SecureWorld St. Louis 2023

Kip Boyle is the Virtual Chief Information Security Officer of Cyber Risk Opportunities, whose mission is to help executives become more proficient cyber risk managers. He has over 24 years of cybersecurity experience serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and in other IT risk management roles for organizations in the financial services, technology, telecom, military, civil engineering, and logistics industries.

John DiMaria has 30 years of successful experience in Standards and Management System Development, including Information Systems, Business Continuity, and Quality. John was one of the innovators and co-founders of the CSA STAR program for cloud providers, a contributing author of the American Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Handbook, and a working group member and key contributor to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. He currently manages all facets of the CSA STAR Program which includes security, privacy, continuous monitoring, and development of new solutions.

James Norberg was formerly the Information Risk Management Director at Express Scripts and has been in the Technology field since 2002. His areas of responsibility include the Security Operations Center, Incident Response, eDiscovery, and Cyber Threat Intel & Hunting. He earned his undergrad from Drury University and MBA from Texas A&M. Currently James and his family reside in the St. Louis area.

Rebecca Harness is VP & Chief Information Security Officer for Quickbase. Rebecca has an established 25-year career in information technology with the past twelve years specifically focused on information security and compliance. An accomplished entrepreneur, Rebecca has founded and led two successful technology startups over the course of her career, and serves as President of ISACA St. Louis. Rebecca is an alumnus of Hastings College, holds several technology and security certifications, and recently received a Master of Science in Information Security Engineering (MSISE) from SANS Technology Institute.

Zach is a seasoned IT executive with a distinguished career spanning strategic IT management, cybersecurity, risk mitigation, and budget oversight. As the AVP IT and CISO for a private higher education institution, Zach has orchestrated transformative initiatives that have fortified the institution's cybersecurity landscape while driving strategic growth. His leadership in negotiating vendor contracts, managing multi-million-dollar budgets, and chairing the Enterprise Risk Management Committee has resulted in substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies.

With a focus on aligning IT strategies with organizational goals, Zach has led successful cloud migrations, implemented robust cybersecurity measures, and established a culture of transparency and collaboration. His expertise extends to compliance with GLBA and FERPA regulations, managing cybersecurity training programs, and optimizing network infrastructure. Zach's passion for innovation, user-centric approach, and ability to build cross-functional teams have been instrumental in driving organizational success, enhancing cybersecurity defenses, and positioning the institution as a leader in health education and operational excellence.

Zach is a 2X recipient of Cyber Defense Magazine’s Top Global CISOs, was named 40 Under 40 Security Leaders by CDO Magazine, and was St. Louis Non-Profit CISO of the Year. He’s a recent graduate of the FBI CISO Academy. Zach provides his industry expertise to others by speaking at conferences, webinars, and universities throughout the country.

Randy Raw is Chief Information Security Officer at Veterans United Home Loans in Columbia, Missouri. He has more than 25 years of experience in both public entities and private industry, having built several Information Security programs from the ground up. He is a proponent of risk-based, layered security measures that utilize both preventative and detective approaches to achieve the right solution for the organization. Randy is a CISSP and is active in the Central Missouri InfoSec community. He has spoken at SecureWorld on many technical topics and turns his focus towards helping others move from the technical trenches to a leadership role.

Renita M. Rhodes is a seasoned professional with over 22 years of distinguished experience in Information Technology (IT), IT Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, and Cybersecurity. She currently holds the role of Vice President, Audit Manager - Cybersecurity Manager at a prominent global bank, where her expertise is instrumental in safeguarding critical information security controls and conducting audits of paramount significance.

Renita's commitment to knowledge dissemination is evident through her roles as an Adjunct Instructor at Maryville University and Harris-Stowe State University. She imparts her knowledge through various courses, spanning Cyber Law, Policy, and Compliance, Security Information and Event Management, Introduction to Information Security, Applied Programming - Python, Cybersecurity Operations, and Systems Analysis and Design.

Her academic journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems from Tennessee State University, a Master's degree in Information Management from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Cybersecurity Certificate from Saint Louis University. During her graduate studies, she published a whitepaper titled "Developing Dynamic PeopleSoft Field Security Applications: A PeopleSoft Developer's Guide."

Beyond her professional and academic achievements, Renita is a passionate cybersecurity awareness and training advocate. She actively engages in various organizations such as the NIST NICE Cybersecurity Careers Ambassadors Program and CyberUp, where she is a Board Member and initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cybersecurity sector. Renita has also participated as a conference panelist and podcast guest discussing cybersecurity and AI.

After retiring in 2019 with nearly 40 years of industry experience, Doug joined the faculty at Webster University as a fulltime instructor in Webster’s National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD).

Doug is a dedicated teaching professional with demonstrated success in on-line, hybrid and in-person classroom techniques using a variety of delivery modalities. Working to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the cybersecurity space and committed to providing a powerful, transformative student experience. Passionately advancing the next generation of cybersecurity, IT audit and risk management professionals.

He is on the Board of Directors of CyberUp, A St. Louis-based nonprofit organization that focuses on cybersecurity apprenticeships and youth education programs. Doug is also on the Executive Committee of GHECC, the Gateway Higher Education Cybersecurity Consortium. He holds an MBA from Saint Louis University, and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Reanna Schultz is from Kansas City, MO, and attended the University of Central Missouri (UCM). She graduated in 2018 with her Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity: Secure Software Development and in 2020 for Master of Science in Cybersecurity: Information Assurance. While being in the industry, Reanna has been exposed to numerous SANS hosted classes. Reanna volunteers as a National Cyber League coach and provides her industry expertise by doing guest speaker talks for numerous colleges and high schools across the Midwest to STEM students. Reanna currently works as a Team Lead at Garmin and directly reports out of their SOC.

Bob Reny is a recent addition to the CTO team at Exabeam. His 27 years of experience in information technology starting in systems administration and security in the US Air Force. This started a path for all things security, focusing on computer and networks. Bob has done network security design, firewall architecture, IPS deployment, network access control and end point security architecture. Large program security include zero trust, Operational Architecture safety/security. His expertise has supported customer organizations public and private. This covers scaling for many large federal agencies, global 1000 companies in many business verticals across finance, utilities, service, and technology. Bob has been a CISSP for the past almost 22 years and continues to help organizations evaluate the broad security policy to streamline Security Operations Center activities. This includes improving cross-functional processes for change management, incident response, event escalation, and response.

Kyle Wilhoit is an internationally recognized security researcher and threat research leader with more than a decade of experience helping research teams deliver original and organized threat intelligence and research. In his current role as Director, Threat Research on Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, Kyle is responsible for leading teams of world-renowned threat researchers that identify, track and unearth technical intelligence related to actor groups present in hack tools, attack frameworks, targeted attack campaigns, and malware families.

Ansh Patnaik, Chief Product Officer, has over 20 years of cross functional experience in cybersecurity and data analytics. Most recently, Ansh was Director, Cloud Security Products for Google Cloud Platform, and Chief Product Officer for Chronicle, prior to the acquisition of Chronicle by Google. Previously, he was VP of Product Management at Oracle Cloud where he defined and launched their security analytics cloud service offering. Ansh has held product management, product marketing and sales engineering leadership roles at several market leading software companies including Delphix, ArcSight (acquired by HP), and BindView (acquired by Symantec).

Armando is a Solutions Engineer whose expertise lies in developing comprehensive strategies that enable organizations to manage identity and access privileges efficiently while mitigating security risks around the Okta Identity Cloud. Armando has a deep understanding of industry best practices and a proven track record of successful implementations. He is a trusted advisor to businesses of all sizes looking to improve their security posture. Armando is known for his collaborative, innovative, and dedicated approach to delivering solutions that help organizations achieve their security and business objectives.

With more than 20 years of cross-functional knowledge and experience focusing on data security, compliance, risk management, cloud adoption, digital transformation, and modern application architectures, Ariel (Ari) Weil leads Cyera’s go-to-market (GTM) efforts as the Vice President of GTM Strategy. As a hands-on executive, Ari brings his knowledge and expertise across multiple operational disciplines to Cyera’s customers as they navigate the evolving landscape of data risk and governance.

Corian Kennedy is a cutting-edge technologist and cybersecurity expert with a deep passion for hacking and the power of AI. As a top researcher in the field, he has pioneered some of the most innovative and futuristic technologies that have revolutionized the world of cybersecurity, leveraging the latest advancements in hacking and AI to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. With a current role in advanced research and hacking for one of the most prominent cybersecurity firms in the world, Corian has helped shape the industry's future and continues to push the limits of what is possible in the field of cybersecurity.

Andrew Wilder is currently the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Hillenbrand. Prior to this role, he spent 18 years at Nestle where his last role was Regional CISO for Americas, Asia, and Europe. In addition to being a CISO, Andrew is a Board Member and Adjunct Professor at Washington University’s Information Security Executive Education Program. He believes that Cybersecurity should offer usable solutions to meet business needs, in order to be a business enabler. As a leader, he supports the continuous development of his teams while removing roadblocks.

Charlotte is the Helpline Manager at The Cyber Helpline and has supported thousands of victims of cybercrime and online harm, specializing in cyberstalking and technology-facilitated intimate partner violence. On top of her role at The Cyber Helpline, Charlotte has a first-class degree in Policing and Criminal Justice and a masters degree in Cybercrime Investigation. Charlotte delivers cybercrime related training sessions around the world for police forces, victim support charities and private organizations. Her areas of expertise include: Cybercrime investigations, cybercrime law enforcement & regulation, open-source intelligence, cyberstalking & online harassment, the cybercrime & online harm threat landscape and the impact of cybercrime on victims.

For more, read our interview with Charlotte here: https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/what-is-the-cyber-helpline

Tim Gallo is the Head of Global Solutions Architects at Google, he specializes in Cyber Threat Intelligence and Risk everything from Intelligence Operations and Cyber Threat Profile development to risk based analytic approaches to Security Operations. He Joined Google Cloud through the acquisition of Mandiant by Google in 2022, he had spent 5 years at Mandiant prior to the acquisition in a variety of field facing roles covering the aforementioned topics. Before joining Mandiant, Tim leveraged his over 20 years’ experience in information security and intelligence operations to aid in the development and deployment of a number of solutions. Including building client and organizational expertise in Intelligence Led Security and Business Operations. This included the development and product management of some of the first cyber intelligence solutions ever brought to market. These solutions have included threat and vulnerability management tools, IOC prediction algorithms, intelligence services, and strategic intelligence consulting. Today he spends his days helping clients understand the importance of Intelligence as a guiding principle for building out effective security processes and operations and helping clients and vendors find ways to leverage technologies responsibly to build their cyber defense centers and security operations practices. Every once in a while he can be found out in the desert, sometimes on his Harley with a flamethrower, sometimes with just a flamethrower

Tina Lampe, CISSP, CISM, PMP, is a highly-effective, seasoned, and influential technology delivery leader with 20+ years of experience working in varied Critical Software Development and Strategic Technical Program Management roles including groundbreaking automation. Tina recently obtained a Master of Science in Cybersecurity – Leadership focus from Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. Tina is a specialized advocate of Business and Technology Strategies including Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies. Tina has demonstrated experience leading global teams to successful completion of complex technical software and infrastructure initiatives.

Andrew Wilder is currently the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Hillenbrand. Prior to this role, he spent 18 years at Nestle where his last role was Regional CISO for Americas, Asia, and Europe. In addition to being a CISO, Andrew is a Board Member and Adjunct Professor at Washington University’s Information Security Executive Education Program. He believes that Cybersecurity should offer usable solutions to meet business needs, in order to be a business enabler. As a leader, he supports the continuous development of his teams while removing roadblocks.

Experienced Cybersecurity leader with over 20 years serving various industries. Background includes leading teams in Information Assurance, Security Operations, Threat & Vulnerability Management and Cybersecurity Consulting.

Marc Ashworth, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at First Bank, is a respected professional with over 25 years of experience in cyber and physical security, IT/security architecture, business and departmental strategy, budgeting, project management and is a public speaker. He is a board member of St. Louis Chapter of InfraGard and a Lifetime member of FBI Citizens Academy. Possessing security certifications in CISSP, CISM, CRISC, and Security+, Ashworth currently oversees First Bank’s Information Security Department and the Network Services Department. You may reach him at Marc.Ashworth@fbol.com or Marc@AshworthCorp.com.

Michelle is the Business Information Security Officer.

Shane Harsch is a Principal Solution Engineer at SentinelOne, a SANS Instructor, and an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Michigan with more than 25 years of experience in military, manufacturing, consulting, and professional services. He is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army (MI), holds degrees in business (MBA) and computational linguistics (BA), and maintains the following certifications: GCIA, GCIH, GCED, CISSP, CTIA.

Mike Miller is a Chief Information Security Officer for Appalachia Technologies. For more than 25 years, Mike has specialized in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance). He has served as an effective liaison between technology and stakeholders, for organizations of all sizes. Mike continues to follow his passion by helping organizations understand business risk and strategically aligning a company’s security posture to protect it.

Craig Reeds has been involved with Cybersecurity since before there was a name for it. During his time in the IT field, he has been responsible for Cyber Security, Cyber Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Risk Identification and Management, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and Change Management. In his role as a NERC Compliance Senior Consultant he helps to protect the North American Power Grid. Craig hold both a CISSP and the CRISC certifications as well as degrees a BS in Information Systems from Maryville and an MBA from Webster University.

Roftiel also serves as Vice President of the InfraGard Saint Louis Members Alliance.