Dr. Easttom is the author of 26 computer science books and over 40 research papers, as well as an inventor with 14 patents. He is a frequent speaker at computer science and security conferences, and is a Distinguished Speaker of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery). He holds a Doctor of Science in cyber security and three masters deg...

Jonathan Echavarria is an Enterprise Architect at ReliaQuest that has spent his career building and breaking a variety of environments. In his current role, Echavarria leverages this experience to orchestrate business strategy alignment with technological enablement. During his time at ReliaQuest, Jonathan has held various positions with resp...

Eli Edelkind is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience building high-performing teams, delivering resilient technology solutions, mitigating risk, and ensuring dependable operations. He currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer and leader for Infrastructure & Technology Operations at ...

Miles has spent over 20 years in senior and executive leadership positions building cybersecurity programs with global and national companies across a variety of vertical markets. He has experience in risk assessments, remediation prioritization, business continuity management/disaster recovery, incident response, policy/standard development,...

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...

Chaney has more than 15 years of practitioner experience spanning multiple disciplines in environments ranging from Higher Education to working with Fortune 100 companies and international businesses. During these years, he started with Microsoft Enterprise Applications eventually including Linux and Network administration. Transitioning his ...

Jason Edwards has over 20 years of IT/Cybersecurity experience and currently works for USAA researching, developing and executing enterprise cybersecurity assurance testing. Jason is a 22-year veteran of the US Army and has served multiple tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Jason is currently awaiting final approval for his do...

Dr. Benjamin Edwards joined Cyentia at the beginning of 2019 as hire #1. He was formerly with IBM Research, where he worked in applying advanced machine learning techniques to solve real world security problems and shaped the next generation of analytical security models. Before that he received his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico wit...

Michael Effiong is Head of Cybersecurity at Tango Networks, where he is in charge of the Cybersecurity department, developing policies, security awareness training, network architecture, vulnerability analysis, and governance and compliance. He reports to the COO/CISO. Michael holds a masters degree in cybersecurity from University of Dallas,...

Gretel Egan is a senior security awareness training strategist for Proofpoint, a leading provider of cybersecurity services and solutions. She is a Certified Security Awareness Practitioner (CSAP) and has been working in technical, business, and consumer communications for more than 20 years. Gretel has extensive experience in researching and...

As a senior executive specializing in security and privacy program development and management, Mark’s unique background and expertise in information technology, program, and people management have positioned him as a thought leader and frequent industry speaker.

Mark started his career as a program manager and psychotherapist at a hosp...

Senior cybersecurity professional with years of experience (Engineer/Architect, Senior Manager, Director, and CISO roles) architecting and managing large scale IT Security, Network Infrastructure, and Development projects. Heavy experience collaborating with diverse cross-functional groups of people, both domestic and international. Recognize...

Jonathan has been a third-party risk practitioner since 2004. He is co-founder and former president of the Third-Party Risk Association. He has deep experience building and running third-party risk programs in finance and healthcare. He started with RiskRecon in April, 2020.

Barry crafts resources and news reports for the general public and cybersecurity specialists. He has written about technology, finance and small business for Insure.com, Policygenius, and Lendio. He was the Silicon Valley Correspondent for Turkey’s Anadolu Agency. He is also a playwright and screenwriter, and several of his plays have been pr...

Michael Elkins has spent more than 27 years as a practitioner at the intersection of technology, risk, and leadership—helping organizations turn complexity into clarity and risk into resilience. From leading a $100M+ data center modernization project for a Medicaid health provider, to developing human-factored cybersecurity frameworks for NIS...

Mike Ellerhorst is the Founder and CEO of NTM Advisory. With over 15 years of experience in consulting and industry, he specializes in delivering transformative programs for his clients at the intersection of business and technology, with a focus in the Information Security and IT Risk domains. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science from ...

Wade Ellery, Field Chief Technology Officer and Senior Technical Evangelist with Radiant Logic. Wade has extensive experience in enterprise IT direct and channel software, and services, sales and management. He has in-depth knowledge and experience in enterprise IAM, IGA, PAM, ZTA, risk and compliance and IT security challenges. Wade has con...

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...

Andy Ellis is a seasoned technology and business executive with deep expertise in cybersecurity, managing risk, and leading an inclusive culture. He is the author of 1% Leadership, Partner at YL Ventures, and is an advisor to cyber security startups. He is the founder and CEO of Duha, a boutique advisory firm focused on providing strategic co...

Kristen Ellis is the Security Officer for Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc. in Lenexa, KS. She obtained her Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation in 2012 and has over 23 years of Information Technology experience, twelve years focused in security. Mrs. Ellis has been instrumental in the development of the s...

Jason Ellis is the Director of the Advisory Services. With more than 20 years of experience in IT, Jason has managed multimillion cybersecurity and IAM programs, overseeing the development of the strategy, product roadmap, and delivery. His deep understanding of the IAM technical landscape (IGA, PAM, Access Management, Customer Identity, Zero...

Detective First Lieutenant Jim Ellis is the commander of the Michigan State Police Cyber Section within the Intelligence Operations Division. He leads a cyber team of 56 MSP members located at 7 offices throughout Michigan. He has oversight over the Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3), Computer Crimes Unit (CCU), and the Michigan region of th...

Jason Elmer is a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, instrumental in launching the Cybersecurity practice. Jason brings 15 years of experience in financial services, with technology positions serving hedge fund, private equity and alternative investment markets. Jason holds a BS in Finance from Fordham University College of Business Administ...

Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Washington, recently re-designated by NSA/DHS as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, headquartered at UW Bothell, and a Center of Academic Excellence in Research, headquartered at the A...

Brian A. Engle, CISSP, CISA Founder and CEO Riskceptional Strategies Brian Engle is an experienced security and risk management professional who works with business leaders to create and implement successful strategies for implementing sustainable risk-based information security programs. Prior to founding Riskceptional, Brian led the Retail ...

Belinda Enoma is a privacy and cybersecurity consultant with a legal and technology background. She offers virtual privacy and cybersecurity services including risk mitigation solutions and building privacy programs from scratch. She is a writer, corporate trainer, lifestyle strategist, mentor, and coach to women in the cybersecurity and data...

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 ...

Mohammad Eshan is the Founder and CEO of GhostEye (YC S25), a platform that helps organizations simulate real social engineering attacks and train where risk shows up. GhostEye uses AI and OSINT to recreate multi-step attacks across email, text, voice, and video, extending into impersonation, help-desk
manipulation, identity compromise,...

Christian Espinosa is the CEO & Founder of Blue Goat Cyber and a Cybersecurity Professor at Maryville University. He holds over 25 certifications, including the CISSP, CCISO, and PMP. Christian is a U.S. Air Force veteran with a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and an MBA from Webster University. He holds multiple patents on ...

Ray Espinoza is an expert delivering complex InfoSec capabilities and strategies. He is responsible for all security and compliance initiatives and customer solutions.

As Director of Security Strategy at Phosphorus Cybersecurity, Robert helps organizations address xIoT attack surface management and preventative risk mitigation, enabling organizations to safely embrace an increasingly Thing-based world. He has been a cybersecurity professional in the Silicon Valley for over 20 years, with his early career fo...

Ed is an Operational Risk Consultant working within the Technology Information Security group. He has been with Toastmasters International (TMI) since 1997 and has multiple certifications from TMI. Ed is a resourceful, creative, and solution-oriented person who was frequently able to come up with new and innovative approaches to his assigned ...

Amy is responsible for driving organization-wide strategy and global product innovation for education and professional development experiences for (ISC)² members and other cybersecurity professionals at all career stages. She leads a diverse team of strategists, educators, course developers, subject matter experts and instructors, as well as ...

Dr. Katie Evans is a Professor of Mathematics and the Dean of Science and Engineering at Houston Christian University (HCU). Prior to HCU, she was on faculty at Louisiana Tech University for 16 years in the College of Engineering and Science, where she served in various administrative roles and is now Professor Emerita. Dr. Evans serves in le...

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...

Professor Len Evenchik has more than 25 years of senior management and engineering experience in industry, government, and academia. He teaches courses on the strategic use of Information Technology (IT) and Data Analytics, and a course on Cybersecurity Strategy and Management. He has also served as the faculty supervisor for experiential lea...

Max Everett is a cybersecurity risk and information technology modernization expert whose work has spanned Federal government, political organizations, and private sector companies.

Max is currently the CISO for Shaw Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. He spent 20 years in Washington, DC where he served in nume...

Special Agent Ryan Ewing has been with the FBI for over 8 years with assignments within Cyber Task Forces in the Miami Field Office, Columbia Field Office and Kansas City Field Office. He has had investigative cases for Cyber Criminal matters as well as Cyber National Security matters. Through the FBI continuing education program, he has held...