Jarrod Forgues Schlenker is a Special Agent with the Kansas City Division of the FBI, investigating cybercriminal violations. Previously, he investigated violent crimes against children and human trafficking in Kansas City and worked as an Intelligence Analyst at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. Before joining the Bureau, he worked in the ...

Dr. Joye Purser is Field CISO at Veritas Technologies, the number-one maker of data backup systems. She is the 2023 ISC2 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in Cybersecurity.

In 2022, Dr Purser was the first-ever senior executive Regional Director in CISA Region 4, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Before CISA, ...

Steve Hodges serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Georgia, where he leads the charge in safeguarding critical digital assets and infrastructure against cyber threats. With a career spanning more than three decades in information technology and cybersecurity, Steve brings a great deal of experience and exper...

Kenneth Moras is a recognized leader in the cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) space, with extensive experience in building GRC teams from the ground up at Plaid and scaling large GRC programs at notable organizations such as Meta and Adobe. His expertise also extends to cybersecurity consulting for Fortune 500 companies dur...

Jarrod Forgues Schlenker is a Special Agent with the Kansas City Division of the FBI, investigating cybercriminal violations. Previously, he investigated violent crimes against children and human trafficking in Kansas City and worked as an Intelligence Analyst at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. Before joining the Bureau, he worked in the ...

Tracey Hawkins, aka “Tracey, the Safety Lady,” is a leading safety and security expert. She’s a powerhouse speaker, writer, trainer, and international content creator who has created and delivered safety and security programs, in-person and virtually, since 1995. She hosts the new "Drive with NAR: The Safety Series" podcast, which debuted in ...

Kelly also serves as First VP, Board of Directors, for the ISACA Philadelphia Chapter.

Dynamic leader and board member demonstrating over 20 years of diverse risk, compliance, information security, technology, and operations experience within the manufacturing, insurance, banking, financial services, and retail sector. Adept in developing and implementing strategic technology and risk solutions, performing research and analysis...

Yaron Levi is the CISO for Dolby Laboratories. Prior to joining Blue KC, he was CISO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City; a Director of Information Security for Cerner Corporation; an Information Security Business Partner for Intuit; an Information Security Architect and Product Manager for eBay; and a Director of Cloud Security for ...

Michelle is recognized as a leader in the fields of IT and OT Cyber Security with an extensive foundation of knowledge in ecommerce, security operations, technology globalization and pioneering where cybersecurity and vessel safety converge. In Michelle’s 30-year career, she has extensive experience leading diverse teams across multiple techn...

Josh Vander Veen has worked in the counterintelligence profession for over 20 years and currently directs the Counterintelligence division at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC). Josh previously worked Multi-Discipline Counterintelligence (MDCI) activities within the Intelligence Community, and is a former U.S. Army CI Agent with...

For more than 25 years, Mr. Choi has been involved in more than 100 security and identity management projects. His experience spans multiple industries and public segment entities. He has served diverse roles in these IAM programs and holds a patent for entitlement management. Since 2019, he has been working as a Senior Solutions Architect fo...

Jay is a seasoned tech professional with over 27 years of experience in the industry, including a remarkable 14-year tenure as CEO. His accomplishments have garnered him prestigious national and state-level awards, notably earning the title of Businessman of the Year in the State of Rhode Island.

After successfully selling his previous...

Payton is the cybersecurity expert that organizations turn to for discreet help during data breaches and to improve IT systems and strategies. She made history as the first female to serve as White House Chief Information Officer and currently helps organizations in both the public and private sectors protect their most valuable resources.

Kelly also serves as the Business Information Security Lead (BISO) at Blackbaud.

Rosko brings with him a diverse background in IT security and compliance. He has worked in a wide array of technical roles including Technical Support, Network Security, Solution Engineer, as well as Customer Success. Throughout all of his experiences, Rosko has dealt with a number of regulatory and compliance organizations. In his current ro...

Steve Toole is a Principal Solutions Consultant with SailPoint Technologies. With almost 20 years' of Identity Security experience, he is responsible for helping clients around the world understand Identity Security and how to apply it to achieve business goals and objectives.

Joe Shope is a Staff Solutions Engineer for Snyk. They support Fortune 500 customers with modernizing AppSec practices and adopting a fix-based DevSecOps culture. With over a decade of cybersecurity experience, Joe has led programs ranging from Physical Security to Information Security, and from Vulnerability Management to Cloud Modernization...

David Lindner is an experienced application security professional with over 20 years in cybersecurity. In addition to serving as the chief information security officer, David leads the Contrast Labs team that is focused on analyzing threat intelligence to help enterprise clients develop more proactive approaches to their application security ...

Andrei Tchouvelev, Syxsense Chief Innovation Officer, is a critical thinker, ideator, speaker, evangelist, and an accomplished executive with a breadth of strategic and operational expertise. Andrei has an extensive knowledge of the technology space, and a wealth of market positioning and business acceleration experience. His current role as ...

Tad is a Solutions Engineer who has served Okta's enterprise customer base for close to three years. Tad is committed to helping organizations understand what they can achieve with Okta and is experienced in all stages of the product lifecycle, including demos/PoCs, system architecture, and product implementation. He has spent 10+ years in t...

Arron Harrell is a cybersecurity engineer with 25 years' experience for various cybersecurity manufacturers. Arron has spent the last eight years of his career in the Breach and Attack space for various BAS providers. Arron is an Army Veteran that served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He resides outside of Dallas, Texas, on an off-g...

Ben is a Security & Risk Executive and recognized thought leader with more than 25 years of results driven experience in developing and executing security strategies. Currently, Ben is the Advisory CISO for Halcyon. Halcyon has built the first anti-ransomware engine to address one of the most prevalent threats in the cyber industry today. Ben...

Sule Tatar is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Arctic Wolf, where she does research on security trends and brings groundbreaking cybersecurity products and services to market. She has extensive experience in the B2B cybersecurity space and holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and an MBA.

Given that his roots are in fine arts, Carlos Guerrero's journey into the world of cybersecurity and compliance might seem unconventional. However, it is precisely this artistic background that has shaped his distinctive approach and allowed him to thrive as a Senior Account Executive at 360 Advanced, a leading cybersecurity audit and complia...

Lisa Plaggemier is Executive Director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance. She is a recognized thought leader in security awareness and education with a track record of engaging and empowering people to protect themselves, their families, and their organizations. Lisa is a University of Michigan graduate (Go Blue!) and while she wasn’t b...

Meet Jonathan Carr, a cybersecurity and compliance manager with a passion for fortifying digital realms and collecting tangible treasures. With an extensive background in cybersecurity and compliance, Jonathan is the go-to guardian for securing data and ensuring regulatory adherence.

Off the clock, you'll find Jonathan on the basketbal...

Eric Botts is Director, Global Cybersecurity Program and Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of St. Thomas teaching courses on Cyber Warfare, Cyber Ethics, Geopolitical Risk, Digital Governance, and Introduction to Enterprise Cybersecurity. Mr. Botts is a lecturer at the Women’s Institute of Houston teaching a cours...

Devin Krugly is the senior security executive with an ardent focus in establishing and maturing an enterprise security strategy to reduce cyber risk by strengthening attack surface and risk management programs. Devin has over 21 years of experience with numerous Fortune 500 companies as a practitioner and consultant in managing technical and ...

Anahi Santiago is the Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare Health System, the largest healthcare provider in the state of Delaware. Prior to CCHS, she spent over 10 years as the Information Security and Privacy Officer at Einstein Healthcare Network. In her role as CISO, Anahi has overall responsibility for the organization's ...

David Lingenfelter is the Chief Information Security Officer at Penn Entertainment, responsible for ensuring the highest possible level of security for the rapidly changing risk landscape. David manages teams that oversee IT security and compliance for both the retail and digital aspects of the business. David believes that in order to implem...

With over 20 years of experience in information security, this accomplished expert addresses security challenges and vulnerabilities by crafting innovative solutions for organizations. They have successfully managed large, complex programs for Fortune 500 companies, exhibiting both technical expertise and exceptional cross-functional team lea...

Bryan is a 20+ year InfoSec career professional currently serving as CISO for an auto finance company and teaching the next generation of InfoSec pros.

Luke McNamara is the Deputy Chief Analyst with Mandiant Intelligence, with over a decade of experience in cyber threat intelligence focusing on emerging threats and trends. His research has appeared in Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, The Hill, The Nikkei, Lawfare, and other media outlets. Luke has presented at security conferences such as RSAC and Blac...

Garry has 25+years of cybersecurity experience. He has worked on security projects of global scale and reach and has spoken at conferences for 20+ years on what he has seen and learned in the field. Today, Garry is part of the global solutions consultant group at Palo Alto Networks, where he works with key clients on possibilities for their S...

Bill Lawrence, Chief Delivery Officer, ITEGRITI (CISSP, MS International Relations, MS Military Science, BS Computer Science), is a cybersecurity executive who previously served as the NERC VP/CSO and Senior Director of the E-ISAC. He led 40 employees in a 24/7 information sharing and analysis center to defend the North American electric grid...

Adam Evans is Senior Vice President (SVP) & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for RBC.

As CISO, Adam sets RBC’s cyber vision, strategy and program to reduce cyber risks and keep clients, employees, and systems safe. He manages an evolving threat landscape and the global expansion of cyber security services as RBC’s businesses c...

A Canadian and United States dual citizen with over 25 years of international executive experience. Greg is widely recognized as a business‐focused technology and cyber security expert. He has a proven track record of establishing intricate public‐private partnerships and delivering transformational technological solutions by building high pe...

Zaira Pirzada is the VP of Product Marketing at Hive Pro. Prior to joining Hive Pro, she was a Security Analyst with Gartner, Inc., covering the DLP, File Analysis, and Data Masking markets. Zaira was also featured on CBS as a main actress in the prime-time television show “Hunted”, Wired for her technical acumen, and is currently a popular-s...

Gabriel Nwajiaku is a seasoned cybersecurity expert, army veteran, and community leader. Holding a diverse array of certifications including CISM, PMP, Security+, and CySA+, Gabriel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. His journey began in the military, where he honed his skills in strategic planning and risk management, ...

Anthony is currently Director of Cybersecurity, Chief Security Officer at The Bancorp Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware. He has worked extensively with application development including creation of simulation software for emergency medical providers, work with local government agencies on EMS trending and metrics and customized user interfaces for...

Lonnie Best has spent over 13 years in security, with his introduction to the field working physical security at a commercial nuclear power generating plant, and the last 6+ of those years helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents as part of Rapid7's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) practice. His experience during tha...

With more than 13 years of experience, Simon-trésor Shabani is a skilled cybersecurity expert with a demonstrated history of working in the industry both in EMEA and the Americas. As Sr. Security Solutions Engineer II at Rapid7, he strives to raise awareness on the importance of best security practices and to constantly educate clients and pa...

Randy J. Cress is the Assistant County Manager and Chief Information Officer for Rowan County, bringing over two decades of service in enhancing government technology and digital strategies. As CIO since October 2015, he has led the development of a fully virtualized data center and the adoption of cloud services to improve efficiency. His wo...

Krista Arndt is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at United Musculoskeletal Partners. As the CISO, Krista is responsible for the safety and security of all UMP and its practices' patients and employees. Krista accomplishes this by ensuring continued maturation and providing strategic direction for UMP's information security progra...

IT Manager for AMNI International Petroleum, with over 15 years of experience in leading technical teams and leading strategic IT initiatives. With a robust background in technical architecture and design, Andreea has consistently delivered innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and align IT with business objectives.

Ho...

Chris Johnson is currently serving as the Assistant Director of Technology Services for the City of Independence, Missouri. In this role he is responsible for strategy and execution of all technology needs for the various City departments. These functions include HelpDesk, deskside support, applications management, data center/server admin, n...

Ben is a 25-year veteran in the cybersecurity industry with a passion to protect enterprise organizations. He has spent his career establishing security programs for companies of all types and sizes, from 500 to 50,000. Ben has held just about every technical security role, from AV, firewall, SIEM, and DLP management, to security architect, a...

Tim Tsujii is the elections director for Forsyth County. Prior to joining Forsyth County, Tsujii worked at the Guilford County Board of Elections from 2005 to 2016, serving as early voting director and eventually deputy director of elections.

He leads an organization responsible for conducting elections in Forsyth County, maintaining v...

Tony Cook is the Senior Director responsible for DFIR & Threat Intelligence on GuidePoint Security’s consulting team, where he manages digital forensics, threat intelligence and incident response engagements on behalf of the firm’s clients. His career background includes high-level national security activities in cybersecurity operations for ...

John Brown is a Senior Security Evangelist and member of the Team Cymru Outreach team. Prior to joining Team Cymru, he was CTO of a regional ISP that provided Internet and Voice services via fiber optic and microwave technologies. Mr. Brown has actively been involved with Internet technologies since 1984, when as a high school student he conn...

Vince Simonowicz graduated from the University of Houston in electrical engineering and is a certified CIO from the University of North Carolina School of Government and has been in the engineering and technology fields for more than 40 years. Vince has been an integral participant and leader for building complex secure enterprise based digit...

Prior to his current role at CrowdStrike, Rob Solomon was a Senior Solutions Architect in the ISV segment at AWS, helping software companies migrate and modernize on AWS to accelerate their pace of innovation and operational efficiency. From past roles in SaaS operations and during his time at AWS, Rob experienced first-hand the challenges of...

Berris Bramble holds a Computer Science degree, is a founding member of the local InfraGard Technology Cross Sector Council, and regularly volunteers at local cyber conferences and events. He is a 20-year active member in the local InfraGard Houston chapter participating at the Board and leadership levels. He has spent the bulk of his caree...

Andy Stone is an accomplished IT executive with a passion for technology and creating innovative solutions that solve business problems and deliver results. As CTO, Americas, at Pure Storage, Andy is focused on delivering next-gen data storage and protection technologies that help companies get better insights, improve time-to-market, and mak...

Jake currently manages the Data Foundations team at Okta after transitioning from Principal Engineer on Okta's Defensive Cyber Operations team. He previously led data platform teams at Shopify and CarGurus, has taught various O'Reilly courses, and regularly contributes to data-oriented OSS projects.

Brian has more than 25 years of technology expertise in IT Infrastructure, cybersecurity, semiconductor, and systems sales with Appgate, Rackspace, RealCloud, CoreSite, and Verizon Terremark. He is a graduate of Villanova University with B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Sherry Hunyadi is the Chief Security Architect for Chevron, a role she assumed in May 2021. Sherry leads Chevron’s Cybersecurity Engineering and Innovation team, responsible for strategic direction and technical execution of security-by-design practices across information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). She is a member of Che...

Scott Dickinson is passionate about Information Technology and Information Security and has over 20 years in the fields of information security and information technology. He has worked with Federal and State governments to include FBI, DOD, Veteran Affairs, State of SC, and the private sector. He has been a CIO, a CISO, a virtual CISO, Cyber...

Alamdar Hamdani is the 24th United States Attorney (USA) for the Southern District of Texas. Nominated by President Biden in October 2022 and confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2022, Hamdani is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX). The district was established in 1902 and encompass...

Leveraging 21 years of experience in leadership, information security and workforce development, as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Cheri secured sensitive military networks/communications/technology. The Joint Staff; USSTRATCOM Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations; Headquarters Air...

Bjorn is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Lacework with over 20 years experience helping customers find better ways to build, run, manage and secure their software workloads.

Christine Weber recently joined the NC State Board of Elections team as the Chief Information Security Officer. With over 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Cybersecurity, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Her expertise spans both the Defense and Academic Industries, where she has contributed significantly to saf...

Steve McCullar is a Principal Solutions Architect at Okta. In this role, Steve advises Okta's customers and prospects on how Okta's solutions will help them solve complex Identity and Access related issues. Steve has more than 30 years of experience in crafting Identity and Access based solutions for customers, including almost six years at O...

Jim Coyle is the U.S. public sector CTO at Lookout Security, utilizing his 20+ years of knowledge and expertise to help close the security gap many government agencies and organizations face today. A cybersecurity industry thought leader exploring geo-political cyber related issues, the latest threats and defense strategies, as well as indust...

Brian Schwarzkopf is the Senior Director of Engineering for New England Enterprise at Fortinet. As an active leader in Fortinet’s wider engineering team, Brian and his team help organizations achieve their cybersecurity objectives with solutions for tooling, staffing and processes that enable greater security effectiveness. Whether in areas o...

Sherri Leach is a proven tactical and strategic innovator, harnessing over 27 years of technical leadership experience across multiple fields within cybersecurity. She is currently the Deputy CISO at Ingersoll Rand, and has previously served in operations and engineering roles at Trane Technologies, MITRE, and ManTech.

Her skills have ...

With more than 20 years in Canadian InfoSec, Mike Hortobagyi is an accomplished engineer and technical leader. Based in Toronto, he currently leads Okta's Commercial Presales team across Canada. Mike has experience in a wide variety of security technologies, including Zero Trust, Identity, and Cloud Security.

Lior has vast experience in cybersecurity having worked as a practitioner, investor, and entrepreneur, providing him with a deep understanding of identifying key innovations and the business dynamics of building successful companies. Prior to Grip, Lior was CTO for YL Ventures and a member of the YL Ventures Insiders Network, and served as a ...

Currently the Lead Security Architect at Wawa, Chris has had multiple roles developing process and evangelizing security functions to the rest of the organization. Chris' undergraduate degree is from Drexel University, and he holds a Master's in Cybersecurity Strategy from George Washington University.

Akshit Goel is a Cybersecurity Architect at SLB where he leads a team of security engineers to deliver secure software solutions to the Energy industry. He helps the teams design, build, and test security solutions and tools. His focus areas are Application Security, Cloud Security, and DevSecOps. He is an automation enthusiast and pursues th...

Sara Ricci is an accomplished executive with a proven track record in global leadership roles, building new capabilities and enhancing organizational resilience. She is experienced in Risk Management and Technology Enablement in highly regulated financial and energy sectors. Sara excels at building trust and credibility with executives, clear...

Henryk has actively been part of the technology space for over 25 years. He has worked at various companies ranging from start-ups to established global Fortune organizations. Throughout his career, he's worn many hats and titles, focusing on his passion for cybersecurity, business goals, and program building. Having been the first security l...

With nearly 10 years at HubSpot, Jared leads automation initiatives within the Corporate Security team, elevating security measures to new levels. With extensive experience in the cybersecurity field, he is dedicated to building automated solutions to safeguard HubSpot's environment, driven by a passion for detection and incident response.

As the National Director for the Cyber Risk Center of Expertise at Jefferson Wells, Stephen has broad-based experience in cyber risk, regulatory compliance, IT governance and aligning controls with multiple standards and frameworks. He is the author of the internationally recognized Internal Auditing Manual and Practical IT Auditing, both pub...

Data Security, Privacy, and Governance Evangelist at LightBeam.ai With more than 11 years of experience in selling cloud-based and enterprise-focused technology solutions, Jimmy has developed strong skills in new business development, customer relationship management, and strategic partnerships. He has also gained domain expertise in DPA, clo...

Abhinav leads security research at Normalyze. He has previously worked for companies like AWS, Netskope, and JPMorgan. His contributions to the security community include international books, academic papers, patents, and blogs. He is an active speaker and trainer at conferences like Black Hat, DEF CON, and RSA.

Amy Bogac was most recently the CISO and Vice President of Enterprise Security and Infrastructure at The Clorox Company. With a passion for securing great brands, Amy previously led the Global Information Security and Infrastructure department for CF Industries, was the Director of IT Security Operations for the Walgreen Company, a member of ...

Todd has been providing IT services nationally for over 25 years and draws inspiration and insight from participation in a wide range of executive boards and industry associations. He has an extensive background in strategic planning and implementation of business technology solutions, and founded his firm Envision Technology Advisors. As a p...

Amanda Berlin is Lead Incident Detection Engineer at Blumira, bringing nearly two decades of experience to her position. At Blumira, she leads a team of incident detection engineers who are responsible for creating new detections based on threat intelligence and research for the Blumira platform.

An accomplished author, speaker, and po...

Blaise is currently a Solutions Architect at Syxsense and has been working in the IT field for the last 12 years as part of retail, MSP contracted to educational systems, and systems administrator for a spectral imaging startup company. He currently holds A+, Network+, Server+, and Security+ Certifications.

Jon Cassell is currently a Senior Solutions Architect at Syxsense and has been working in the IT and Infrastructure industries for the last 15 years. Before working at Syxsense, Jon was an IT Manager for a large financial services firm and has a background in Accounting and Tax consultation. He currently holds an MCSA in Server Infrastructure...

Charles Garzoni is deputy CISO Centene Corporation and responsible for cyber defense operations. His career spanned multiple industries, law enforcement, and the military specializing in building teams to investigate, analyze, and attribute both nation-state and criminal cyber attacks. Over his career he has worked hundreds of high-profile i...

Rocco Fiore is a Solutions Engineer at Syxsense. Rocco has an eclectic experience profile within IT and Security, helping customers over the past seven years successfully implement transformational technologies in the areas of network security, wireless communications, and endpoint security. Experienced as a customer advocate and technical ex...

Alkin specializes in helping drive Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity initiatives in the enterprise. At Cloudflare, he leads the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) product portfolio for Canada, working with organizations across all verticals to build a safer, faster, more reliable Internet. Previously, Alkin was head of MIS3’s Cybersecur...

Manoj Tripathi is a seasoned CISO and has decades of experience in security, technology and leadership, across SaaS, Products and Consulting companies. Manoj is passionate about security and technology topics and has presented on security program management strategy and secure development topics at various security conferences. He holds the C...

Helping CISOs achieve complete visibility of the sensitive content across the enterprise network, and recognize and mitigate risk associated with that content.

Carlos Bacquet is a Principal Solutions Architect at Lacework where he solves Cloud Security problems for enterprise customers in the Toronto region. Before joining Lacework Carlos spent the last 15 years working on network management and security applications in the Telecommunications, Cable and Streaming Media industries. Carlos holds a Bac...

Clinton Herget is Field CTO at Snyk, the leader in Developer Security, where he focuses on crafting and evangelizing our strategic vision for the evolution of DevSecOps. A seasoned technologist, Clinton spent his 20-year career prior to Snyk as a web software developer, DevOps consultant, cloud solutions architect, and engineering director. C...

Ashley-Yvonne Howard is an experienced cloud security strategist with a master's degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Denver, complementing her undergraduate degrees in German Language and Literature & Film Studies, which reflects her unique fusion of art and science. With a career marked by unwavering determination and adaptability...

Lina Dabit joined the RCMP in 1994 and started her career in British Columbia where she spent 13 years posted to detachments up and down eastern Vancouver Island. She was lucky for the opportunity to work a variety of duties ranging from uniform patrol, drug section, major crime, intelligence, border integrity, and running a police boat while...

Amit Zimerman, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Oasis, is a seasoned leader with a diverse technical and product background. Before co-founding Oasis, he played pivotal roles at CyberMDX, and Microsoft, bringing a wealth of product and security expertise. Amit also had significant contributions during his seven-year tenure in Israeli M...

Tommy Perniciaro is a highly experienced cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of experience in protecting critical network assets and data against cyber threats. Tommy has extensive experience with security technologies, including DDoS mitigation, intrusion detection and prevention systems, firewalls, SIEMs, and vulnerability scanner...

Andrei is a Principal Solutions Engineer who has served Okta's enterprise customer base for over six years. Andrei is committed to helping organizations understand what they can achieve with Okta and is experienced in all stages of the product lifecycle, including demos/PoCs, system architecture, product implementation, and user training. He...

Senior Special Agent Travis Kaylor has spent the last 22 years in a variety of roles both domestic and abroad, focused on the dual mission of the United States Secret Service across both protection and investigations. He began his career as a Uniformed Division Officer assigned to the White House Branch and later as a Special Agent in the Was...

A 22-year veteran of the United States Secret Service, Senior Special Agent Sean Donlon currently manages the Burlington office, overseeing investigations of cyber and financial crimes in the state of Vermont. Prior to his post in Vermont, Senior Special Agent Donlon served as an assistant attaché for the Secret Service in the United States ...

Peter LaRoche has served as a Network Intrusion Forensic Analyst (NIFA) with the US Secret Service out of the Manchester Resident Office since September 25, 2023. As a NIFA, Mr. LaRoche is responsible for providing expert guidance to the Secret Service as well as federal, state, and local partners in network and digital forensics. This inclu...

As the Cyber Practice Leader, Gabrielle Bryant focuses on the strategic and operational vision regarding how cyber exposures will impact our clients as well as researching methodologies to mitigate emerging cyber threats and their intersectionality with other lines of coverage.

Before becoming Cyber Practice Leader, Gabrielle Bryant wa...

Chris Usserman is the Chief Technologist with Infoblox Federal. Chris has over 33 years’ experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community helping clients understand and incorporate cyber business intelligence to improve cyber security programs. With a focus on the U.S. Government and public sector, Chris brings a public/private perspective to en...

John is a 30-year industry veteran in IT and cybersecurity and has worked for some of the most recognizable brands in cybersecurity such as Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Blue Coat (now Symantec), and Websense (now Forcepoint). John has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous industry events and tradeshows and has served as a subjec...

Senior Information Technology/Security Executive with over 25 years of experience at premier institutions successfully building services and client relationships, developing methodologies, and integrating cross-functional skills. Specializes in information security and risk management, compliance, knowledge management, strategy, business cont...

Michael Ferguson is the Global Director for Security Transformation at Netskope. He is a highly customer-focused security professional, having worked in the cyber security industry for over 15 years across the Asia Pacific Region. Michael has been CISSP certified for over 7 years, speaking at various industry events (e.g. Gartner, AusCert, an...

With over 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, he has dedicated a decade to HubSpot, concentrating on safeguarding the corporate environment through the deployment of various cutting-edge security tools. Nick holds multiple vendor certifications, including Netskopes NSCO&A and NSCI&I. As a client of various security vendors, ...

Justin Rainey serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer at UMB Financial Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for establishing strategy and overseeing implementation of an effective, integrated, and proactive information security and privacy program. He is also responsible for advising and partnering with ...

Howard Goodman, with a distinguished career spanning two decades, has emerged as a pivotal figure in cybersecurity, seamlessly integrating strategic planning with hands-on cybersecurity applications across numerous sectors. His significant contributions to organizations like Skybox Security highlight his prowess in navigating through the intr...

Tom O’Malley is the founder of FrozenPii.com, a public service website promoting free security credit freezes and help for identity theft victims. He also serves as a consultant to the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center. Previously, Tom was a career state (5 years) and federal prosecutor (32 years) in South Florida and Western North C...

Tom Watson has more than 25 years of experience in Information Risk Management and Security. His focus is on enabling businesses to be more productive while not losing focus on security and integrity of key corporate data. He has knowledge and experience working for multinational organizations as well as having fulfilled international assignm...

Mike Brannon is an experienced IT professional and long-term employee at National Gypsum Company (NGC). His IT career began in 1977, and he joined NGC in 1985. Mike leads the teams that provide infrastructure and security: "We Keep National Gypsum Running."

Eric Robuck is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over two decades of experience in the industry. As the owner and founder of The Valander Group, he leads a team of top-notch business experts dedicated to providing comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for business owners.

Eric's extensive military background as a Warrant Officer fo...

Dan Murphy has 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity space, specializing in web security, distributed systems, and software architecture. As a Chief Architect at Invicti, his focus is on ensuring that Invicti products across the entire organization work together to provide a scalable, performant, and secure dynamic analysis experience....

Kevin is the System Director of Security Operations at Main Line Health, a mid-sized hospital system in Suburban Philadelphia, where his team oversees all non-GRC aspects of information security. He has more than a decade of information security experience and is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He currently holds a CISSP c...

Lisa Jones Huff is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over two decades of experience in the field. As the Senior Director of Global Security Specialists, SA Team at Elastic, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a consultative approach to the table.

Lisa's passion lies in helping organizations identify and tackle their ongoing securit...

Erik comes to Tanium from AppDynamics (part of Cisco), where he spent almost five years in field sales. For the past two years, he was the CTO for the East Sales Team, which is responsible for generating more than half of the company's revenue with a focus on large financial firms in the region. Prior to that, he built out and headed the Busi...

Aruna leads the Enterprise DLP and Insider Threat Management solutions at Proofpoint and joined the company in 2019 through the acquisition of ObserveIT. She has 20+ years’ experience in leading cybersecurity product and strategy at several organizations including Leidos, RSA, and Axeda (PTC). She is currently working within her organization ...

Chad is a proven InfoSec leader, with nearly 10 years' experience as a CISO. He has significant experience managing people, process, and technology to reduce risk and deliver business value. He has successfully led multinational companies through mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and rapid security certifications.

An experienced ...

Brent is a seasoned Cybersecurity Leader with 36+ years of IT and Information Security experience and a passion for enhancing Cybersecurity through awareness training, architecture design, thought leadership, policy, people, process, and technology. He has worked in many industries including healthcare, aviation, financial, government, automo...

Julie Rizzo is a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice group. Julie has substantial experience representing companies in a variety of capital markets and corporate governance matters. She focuses her practice on advising clients on SEC reporting and disclosure issues, stock exchange compliance, and environmental, social and governanc...

Sean is a Senior Manager in Wolf’s DenSecure group. His role entails developing security reviews and managing projects, including security reviews, penetration tests, social engineering, and threat emulation. Sean has over ten years of experience in consulting and has worked extensively in the financial, healthcare, education, and software se...

Lina Dabit joined the RCMP in 1994 and started her career in British Columbia where she spent 13 years posted to detachments up and down eastern Vancouver Island. She was lucky for the opportunity to work a variety of duties ranging from uniform patrol, drug section, major crime, intelligence, border integrity, and running a police boat while...

Dan Elliott is the Principal for Cyber Security Risk Advisory at Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) Canada and is responsible for supporting Zurich’s clients in making risk-based cyber security decisions to improve their overall organizational resilience. Dan has over 15 years of experience in national security and risk management and brings a...

Debra Brown brings over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity. Starting her career at Xerox and then honing her experience in high-growth startups like Ping Identity and Chainalysis, Debra excels in introducing innovative security technologies to the market. Her dedication extends beyond her professional sphere as she is also a passionate l...

Bryan Perkola, CISSP, CISM, is a passionate cybersecurity professional and IT veteran with over thirty years of experience primarily in organizations associated with manufacturing, retail, and finance. Bryan holds multiple bachelor's degrees from the University of Houston in Marketing and Organizational Behavior and Management and has receive...

Mike has over 17 years of experience in the Information Security field, working in multiple industries around the Boston area. He has helped build and improve information security programs, deploy and manage awareness training to over 1,000 staff members, as well audit networks against the CIS Controls. He holds the CISSP certification, has a...

Lisa M. Angelo has a law practice focused on cyber liability & data privacy. With over a decade of experience, Lisa is one of the first attorneys in Texas to earn a board certification in privacy law, a credential issued from the International Association of Privacy Law Professionals and recognized by the State Bar of Texas. In addition, Lisa...

Matthew Maynard a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a wealth of experience in IT security and incident response. Currently serving as an IT Security Incident Response Analyst at BJC HealthCare, Matthew specializes in monitoring operations, networks, and infrastructure for security issues. His expertise extends to ethical hacking, penet...

Tony, CyberUp’s Executive Director, has served the nonprofit community for more than 14 years. He spent nine years serving in the United States Army, where he was known as the youngest Military Police Sergeant in Brigade. Succeeding his time in the Military, Tony was appointed by the Governor of Missouri to serve on the Workforce Development ...

Former Navy researcher turned cybersecurity educator, Dr. Thomas Heverin ignites minds at The Baldwin School, an all-girls college preparatory school, and Drexel University. He empowers future ethical hackers, sparks innovation with tools like ChatGPT, and uncovers critical ICS vulnerabilities. Google hacks, new hacking modules, new GPTs, and...

James brings more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology including seven years in cybersecurity within the manufacturing vertical. He has a passion for team development and attributes his program’s success to relationship and team building skills developed earlier in his career. He started his career in higher education and has...

Dana Tannatt graduated from Norwich University with a master’s degree in information security and assurance. He is also a member of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor society for Computing and Information Disciplines. He has been a Security and Privacy software specialist for more than 18 years. He has extensive experience with Identity Access Gove...

Dominic Keller has global experience across the cybersecurity, law and risk management fields. Dominic has worked as an attorney in Australia and California, a cyber risk consultant, and a cyber insurance broker with domestic and international companies across many industries. He holds the CISSP certification and has studied Corporate Strateg...

Graham is a Pre-Sales Manager at Syxsense and has been working in the IT and Security industries for the last seven years. Before working at Syxsense, he was an IT Analyst for a major DOE and DOD Security manufacturing company. He currently holds the RHCE and Security Plus certifications.

As the Global VP of Solutions Engineering at Hunters, Ian brings two decades of technology experience, specializing in application and database security, SOC operations, and SOAR. With a background in leading industry players, Ian’s contributions include several patents in the SOAR space, showcasing a sustained commitment to advancing cyberse...

Nancy Hunter is certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) and holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Temple University.

Graeme is a CISO with more than 25 years in IT risk and security governance in government, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. He fell in love with computers when he discovered a Tandy TRS80 at the public library in the rural Ontario town he grew up in. Fast forward to today, where Graeme assists business leaders in understanding that cybe...

Evgeniy is built and wired differently. As a father of four, including twins, he has mastered the art of remaining unflappable in the face of adversity. His career, which began on the technical frontlines as a firewall deployment engineer, has evolved remarkably to a VP of Architecture at The Herjavec Group. This journey has provided him with...

Evgeniy is built and wired differently. As a father of four, including twins, he has mastered the art of remaining unflappable in the face of adversity. His career, which began on the technical frontlines as a firewall deployment engineer, has evolved remarkably to a VP of Architecture at The Herjavec Group. This journey has provided him with...

A 20+ year information security veteran, Ian has served in many leadership positions to include CIO/CISO. Ian also led a multi-billion dollar mission charged with developing and operating advanced cyber capabilities for the Undersecretary of Defense (Intelligence), the DoD Chief Information Officer, and the Secretary of the Air Force. In this...

Mark Eggleston is the chief information security officer (CISO) for CSC, responsible for the global security and privacy program design, operations and continual maturation. As a senior executive specializing in security and privacy program development and management, Mark’s unique background and expertise in information technology, program, ...

Idan Gour is the CTO and co-founder of Astrix Security, a leading enterprise solution securing app-to-app interconnectivity. Having served as a leader in the elite class of the Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200, his hands-on offensive and defensive cyber experience affords him a unique attacker point of view. Previously, Gour also led s...

Phil Curran has more than 25 years of experience in information security and privacy in the military, government and private sectors. As the Chief Information Assurance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer at Cooper University Health Care in Camden NJ, he is responsible for managing governance and regulatory compliance, risk assessment and manag...

Kevin is the founder and director of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance Program at Boston College, and an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Boston College Law School and in Boston College’s Carroll School of Management’s Business Law and Society Department. Along with his teaching at Boston College, Kevin is a C...

William (Bill) Kyrouz is Information Security Director at Paul Weiss, one of America’s most prestigious law firms. Bill has worked in the legal industry for about twenty years, with a four year stint in Higher Education Technology , and has served in dedicated Information Security roles for the last 12. Prior to Information Security he work...

Ben originally asked ChatGPT to write his bio, but felt it was self-aggrandizing, pompous, and unbearably long. After many efforts to tell ChatGPT to tone it down a bit, he gave up and wrote it himself. Ben is a Cybersecurity and IT leader with over 25 years of experience. He specializes in rapidly maturing cybersecurity programs from scratch...

Daniel is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with more than two decades of experience, serving diverse clients across North America and Europe across the financial, public, and technology sectors. His expertise encompasses technical roles and leadership positions, including leading the implementation and certification of essential sec...

Dan Hopkins, VP of Engineering at StackHawk, has been a software engineer for 20 years, working at high-growth startups such as VictorOps and LivingSocial and large high-tech companies such as Splunk. For the last ten years, he has focused on building tools for progressive engineering teams adopting DevOps and DevSecOps practices.

Merritt is a security executive based in Miami, FL. She serves as Field CISO at Lacework, a cloud security unicorn, and serves as an advisor to a number of young companies including expanso (container orchestration and compute at the edge, based on open source protocol bacalhau). She advises executives on cloud security and go to market, from...

Stuart Smith is the Enterprise Security Architect for Delta Air Lines reporting to the CISO. He is one of the senior security advisors to the security organization and is responsible for providing security input into various business and technology initiatives across the company. Stuart has over 23 years of professional experience in the cybe...

With over 16 years of experience, Ali has been a driving force in team development and leadership across various phases of the IT development lifecycle. His career milestones include pioneering the expansion of Durham College’s Cybersecurity Innovation Center and the establishment of their cutting-edge AI and Cybersecurity labs. Ali's leaders...

Audrey Long is a Senior Security Software Engineer at Microsoft. She is passionate about making security accessible both to software engineers and as a career for girls in STEM. She holds DoD secret clearance and a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security from Johns Hopkins University.

Rhea Michael Anthony is a Product Security Architect Associate at SAP's Global Security team. Her mission is to research and develop robust software security and secure software development practices that support innovation and champion a security-first culture that impacts products across SAP. She is actively engaged in researching threats a...

Natalia Bakhtina is a strategic CISO-level leader and is globally recognized as the Women in IT Canada Finalist 2022. Natalia holds a Master’s of Business Administration Degree from Dalhousie University and is Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).

Experienced results-oriented strategic professional in cybersecurit...

Paul Lynch, who has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, is Director of Information Security and Infrastructure for CubeSmart Self Storage. He has established security governance programs and best practices for government, non-profit, private, and publicly traded organizations ranging from technology startup to city. He...

Steve Naphy serves as Morgan Lewis's Chief Information Officer. In his role, Steve concentrates on leveraging data analytics and process to drive efficiency and effectiveness in both business operations and the delivery of legal services. He has over 20 years of experience working in information technology (IT), including previously running i...

Violet Sullivan leads cyber consulting services at Crum & Forster. She works with insurance carriers, trade associations, and individual business clients from around the world providing expert guidance on cybersecurity threat management and response. She represents Crum & Forster within the legal, insurance, and risk management channels to de...

Justin Armstrong is a security, privacy, and regulatory compliance consultant with over 25 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry. He worked as a vCISO at FractionalCISO, managed security at Healthcare Cybersecurity startup Tausight, and led Product Security at MEDITECH, a top three Electronic Health Record vendor. He has engaged with...

John Fanara is the Director of IT Security at Plymouth Rock Assurance, a leading auto and home insurer in the Northeast. Before joining Plymouth Rock, John served as CISO at the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions (CRICO). John has been overseeing Security and IT Infrastructure teams for over 22 years and has a pas...

Andrew holds over 22 years of experience in the banking, financial services, and healthcare industries. He is experienced in all facets of IT/IS Security & Risk Management including acquisitions and disaffiliations, and has a track record of developing and implementing security strategies from inception through execution. In addition to his c...

Greg served as former (and nation's first) Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, appointed by President Bush in 2006. He also led the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, and served in Congress and senior industry executive roles in technology and security.

Keith McMenamin is the Vice President of Information Technology at VISIT PHILADELPHIA®, the region’s official tourism marketing agency. In his 17 years with VISIT PHILADELPHIA®, Mr. McMenamin is credited with building and securing the technical infrastructure for an award-winning organization that was responsible for creating $11 billion doll...

Mendsaikhan Amarjargal, a Fulbright Scholar and a GXPN certificate holder (1103), is pursuing his graduate studies in Information Security Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Before embarking on his academic journey, Amarjargal amassed nine years of industry experience, during which he worked from an Information Security Anal...

Delgerbayar Lochin is a Fulbright Scholar and 2nd-year master’s student in the Information Security Policy and Management program at Carnegie Mellon University. Preceding his degree pursuit at CMU, he accumulated 8 years of experience in both private and public sectors. During this time, he held key roles such as Team Leader at the Cybersecur...

Hemanth Tadepalli is a Cybersecurity Compliance Engineer at May Mobility, excelling in the realm of autonomous transportation services. With a rich professional background spanning roles at AlixPartners, Mandiant, Google, and SensCy, he specializes in ensuring compliance with stringent standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO/SAE 21434, and other...

David focuses on complex cyber, privacy, technology, and professional liability issues and is a dedicated and fierce advocate for his clients.

Diana knows what is required to develop and enhance an information security program. She specializes in gathering evidence, preparing for and conducting information security audits, and due diligence visits. Additionally, she is an expert in assisting small to mid-size companies in presenting their information security posture to potential bu...

Josephine Wolff is an associate professor of cybersecurity policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Her research interests include liability for cybersecurity incidents, international Internet governance, cyber-insurance, cybersecurity workforce development, and the economics of information security. Her first book "You'll See This ...

Glen Sorensen is a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) with Cyber Risk Opportunities. He has worn numerous hats in his career, in areas such as security engineering and architecture, security operations, GRC, and leadership. He has held a variety of roles as an analyst, engineer, consultant, auditor, regulator, and information ...

Maxime has built Security Awareness, Behavior, and Culture programs for global companies in manufacturing, aerospace, and at H&M Group. His goal is to help organizations switch from just raising awareness to effectively changing behaviors and culture.

RVP of Sales serving Western North America & LATAM for the global digital leader ForgeRock. Leading a team of security sales professionals, responsible for managing some the world’s largest enterprises throughout Western Canada & USA, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Mexico and Brazil.

Connie brings over 19+ years of digital identity...

Glen Sorensen is a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) with Cyber Risk Opportunities. He has worn numerous hats in his career, in areas such as security engineering and architecture, security operations, GRC, and leadership. He has held a variety of roles as an analyst, engineer, consultant, auditor, regulator, and information ...

Glen Sorensen is a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) with Cyber Risk Opportunities. He has worn numerous hats in his career, in areas such as security engineering and architecture, security operations, GRC, and leadership. He has held a variety of roles as an analyst, engineer, consultant, auditor, regulator, and information ...

Peter is the head of Information Security for CTBC Bank New York branch, where he oversees the Cyber Security Program. With more than 25 years of experience in financial services, information security, and information technology, Peter has expertise in cybersecurity governance, risk management, and cybersecurity technologies.

My magic spans numerous industries where I've led teams to new worlds. I speak tech and love geeks. I'm the bridge between business and technology. I eat risk for breakfast yet am passionate to the pixel. I inspire new thinking and brand everything. Experts seek me out and people want to be part of what I create. I forged the role of CIO wher...

With over six years of experience in privacy and data governance, Ben is a passionate and driven global privacy and infosec attorney at eBay, where he helps the company navigate the complex and evolving regulatory landscape of data protection and cyber security. He has a strong background in computer science, cyber security, network engineeri...

An experienced professional transitioning from a successful career in occupant protection engineering to technical community management, Anne blends technical expertise with exceptional communication and leadership skills. Her unique background in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of critical civilian and military equipment now informs my...

Jessica LaBouve, eCPPTv2, CEH, has spent her entire career specializing in offensive security. She started as a penetration tester performing application, network-level assessments, and social engineering. This experience ultimately led her to become a Solutions Architect at Bishop Fox, where she helped facilitate the scoping and sale of offe...

Mike Sheward is Head of Security at Xeal, an EV Charging hardware startup. Mike has around 18 years experience building security programs. Originally from the UK where he worked mostly in penetration testing and digital forensics, Mike moved to the US in 2011, where he has been focused on running security teams for SaaS companies ever since. ...

Robert Kraczek, Global Strategist with One Identity, has more than three decades of security experience, with a specialization in Identity Security. Over the years, Robert has worked with, implemented solutions, and advised customers in all major industries as well as local, state and federal governments. Robert’s responsibilities include wor...

Robert Mazzocchi was the Vice President Identity & Access Management for Global Information Security & Compliance at AIG for 16 years. In this role, he had corporate responsibly for the implementation of the AIG’s Identity & Access Management Strategy and Program across AIG’s global business lines.

Prior to joining AIG, Mr. Mazzocchi h...

Arlenee Lopez-Ferguson is a dynamic cybersecurity professional with proven expertise in strategizing, developing, and leading change across organizations.

She is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Pendulum Holdings, LLC, a strategic investment and advisory platform that seeks to accelerate opportunity and value creatio...

Henry Jiang is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience and expertise in securing software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Diligent Corporation, Henry is responsible for developing and implementing robust security strategies that protect the company's valuable assets, d...

Privacy Consulting Director with Blueprint Technologies- Over 10 years of international consulting and industry experience, with Fortune 500 clients across US and Europe. Consulting Practice Lead including Managed Services for Strategy and Risk, focused on clients in Technology, Retail and Payment sectors.

Possess a strong understandin...

Alex Vitruk advises clients in complex data privacy and cybersecurity matters, offering practical solutions to help companies comply with rapidly evolving privacy and data protection laws and defending class actions in this cutting-edge space. Alex advises and defends clients across different industries on multifaceted issues such as biometri...

Vlad Brodsky is the Chief Information Security Officer and SVP of IT Operations and Infrastructure at OTC Markets Group, a regulated publicly traded financial institution that operates the world’s largest OTC equity electronic marketplace.

Vlad has a bachelor’s in computer science and economics from Brandeis University, an MBA from NYU...

Tom Brennan is the CIO of the national law firm Mandelbaum Barrett PC and leads the U.S. arm of CREST International. In this role, he works with government and commercial organizations to optimize the value of CREST as a cybersecurity accreditation body and industry standards advocate, particularly for companies in the Cybersecurity & Infrast...

Lana is a motivated and results-oriented leader with 20+ years of international experience.

She is experienced in supervising and training teams, building global enterprise-wide programs from the ground up, and leading, planning & executing projects in a variety of industries, ranging from aviation to software, to manufacturing, to tel...

Jacob (Jake) Olcott has been in the cybersecurity industry since 2005 and currently serves as the Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs for BitSight. In his role, he helps organizations benchmark their cybersecurity programs using quantitative metrics and provides thought leadership and recommendations regarding the role of ...

Alex Abramov is senior leader in Technology and Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance with strong track record of accomplishments across all three lines of defense - Controls, Risk, and Audit. He had created and led highly effective IT and Cyber risk management programs that addressed regulatory requirements and enabled business growth, expa...

As a technology leader with 15 years of experience, Thanh develops IT strategic plans, creates governance frameworks and processes, and aligns IT organization priorities with business strategy. He leads digital transformation to create innovative business models, optimize technology capabilities, and develop competitive advantages. His deep e...

Jared is a builder and leader of information security teams and products with more than 20 years of learnings. From startups to global enterprises, he's worked across multiple industries with expertise in secure development, risk management, visual story-telling, and consulted across all InfoSec domains. Over the past few years, he's invested...

Jeff Edstrom is the Director of Infrastructure Security at AccessIT Group (AITG). Jeff is a cybersecurity leader with over twenty years of experience managing infrastructure, security, compliance and support teams across North America and Europe. Jeff enjoys solving complex problems, getting to the root cause and deploying robust solutions th...

Andrew Baker built a base of skills starting with the earliest implementations of 4th Generation Languages, originator of operator company wide voice mail systems, to seeing the product development and deployment of the first off switch Home Location Register and Authentication Center (HLR/AC) which dramatically improved AT&T’s call handling ...

With over 13 years of experience working in Unix and Cybersecurity teams in Fortune 500 companies, Saketh currently is responsible for Pre-sales, Architecture and Strategic Accounts in Americas. Prior to SSH, Saketh spent most of time in enterprise architecture and evaluating solutions that are eventually deployed into Production along with D...

Accomplished Business and Technology professional with over a decade focused on strategic account software sales, advanced enterprise software applications, modeling, business process optimization, solution development and software implementation. Strong technical and business acumen with the ability to execute a wide range of strategies desi...

Ian serves as the Cybersecurity State Coordinator for the State of Washington for CISA, based in Olympia, WA. He supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

His program coordinates cyber preparedness, risk mitigation, and incident resp...

Oren Koren is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Veriti. Oren brings 19 years of experience in cybersecurity, advanced threat analysis, and product management,. Prior to founding Veriti, Oren was a Senior Product Manager at Check Point Software Technologies, where he led AI-based innovations and advanced data analytics projects redef...

Jake Bernstein is a practicing attorney and CISSP who counsels clients trying to understand their cybersecurity risks and the legal duties that arise from those risks. In his decade-plus of practice, Jake has acted as both regulator as an Assistant Attorney General with the Washington State Attorney General's Office and as private defense cou...

Philip Conrod has served in various IT leadership roles (Manager, Director, ISO, CISO & SVP/CIO) during his 35-year career for companies like Raytheon Technologies (Sundstrand), Safeco Insurance, CRU (FamilyLife), Kenworth Truck Company, PACCAR, and Darigold. Philip has been a CISM since 2003. Philip currently serves as the CEO of Kidware Sof...

Bryce Carter is a nationally-recognized leader known for his transformative impact on organizational culture and his ability drive cybersecurity as a key business enabler. Bryce has not only developed groundbreaking security strategies that safeguard data, but has also focused on the broader welfare of communities. His visionary approach has ...

Balcar has over 18 years of experience in security and extensive knowledge of security research, network penetration testing, incident response and computer forensics. At VMware, he is responsible for the activities of the VMware Carbon Black portfolio, including EDR, App Control, Cloud Endpoint, Cloud Enterprise EDR, Cloud Audit and Remediat...

Biagio DeSimone is an experienced Solutions Architect with a history of working in the cloud native application space. Skilled in Kubernetes, Containers, Cloud Platforms and Pre-Sales, Biagio is currently an Enterprise Solutions Architect at Aqua Security. In his role, Biagio works to educate organizations on the importance of container and c...

Jeff Jones is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Milliman, Inc., an actuarial consulting and solutions firm headquartered in Seattle. Jeff is responsible for managing the information security program that encompasses 130 Practices in 80 cities, and supports over 8000 clients and more than 500M participants worldwide. Jeff was ...

Kevin has more than 25 years of experience in threat intelligence and information security. He was the VP of cybersecurity operations and governance at IOActive.com, a retired NSA intelligence officer, the former director of Windows security architecture at Microsoft, and shipped Windows 10 (not by myself). He holds the CISM, CISSP, CGEIT sec...

Chris Boykin joined CyCognito in 2022, his first job on the vendor side, after spending over 20 years on the VAR side. Starting his career at NASA as an electronics technician, he eventually worked his way into computer networking, where he obtained the coveted CCIE certification. He has spent the last 15 years focusing on cybersecurity, wher...

Sara Ricci is an accomplished executive with a proven track record in global leadership roles, building new capabilities and enhancing organizational resilience. She is experienced in Risk Management and Technology Enablement in highly regulated financial and energy sectors. Sara excels at building trust and credibility with executives, clear...

David Sigman has spent the last 20 years working with enterprise customers to make informed decisions about their cybersecurity challenges. He is a passionate cybersecurity evangelist and likes working closely with customers on turning endless alerts into actions through the power of automation. When not working, David likes to spend time pla...

John Wang currently serves as Saviynt’s VP of Product Management for its Enterprise Identity Cloud Platform, the industry’s most complete identity security solution. In this role, John is responsible for supporting the platforms IGA, PAM, AppGRC, and third-party identity security capabilities. He has more than 20 years of product development ...

Sabino Marquez is the Chief Trust Officer at Pantheon.io, a premier provider of WebOps solutions for Drupal and WordPress sites globally. His approach to leading cybersecurity as a ‘Trust Product Practice’ has led to substantial returns on security investments, higher value-generation velocity, and enhanced equity valuations. Sabino leads the...

Cliff Steinhauer is a passionate information security and privacy professional. Currently based in Seattle, he has over a decade of experience in sales, marketing, and project management. With the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Cliff works to direct community engagement through live events, educates through thought leadership, and runs the ...

Ben is a 25-year veteran in the cybersecurity industry with a passion to protect enterprise organizations. He has spent his career establishing security programs for companies of all types and sizes, from 500 to 50,000. Ben has held just about every technical security role, from AV, firewall, SIEM, and DLP management, to security architect, a...

With more than 25 years of experience, Kuivala was most recently the Vice President of General IT and User Experience at NXP Semiconductors. Prior to this role, Kuivala was a long-time security executive at Nokia, serving as the company's CISO and CSO throughout his tenure of more than a decade. He helped form a streamlined and co-operative s...

After nearly 25 years of IT/ InfoSec work across a vast range of industries, experience has fueled my drive to deliver a better information security consulting practice. In 2007, I started VerSprite (aka VerSprite Security) with the idea of developing a team of 'security hybrids' - consummate security professionals that personify both technic...

Over 30 years of professional information security experience in 30 countries across various disciplines, technical areas and market segments. Holds key industry certifications including CISSP #409644, F5 and Imperva WAF, Microsoft ISA, CheckPoint, CSI Encryption, and WhiteHat web security analyst. Also serves on the board of Silicon Valley I...

Chris currently works for Palo Alto Networks in R&D, helping customers stay ahead of threat actors and helping our products stay customer focused. His experience with UEBA and IAM helped drive the ITDR module to not only focus on Identity based attacks, but also the entire Identity lifecycle helping to improve outcomes for customers and detec...

Mary Greenlee serves as a Field CTO and Principal Solutions Engineer at OKTA, where she leads programs to mitigate the security risks of large-scale integrations of enterprise applications. Her multifaceted expertise in databases, networking protocols, and server systems coupled with her business acumen allows her to address today’s unique cy...

With a dynamic career spanning 20 years, including seven years at prestigious luxury retail company, Louis Vuitton. Davin Darnt currently excels as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Americas region. His journey in the company has been marked by significant leadership roles, including Head of IT Operations and Head of Tech...

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 E...

As Washington State’s Enterprise IT Policy Manager, Samantha Zee shepherds the IT policy updates and waiver requests. She previously managed a 24/7 answering service, leveraging the latest technology to encourage human connections serving government, private, and non-profit clients. She earned her MBA while serving as Western Washington Unive...

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 safeguardi...

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 know...

Steve holds the CISSP certification.

Steve is a global cybersecurity executive helping organizations prevent, prepare for, and respond to a cyberattack. Over 20 years in cybersecurity, Steve has worked with the leaders in cybersecurity including Palo Alto Networks, Accenture, and PwC. He has served hundreds of organizations around the world, envisioned, and launched multiple new...

Passionate about addressing the problems related to cybersecurity and technology of the future. People speak about innovation, but Yolanda encourages innovation from workplace entry to developing new tools, solutions, and techniques. As a former U.S. Department of Defense civilian for more than 20 years, she has been "doing cyber" before we h...

Parrish is currently SVP & CISO of Sunflower Bank and has more than 25 years of technology experience and more than 14 years in cybersecurity. During this time, Parrish has worked in various functions of technology, risk management, infrastructure services and support, audit and compliance, incident response, and cybersecurity / information s...

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

Andrew has more than 10 years of experience in strategic alliances at BitSight and Recorded Future, currently leading the WithSecure Product and Services commercial and sales engineering teams in North America.

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 Complia...

Dr. Adrian M. Mayers joined Premera Blue Cross in November 2019 as Vice President, IT and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Premera Blue Cross. Dr. Mayers is responsible for providing and optimizing an enterprise-wide security program and architecture that minimizes risk, enables business imperatives, and further strengthens Preme...

Matt Hillary is the Vice President of Security and CISO at Drata—a continuous security and compliance automation company—where he oversees Drata’s global security, IT, compliance, and privacy strategy and programs. With 15+ years of security experience, Matt has a track record of building and leading exceptional security programs. He has been...

Albert Caballero is a patented cybersecurity expert, systems integrator, and published technologist with a passion for security engineering, cloud computing, and threat intelligence. Currently Field CISO at SentinelOne, he has acted as Global Head of Security Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery and BISO with WarnerMedia and ATT. Co-founded ...

Robb Reck, MBA, CISSP, is an information security and risk professional, with over 20 years of experience in IT, Compliance, and Information Security. Reck has created comprehensive application security programs for multiple financial institutions.

Anmol Agarwal is a security researcher at a Fortune 500 Company and is focused on securing AI and Machine Learning in 5G and 6G. She holds a doctoral degree in cybersecurity analytics from George Washington University and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She previously worked at the U.S. Cybersecur...

Josh is an experienced cybersecurity leader with over 20 years in security and networking. He has spent the last decade at Palo Alto Networks where he has held multiple roles, beginning with Next Generation Firewalls and Network Security, and now leading the Cortex Systems Engineering and Solutions Architecture teams for North America. Josh a...

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/Project/Product Management roles including groundbreaking automation. Tina recently obtained a Master of Science in Cybersecurity...

Robin Purnell currently works as a Senior Security Engineer at Trend Micro. With almost two decades of experience, he has made significant contributions to the global security landscape, partnering with organizations worldwide to tackle their most pressing security challenges. His expertise spans diverse industry sectors, including corporate,...

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 implement...

Madi Brumbelow (she/they) works as a Digital Forensics Analyst at Bank of America. She has been working at the Bank since June of 2020, when she started as an intern in the Technology Analyst Program. As a Digital Forensics Analyst, Madi works on investigations to reduce and mitigate risk to the Bank, its employees, and its customers. Madi re...

Lumakar Challa is a transformational technical leader who transforms application and database infrastructure for large, complex Global Fortune 500 companies. His greatest talent is creating Trusted Advisor relationships with senior technology, corporate, and business line stakeholders. He defines strategies to deliver savings and improvements...

Robert has over 30 years of Information Technology experience and has been a leader in the cybersecurity space for almost a decade. His areas of expertise are in Cybersecurity Operations and Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity Engineering, Information Security and Governance, Data Privacy and Compliance, and Technology Risk Management.

Thomas Scott (Tom) is the Executive Director of the South Carolina Cybersecurity Association and Foundation. As the inaugural Director of the SC Cyber Consortium, he has been a key leader in the cyber education, cyber workforce development, and cyber protection efforts in both South Carolina and across the Nation. He is the CEO of CyberSherpa...

Daniel P. Shoemaker, PhD, is a Full Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Cybersecurity at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he has worked for over 35 years. He has retired from his administrative position as Department Chair, PI for the NSA Center and Subject Matter Expert for DHS and NIST. He is enjoying more time with his ...

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 ...

Rajesh is the Chapter President of ISSA Motor City.

Violet Sullivan works with insurance carriers, trade associations, and individual business clients from around the world providing expert guidance on cybersecurity threat management and response. She represents Crum & Forster within the legal, insurance, and risk management channels to develop long-term relationships, recurring revenue, and n...

As part of the SureCloud cyber services division's leadership team, Nick is responsible for developing and executing the strategy for the cyber testing team. Along with the responsibility for developing tech-led consulting service propositions that combine our expertise, the SureCloud platform and technology. Additionally, Nick oversees and d...

After graduating from college, Juan joined numerous startups in the Los Angeles area, specifically focusing on the early stages of what we now know as SEO. During that time, Juan established himself as a seasoned engineer and learned the ins-and-outs of running a company.

In 2011, a large eCommerce company approached Juan, and he and h...

Jake is a technology leader with significant experience in funding rounds, delivering security transformation and building best in class security functions.

Passionate, innovative & pragmatic with an understanding of what makes businesses tick and how to take them from start up or growth phase to enterprise level security capabilities,...

Andrew Johnson is a solutions architect based in Olympia, WA, responsible for the State's adoption of SD-WAN technology and interconnecting state government with cloud-based resources and external business partners. Andrew spearheaded the development of the state's SD-WAN strategy, oversaw proof of concept efforts, and designed solutions that...

Mike Costello is a strategic planning & design manager based in Olympia, WA. Mike oversees solution architecture, systems engineering, and capacity management to develop effective IT strategies. His expertise in networking, computing, and security allows him to harmonize and integrate diverse infrastructure technologies into comprehensive des...

Marwan Youssef is an accomplished cybersecurity and risk management expert with over 25 years of experience leading information security and technology programs at large organizations. Marwan is currently serving as the Third Party Cybersecurity Program leader at General Motors.

Prior to GM, Marwan was the Client Management Executive f...

15+ years of experience in technology consulting in cybersecurity domain and is an evangelist. His core competencies include - designing enterprise security solution framework to proactively protect organization sensitive data, mapping technology to business, and increasing operational IT efficiency. Tom is a trusted advisor to the CxO's.

Sam Masiello has been working with email, messaging, and fighting internet pollution for over 25 years. Prior to Beckage, he served as the CISO at Gates Corporation, where he was responsible for the company's data security, risk, and global compliance initiatives. Before that, he was CISO at TeleTech, where he oversaw the protection of employ...

Zach Lewis serves as the CIO and CISO for the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. He handles IT Strategic Planning, Cyber and Physical Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Infrastructure Management, IT Governance and Compliance, and day-to-day technology leadership. He volunteers on IT advisory boards for SIUE and UMSL and is an offi...

Tyler Thornsberry is a SOC Analyst for Universal Logistics who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security from Oakland University. He provides an offensive perspective in the threat landscape with his experience in pen-testing. Ranging from Active Directory to web applications, Tyler has engaged in numerous red-team exercises in an eff...

With over 15 years in IT and 5 years in cybersecurity, Joe is a recognized leader in safeguarding global digital landscapes. His experience and commitment IT and cybersecurity has seen him contributing to large and high-profile assignments such as the 2020 US Census Bureau Project through the Department of Commerce to his current task with th...

With five+ years of experience as a sales engineer with Acronis, John currently works with some of the company’s largest enterprise customers, helping them develop, deploy, and maintain software to ensure system uptime and business continuity. John’s expertise also includes working with smaller to medium businesses so he understands the compl...

Ryan brings over a decade of storage and data management experience to Acronis leading a commercial enterprise sales organization. Acronis’ enterprise sales team is focused on helping organizations improve their business continuity plans and reduce cyber exposure in historically difficult computing areas such as the edge, endpoints, industria...

James R. Slaby is the Director of Cyber Protection at Acronis. Previously, Slaby was an industry analyst covering cybersecurity, cloud computing and networking at Forrester Research, HFS Research, Yankee Group and The Info Pro. He has also held solutions, vertical, product and campaign marketing roles at tech security and networking vendors i...

Alex Wood is currently the CISO for Uplight and has more than 18 years of experience in information security. Previously, he has had managerial, program, and technical roles at several major companies in different verticals. Additionally, Alex has served on the Board of Directors for ISSA International and is a host of the Colorado = Security...

Chris Hetner is a Senior Executive, Board Director, and leader in Cybersecurity recognized for raising cyber risk to the Corporate Board level to protect industries, infrastructures, and economies. He creates operational resilience by aligning robust Cybersecurity strategies with business objectives. Mr. Hetner’s professional judgment combin...

Michael Silva is the Leader of Solution Engineering within Cisco’s Outshift team. He is a technology leader with over 17 years of experience. He joined Cisco via the acquisition of Lightspin, where he was the Director of Technical Solutions. At Lightspin, Michael designed the technical go-to-market strategy, developed strategic partnerships, ...

Tim Gallo leads the Google Global Solutions Architecture Team that covers Security Risk Solutions, including Cyber Threat Intelligence, traditional Intelligence Operations, Managed Detection and Response, Security Controls Validation, and Attack Surface Management and asset discovery. He Joined Google Cloud through the acquisition of Mandiant...

Craig has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years and has focused on security for the past 15 years. He started in security as a forensic analyst and incident handler. After doing that for several years he moved into leadership in the InfoSec space and has been leading security teams in different capacities for the past 12 years. Craig ha...

Cynthia Gonzalez is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Exabeam. An advocate for customers, she’s focused on their use of technology to enable and simplify work. She is at her best when bridging the gap between sophisticated software products and the benefits customers can expect.

Wes Spencer is a nationally recognized technology innovator and co-founder of multiple cybersecurity companies including Perch Security which was successfully acquired in 2020. He has numerous awards including the 2020 Cybersecurity Educator of the Year by the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Wes has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, ...

Mr. Lin serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor (CSA) in Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Based in Chicago, IL, Wei Chen supports CISA’s mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure.
As a CSA, Mr. Lin conducts various cyber prepare...

Sumi Gorla is the Director of Systems Engineering at Illumio. Her responsibilities include executing Illumio strategic product vision, field engineering enablement, and enterprise customer selling and support across US West.

Prior to Illumio, Sumi has held several engineering and technical sales leadership roles in companies such as E...

Michael is the Founder and Managing Partner at Rezolvrizk (pronounced “resolve risk”), a boutique risk management firm specializing in assisting companies in resolving their physical security, information security, investigative, and conduct management risks. Rezolvrizk clients span a wide range of businesses and industries to include brand n...

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 ...

Chris is the CISO for Boom Supersonic and works as an advisor for several entities and organizations around the globe. His most recent projects are focused within the aerospace, deception, identity, cryptography, Artificial Intelligence, and services sectors. Over the years, he's founded or worked with several folks specializing in OSINT/SIG...

Jeff is the Chief Information Security Officer at Pinwheel. He leads the Information Security function responsible for securing and protecting information and systems while ensuring overall cyber resiliency. Jeff previously held global leadership positions at DailyPay, Sony and PR Newswire. Jeff also advises several startups and nonprofits. J...

Shanae Chapman has secure tech experience from her work at HashiCorp, Boeing, Akamai, MathWorks, Red Hat, and IBM. She is currently the strategic project partner for clients working with the Nerdy Diva team. She leads the areas of business strategy, user research, design, content creation, and training on client projects. She holds degrees fr...

Melissa Ventrone focuses her practice on class action privacy litigation, privacy breach response (pre- and post-event), payment card industry (PCI) standards and investigation, and advising clients in identifying, evaluating and managing first- and third-party data privacy and security risks. Melissa has represented numerous clients in litig...

Patryk has years of experience in technical support, presenting IT solutions, and sales in a global IT market. He enjoys traveling, meeting, and interacting with different people all around the world. He is highly customer service-driven and likes to build strong relationships with clients.

Chris Sistrunk is Technical Leader on the Mandiant ICS/OT Security Consulting team at Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) focusing on helping protect and secure critical infrastructure around the world for over 9 years. Before Mandiant, Sistrunk was a Senior Engineer at Entergy for over 11 years where he was a subject matter expert for Transm...

With more than 17 years’ experience in the cybersecurity field, Robyn has led five organizations in their transformation from no security program or a minimal security program to a mature security organization. Starting with an organization that needed to achieve NIST compliance to survive, moving to a large financial firm, and then into the ...

As the Director of Information Security & Project Management Office within the IT department at Penske Automotive Group, Mo oversees the implementation and governance of cybersecurity and IT service management best practices across the organization. He has over 18 years of experience in leading and managing complex IT projects, portfolios, an...

Julian Wayte is a highly skilled cybersecurity professional specializing in cloud security. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Julian has become an expert in protecting digital assets and ensuring the security and integrity of cloud-based systems.

Julian's passion for technology and security began early in his life, spar...

Jay Chetty is a seasoned Cloud Security Architect, responsible for overseeing the end-to-end security of the Intel Developer Cloud, a service offering from Intel. His experience spans multiple projects, where he has skillfully navigated the complexities of cloud-based systems to optimize security. His unwavering dedication and insightful stra...

Richard Staynings is a globally renowned thought leader, author, public speaker, and advocate for improved cybersecurity across the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry. He has served on various industry and international cybersecurity committees and presented or lectured on cybersecurity themes or concerns all over the world. He has advised...

Frannie is a passionate leader who drives energy and innovation in everything she touches. With over 35 years of experience in the technology sector, Frannie provides clarity in the face of complexity and uncertainty. She believes that transformation is the key to success in today's business climate. Frannie is continuously scanning for re...

Tsvi Korren, CISSP, has been an IT security professional for over 25 years. In previous positions at DEC and CA Inc., he consulted with various industry verticals on the process and organizational aspects of security. As the Field CTO at Aqua, he is tasked with delivering commercial and open source solutions that make Cloud Native workloads t...

Changiz Sadr is an accomplished Telecommunications Engineer, licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario, and a distinguished Fellow of Engineers Canada. With a strong background in Communications Infrastructure Engineering and Cybersecurity, he has made significant contributions to the field throughout his career. Changiz holds prominent posit...

Robert Loy is the executive director of academic success and innovation at Grand Canyon University. After 18 years in technology roles as a programmer and IT leader and 20 years in education at the Maricopa Colleges, Robert joined Grand Canyon to reshape the technology training and learning landscape and help provide marketable technology ski...

Tim is the author of the book "Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies."

Bid is a seasoned intelligence analyst with years of experience and industry certifications in security operations, threat intelligence, cybercrime investigations, inter-agency collaboration, and lots more. He's currently a Senior Intelligence Analyst at Expedia.

Joshua "Shua" Gamradt is set on influencing culture change and introducing security by investing in others through the development and delivery of gamified security, engineering customer centric security solutions, focusing on risk, and utilizing continuous feedback and data to drive decisions. Shua began this journey of shifting empathy left...

In his role as VP Revenue Operations at the Austrian IAM software company tenfold, Helmut has been responsible for partner sales and product marketing across Europe and North America since 2012.

Right at the start of his tenfold career, he launched the company’s direct sales and was later strongly involved in developing its channel sal...

Eric Vanderbur is a highly skilled computer security professional with a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles and a passion for protecting digital assets. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Eric has developed expertise in network security, endpoint security, cyber, threat intelligence, and incident response.

Throu...

Ve is a technologist at heart who graduated University of Iowa during the dot com boom. He started as a software engineer in airlines at Unisys, then moved to ecommerce in 2005 where he implemented omni channel experiences. Since 2011, he's been a solutions engineer helping grow market share for technologies like ATG, Endeca, Oracle, Sitecore...

Robert Burda currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN). Mr. Burda started at CSN in 2019 as the Chief Strategy Officer. He served as the Interim CEO from June 2021 until July 2022, when he was formally appointed as CEO by the board of directors. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Burda led several key pr...

Gina, based in Denver, severs as the information security lead for Trace3's mountain state region. Additionally, Gina offers valuable guidance to Trace3 clients on implementing innovative security solutions, enabling companies to safeguard their most valuable digital assets. Furthermore, she is an accomplished public speaker and a mentor in t...

IT professional with a passion for cybersecurity management. 15+ years of experience leading key initiatives within both large companies and start-ups selling identity and access management, data monitoring, security, risk and governance solutions. Able to communicate effectively and professionally with key stakeholders to conduct and report ...

Greg enjoys inspiring, innovating, and collaborating to drive business value; time with family; backpacking adventures; and craft beer.

Lynn Dohm brings more than 25 years of organizational and leadership experience to the WiCyS team as the Executive Director. She has long been committed to cybersecurity education and for the last 14 years held active roles in grant-funded programs and nonprofits that assist in providing educational solutions for the cybersecurity workforce. ...

Gary has more than 25 years' total IT industry experience, with the last 21 years focused on security. In addition, he has spent seven of those years as an SE Manager and SE Director. Gary currently works for Cloudflare supporting enterprise solutions for companies in the Southeast region.

Tony serves as a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Chief of Cybersecurity for Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). Based in Chicago, he leads the cyber team, supporting the mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure. Before becoming the ...

Brian Yoshino serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) where he supports CISA’s mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure. As a CSA, Mr. Yoshino is the liaison between federal services and state, local, tribal, and territorial governme...

Andy is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with more than 20 years in the field. At the Walt Disney Company, Andy was a compliance and security architect, managing solutions for Disney's broad portfolio of businesses. He moved on to be a solutions architect for MobileIron and now Lookout, where he has been for the past five years.

Chris Wolski is a distinguished information security expert, former Chief Information Security Officer for a Fortune 1000 company, and now provides fractional information security leadership for Applied Security Convergence. He is currently on the board of ISSA South Texas and is dual-hatted as the Maritime Cross Sector Chief for the Houston ...

Ally Armeson serves as the Program Director for the Military & Veteran Program at Cybercrime Support Network (CSN). Ally is responsible for building and managing CSN’s Military & Veteran Program, which provides service members, veterans, and their families with the education and resources they need to protect themselves from fraud and scams t...

TJ Preyear is a Cyber Security Analyst that is currently employed by Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the company of ethical hackers known for hacking IoT devices, web applications, and password managers. TJ got into cybersecurity because of his limitless curiosity and his accidental hacking of an educational website. This opened a new ...

Harvey is a Boomeranger at Capgemini, having joined Insights and Data in February 2018 for GDPR, and again in late August 2021 for CPRA. He is now with Cybersecurity in Cloud Infrastructure building out Data Protection and Privacy Offerings, serving clients in Data Protection and Privacy, and assisting in Data Discovery with Securiti. He is a...

Aaron Woo is a business and corporate lawyer with a focus on technology in healthcare, energy, AI/Machine Learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Aaron's practice includes corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, technology, licensing, and corporate/securities. He advises technology companies from startup through acqui...

David Sledge is the Director of Cybersecurity for Avelo Airlines, where he collaborates with the CISA and FBI. He holds +20 IT and cybersecurity-focused professional certifications, including CISSP, CISM, and CIPM. He brings 16 years of experience in IT and security leadership, working with global Fortune 500 companies. Previous speaking enga...

As a skilled cybersecurity specialist with over 15 years of experience, Justin has honed his expertise in privileged access, identity security, and Endpoint Security Solutions. His background spans various industry-leading companies, including BeyondTrust, FireEye, and CrowdStrike. As a subject matter expert and advisor, he has contributed to...

Paul came to security after many years working in hosting and managed services. He has a background in Windows Administration, networking, and public cloud.

Madhu Dodda is a seasoned security professional who has been contributing to the growth and evolution of the Lookout security solutions for the past 10 years. Dodda has been building network & data security products at scale for over a decade. As Field CTO, he evangelizes on Zero Trust principles and helps organizations defend against modern ...

Dan is the Head of Machine Learning at Abnormal Security, responsible for leading a team of 40+ detection and ML engineers in building the data processing and ML layers in the platform. Prior to Abnormal, Dan worked at Twitter, first as a staff machine learning engineer in Cortex, and later as the manager of the web ads machine learning team....

15+ years of experience in technology consulting in cybersecurity domain and is an evangelist. His core competencies include - designing enterprise security solution framework to proactively protect organization sensitive data, mapping technology to business, and increasing operational IT efficiency. Tom is a trusted advisor to the CxO's.

Neal Tillery has helped customers design and implement Identity solutions for 18 years. He has worked for industry-leading companies like Sun Microsystems, SailPoint, and Okta. He is now a Senior Manager for Pre-Sales Solution Architecture at Okta. He is passionate about how Okta can help customers quickly and easily secure their applications...

Eric has more than 15 years of IT advisory and operations experience with significant knowledge of cloud services providers and users. He often works in complex, highly technical environments and consults with global cloud providers, Fortune 100 companies, private equity groups, start-ups, large pension fund managers, and state government ent...

Lulu is a highly experienced and knowledgeable IT advisory Senior Manager with a strong focus on governance, risk, and compliance. She possess over seven years of experience in the field and has led and executed a range of projects, including SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations, IT audits, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, EI3PA assessments, FFIEC, FDICIA,...

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 ...

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 ...

Mike Britton is the CISO of Abnormal Security, an email security company that uses behavioral AI to prevent business email compromise, supply chain fraud, and other socially-engineered attacks. At Abnormal, he leads the information security and privacy programs, where he is integral in building and maintaining the customer trust program, perf...

Pete Nicoletti has 31 years of IT and MSSP experience and has been a hands-on CISO for the last 18 years and recently joined Check Point as Field CISO of the Americas.

Pete’s experience and leadership was most recently at Cybraics Defense as CISO. This company is an advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Analytics formed...

Jack has been passionate about (obsessed with) information security and privacy since he was a child. Attending 2600 meetings before reaching his teenage years, and DEF CON conferences shortly after, he quickly turned an obsession into a career. He began his first professional, full-time information security role at the world's first internet...

Deron McElroy is Chief of Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 6. He leads a team of Cybersecurity Advisors focused on enhancing our Nation’s cyber resilience. Deron’s team is available to help critical infrastructure owners and operators improve their cybersecurity posture, better manage cyb...

Theresa Le is Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell Cyber, the leading provider of standalone cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises. At Cowbell, she leads the team of cyber claims specialists and risk engineers who work tirelessly to minimize the frequency and severity of cyber incidents. Theresa brings nearly 20 years of cyber c...

For 16 years of his career, John has worked in IT operations running infrastructure, network and cyber security teams for Fortune 100 companies and U.S. government agencies. The next 15 years, he transitioned to leading vendor solutions engineering teams across the Americas, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this time he focused on S...

Vasanth Balakrishnan is a Senior Enterprise Solution Engineer for Cloudflare based in Houston, TX. His career started with 10 years in the telecommunications provider industry in engineering/planning roles moving towards customer-facing architect roles. His cybersecurity solution engineer career started in 2010 with RSA Security and subsequen...

With 30+ years of technology related experience, Linda White has possessed a wide variety of Information Security and IT related roles over three decades within the Enterprise, Government, and non-profit space. Linda currently serves as the Director of Information Security at Axiom Medical. Prior roles include various Information Security fun...

Joshua Shapiro leads CrowdStrike’s Threat Intelligence business, globally. His team builds strong partnerships and helps customers develop robust intelligence-driven information security programs that stop breaches and reduce risk. Prior to CrowdStrike, Joshua was a leader in Deloitte’s Federal Intelligence & Investigations practice. In this ...

Kyle Krejci is a highly skilled and experienced Security Engineer at Team Cymru with over a decade of experience in Network Security and Engineering. He has a strong background in the field of cybersecurity and is passionate about using his expertise to help organizations better protect themselves against cyber threats.

Kyle has gained...

Donna Gomez, CRISC, is the Security Risk and Compliance Analyst at Johnson County (KS) Park & Recreation District. Previously, Donna served as the Critical Infrastructure Protection Senior Manager and Risk Compliance Analyst for a municipally owned utility. Donna has been an information security professional since 1999, where she began docume...

Rob is a Senior Solutions Engineer from Okta with over 14 years of experience in Information Technology. His expertise falls with the Identity, Virtualization, and End User Computing spaces in regulated environments. Rob holds a MS of Information Technology Management and BA of Communication from Oakland University. He additionally sits on th...

Snehal Antani is CEO and Co-founder of Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity company using AI to deliver Red Teaming and Penetration Testing as a Service. He also serves as a Highly Qualified Expert for the U.S. Department of Defense, driving digital transformation and data initiatives in support of Special Operations.

Craig Riddell is an ephemeral identity enthusiast and has recently joined the Netwrix team as the North American Field CISO. Prior to joining Netwrix Craig was responsible for all of Identity at HP. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience around modernizing identity solutions while reducing costs and improving security. Outside of work...

Rob Arnold is Director of Information Security at Children International, where his job is protecting the data and systems we use to fight to end global poverty. Twenty-eight years of working in Information Technology in the public and private sector has given Rob the conviction that successful outcomes happen when you don’t let the technolog...

Kristen Gilmore is a senior business development director at INSPYR Solutions, a top-tier technology solutions company. With over 20 years of experience in IT staffing solutions in the Houston market, Kristen is a proven sales leader who has cultivated a strong reputation for building and expanding customer relationships. Kristen is well-vers...

Jarell Oshodi is a licensed attorney, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) with more than 12 years of experience helping a range of government agencies in privacy and data governance roles. She has worked at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Institutes of Health,...

Susan Lam is a resourceful and multi-disciplined senior Enterprise Risk Management and Governance leader with a proven track record for developing and leading strategic initiatives and innovations in dynamic and fast-paced environments. She is currently the Chief Risk Officer at Bakkt responsible for Enterprise Risk Resilience which comprised...

Eric Storm is the Regional Sales Director for the North East & Mid-Atlantic territories at BlackBerry. He has been a sales leader with BlackBerry for over two years, and his passion has only grown over that time for Cyber Security and the solutions we provide. He has worked in AI and Technology over the last 10+ years at companies such as Cit...

Vaibhav Malik, also known as "VB," is a seasoned networking and security professional and industry thought leader with over 12 years of experience in the field. He holds a Masters in Telecommunication from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Currently, Vaibhav is serving as a Global ...

Taylor Speaker has been working in the information security industry for over 13 years. His experience includes working with organizations in the trading industry, technology startups, in addition to consulting across a wide variety of industries.

Jennifer Galvin is a Principal Channel Sales Engineer at Contrast Security, where she provides technical leadership supporting Contrast Channel Partners to help secure their customer's applications from the inside out. She has helped architect and build many critical application services you may use today. If you've viewed NASDAQ's video wall...

Robert Young is a Regional Sales Engineer for CrowdStrike in the northeast U.S. territory, with an extensive background in security and IT operations. Over his career, Robert has worked both in the private and public sectors, as the customer and in sales, giving him a deep understanding of the people, processes, and technologies involved in s...

After spending the first half of his career in fintech, Stu moved into cyber security as a Strategic Global Account Manager with RSA in 2012. Since joining Expel in 2019, Stu has spent time in a variety of roles with clients and partners of all sizes. He currently manages the partner ecosystem in the Northeast.

Naiche Robison is a Field Sales Engineer with Thales Group covering their Identity and Access Management Solutions; SafeNet Trusted Access and OneWelcome. With 16yrs of channel/distribution experience covering multiple solutions, Naiche has worked with some of the biggest players in the field from Palo Alto Network’s, to Aruba, and Brocade to...

Nader Zaveri has over 15 years of experience in IT security, infrastructure, and risk management. Nader has led hundreds of incident response investigations related to on-prem or cloud-based environments. He has helped investigate and understand the storyline of the attack for the most allusive threat actors such as nation-states. He also lea...

Brandi Burton has more than 25 years experience in information and cyber security, with a specialty in technology risk management. Brandi has successfully helped companies in various industries design and lead information security and risk management programs that enable the organization's business strategies while meeting stakeholder expecta...

Bistra has been in information security for 15 years; and all of it she spent in security operations/engineering for various industries from financial, to health care, to consulting; and most recently, manufacturing. Bistra is a passionate blue teamer, likes experimenting with new technologies, and is a team builder with a knack for process i...

April Boyd-Noronha, also known as The STEM Broker, consults parents, educational and civic entities on actively engaging the NextGen as they pursue careers in STEM. She is currently the Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisor and Board Member of the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), the first global non-profit with the mission of helping build safe ...

Joe Arahill is the Senior Manager of Information Security at Affiliated Distributors (AD). He oversees the people, processes, and technology that secures AD's infrastructure and business systems. Joe started his career in information security for a commercial loan software company, and for most of his career, he has worked in the financial se...

Sarah Buerger serves as the Business Information Security Officer for The Kraft Heinz Company.

Erik Hart oversees global information security for Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services firms. A recognized thought leader with more than 20 years of experience in providing information security services to various industries and organizations, he also serves in an advisory role for numerous companie...

A mission and customer focused Senior Information Technology Risk Management professional with a strong concentration in Computer Security Initiatives, Governance, Risk Management and Forensics. Extensive experience in creating security and risk programs for companies of various industries, sizes, and complexities. Hands-on pen testing, app...

With 30+ years of technology related experience, Linda White has possessed a wide variety of Information Security and IT related roles over three decades within the Enterprise, Government, and non-profit space. Linda currently serves as the Director of Information Security at Axiom Medical. Prior roles include various Information Security fun...

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 ...

Rick Bosworth is an engineer turned product manager and marketer, bringing an uncommon technical perspective to enterprise GTM strategy and execution for almost two decades. At SentinelOne, his focus in cybersecurity—in particular cloud workloads, IoT, and user endpoint security—has provided expertise to the rapidly-evolving challenges across...

Jordan Fischer represents clients in cross-border data management, creating cost-effective and business-oriented approaches to cybersecurity, data privacy, and technology compliance. Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star – Technology Law, Jordan practices in many jurisdictions throughout the United States in both state and federal courts,...

Adnan Hussain is a Cybersecurity Engineering Manager at Schlumberger where he is responsible for cybersecurity solutions for endpoint, perimeter, network, identity and secret management, physical security, and tools & automation teams. With more than 25 years of experience in IT and Cybersecurity, he has worked in operations, engineering, arc...

Michael Gregg is the state of North Dakota’s Chief Information Security Officer. The state CISO is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction of cyber security for the state and advising the governor and legislators on key cyber issues.

With Michael’s cyber experience span being over a period of two decades, he ha...