About the Speaker
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    Chris Sistrunk
    Technical Leader on the ICS/OT Security Consulting team, Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud)

    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 Transmission and Distribution SCADA systems. Sistrunk was awarded Energy Sector Security Professional of the Year in 2014. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. He founded BSidesJackson, co-founded the BEER-ISAC, and helped organize the ICS Village at DEF CON 22. He holds BS electrical engineering and MS engineering and technology management degrees from Louisiana Tech University.