TIP where he was team led for a team that was responsible for all integrations that Siemplify had. Nowadays he is focusing his work on Sales Engineering at Google Cloud Security and has been doing so for nearly half a year. Prior to that, Severin was working for a company in the Czech Republic where he designed, implemented and maintained SOCs mostly for customers from central Europe - banks and insurance companies.

Marc Rogers is Senior Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Okta. With a career that spans more than twenty years, he has been hacking since the 80’s and is now a white-hat hacker renowned for hacking technology like Apple's TouchID and the Tesla Model S. Prior to Okta, Marc served as the Head of Security for Cloudflare and spent a decade managing security for the UK operator, Vodafone. He's been a CISO in South Korea and has also co-founded the disruptive Bay Area security startup “Vectra”. In his role as technical advisor on “Mr. Robot,” he helped create hacks for the show. He's an organizer and the Head of Security for the world’s largest hacking conference: DEF CON. Recently Marc co-founded the CTI League, an award winning, multinational cybersecurity initiative that combines security industry professionals, government agencies and law enforcement from 80 different countries.

With over 34 years of industry experience, Robert “Teall” Rist has been immersed in all things security since originally beginning his career in law enforcement. In the 27 years since, he has joined multiple start ups and enterprise companies such as Verizon, CA Technologies, NetIQ, and IBM. While at IBM, Robert was a black-belt level subject matter expert on all things SIEM, IAM, and QRadar. Prior to joining Cybereason last September, Robert spent the previous 4 years working at Cyberproof on their Security Orchestration Automation and Response platform (SOAR).

Mike Muscatell is a seasoned IT veteran with more than 21 years in the Information Security field. He is a certified ethical hacker (CEH). Was honored as top 100 professionals in the Information Security field by Strathmore's for 2014. Member of a number of security organizations, including InfraGard and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cyber Committee.

Rebecca L. Rakoski is the managing partner at XPAN Law Partners, LLC. Rebecca advises her clients on a proactive, multi jurisdictional approach to identify and address data privacy and cybersecurity compliance gaps and potential liabilities. She uses her extensive experience to work with her clients to create and tailor a security and privacy governance program that fits their specific needs in order to limit their regulatory exposure.

Rebecca counsels and aggressively defends public and private corporations, and their boards, during data breaches and responds to state/federal regulatory compliance and enforcement actions. As an experienced litigator, Rebecca has handled hundreds of matters in state and federal courts. Rebecca skillfully manages the intersection of state, federal, and international regulations that affect the transfer, storage, and collection of data to minimize her client's litigation risks.

Rebecca regularly negotiates complex contractual provisions that are impacted by domestic and international data privacy regulations including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. She understands how the nature of the data can affect the role her client plays in the data transaction and uses that knowledge to mitigate corporate liability.
As a thought leader in the area of data privacy and cybersecurity, Rebecca serves on the New Jersey State Bar Association's Cyber Task Force. Rebecca is Vice-Chair Elect for the New Jersey State Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Section.

Rebecca has been appointed and served in multiple highly complex litigation matters by the New Jersey Superior Court as a Special Master in the areas of technology and eDiscovery. She also served on the Complex Business Litigation Committee that drafted and revised the New Jersey Court Rules involving electronic discovery. Rebecca was on the eDiscovery committee of her prior law firm and created its eDiscovery subgroup.

Rebecca is on the Board of Governors for Temple University Health Systems and is also the Acting Dean of Online Learning and an adjunct professor at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law.

Cedric Leighton is a CNN Military Analyst and a retired United States Air Force Colonel. On CNN, he has provided incisive commentaries on the Israel-Hamas War, the War in Ukraine, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and numerous other conflicts around the world. His analysis has been seen by millions of viewers around the world and provided much needed context to some of the most pressing national security issues of our time. As a U.S. Air Force officer, Colonel Leighton served at U.S. 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. After serving 26 years as a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Col. Leighton founded a strategic risk consultancy and became the co-founder of CYFORIX, where he advises multinational businesses on developing better cyber strategies designed to reduce risk and unpredictability.