Doug Cavit has been involved in cybersecurity for 30 years as CIO of McAfee and Chief Security Strategist at Microsoft, as well as CISO for two tech startups working on automated cybersecurity in the cloud. He was a major contributor to Microsoft adding anti-malware and several versions of Windows. He has been involved in setting security standards for the financial services and utility industries as well as the ISO process for secure software development. He has helped the Global Fortune 1000 and governments around the world on security and is a noted speaker in the security industry. Doug was a finalist for an Orbie award for CISO of the year in 2025. He holds multiple patents for IT infrastructure. Currently, he is CISO for Snohomish County in Washington State. In addition, he is a volunteer board member for a local non-profit that provides computers to the disadvantaged.