Jeff Stapleton is a security professional with 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, focusing on cryptography and key management. He has been an ASC X9 standards participant during his career, developing dozens of informational security standards. Jeff has published a three-book series called Security Without Obscurity, wri...

Peter is a sales and systems engineering professional with more than 37 years experience with a solid track record. Dedicated to the success of the organization and extended account teams and driving continuous customer satisfaction. Maintained a track record of excellence by going above and beyond to provide goal oriented solutions to busine...

David is the leader of Husch Blackwell’s national privacy and data security practice group. Accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Fellow of Information Privacy, Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States, and Certified Information Privacy Technologist, David brings to the table a deep engageme...

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...

Mike has more than 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, ...

Katie Stebbins is the Vice President for Economic Development at the University of Massachusetts. She serves as a liaison to the business community, establishing and growing research and workforce development partnerships to benefit the university and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Representing UMass, the state’s second-largest employer a...

Richard E. Steele, Jr., widely known as “Ricky,” is the Chief Development Officer at TekStream Solutions. TekStream provides IT staff augmentation and consulting services and was recently named one of Atlanta’s “Best Places to Work.” Steele has spent 20 years in the staffing industry successfully increasing revenue, elevating the company’s br...

Tony Steffe is a Principal Sales Engineer at Illumio and CISSP-certified cybersecurity professional with nearly 20 years of experience in network security, threat prevention, and microsegmentation. He specializes in helping enterprise organizations understand complex security challenges and translate emerging technologies, including Zero Trus...

Ryan is a member of the Constangy Cyber Team in Seattle, specializing in compliance advisory services for data privacy and cybersecurity. He serves his clients in assessing, implementing, and enhancing their information governance programs under state, federal, and international laws.

Prior to Constangy, Ryan served eight years at Gran...

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 ...

Michael Stephen is a 20+ year Cybersecurity and Privacy professional who has worked in multiple industries including telecommunications, healthcare, state and local government, finance and restaurant. His experience includes designing, building and supporting security solutions, and successfully implementing compliance and privacy programs to...

Chris Stephen is a Senior Sales Engineer at SentinelOne. Chris has over a decade of experience in the IT field, from his initial startup where he designed end-phase punch management systems for commercial and residential builders, to his work at Apple to his work in the medical industry. Chris is a ‘Jack-of-all-trades’ when it comes to IT.

Dr. Peter Stephenson is the Technology Editor and author of the “Threat Hunter” blog in SC Magazine, a leading industry publication for which he has written for over 20 years. He is a cyber criminologist, digital investigator and digital forensic research scientist, as well as being a writer, researcher and lecturer on cyber threat analysis, ...

Greg Sternberg is a Security Architect at Sungard Availability Services, CISO for ISSA, Denver and Affiliate Faculty at Regis University. He works at incorporating security into the SDLC and securing architectures. He has published and blogged on security and architecture topics and presented at SecureWorld, RMISC, ISC(2) and the Open Group S...

As Vice President of Information Security at Equifax Canada, Les Stevens is responsible for the identification, assessment, and mitigation of inherent, residual, regulatory, security, and compliance risks specifically associated with the business operations of Equifax International business units. His experience building and maintaining infor...

Donovan is a Solutions Engineer at SpyCloud and has been in the tech industry since the mid nineties. He has worked in various industries and for companies ranging from start-ups to those listed in the Fortune 50. His career has taken him all over the world, including a four-year stint in South-Africa where he worked for the South-African gov...

Katie Stewart is a senior member of the technical staff within the CERT® Division at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. She has more than 15 years of experience advising clients in engineering, information technology, and telecommunications industries. Katie’s current research int...

Peter Steyaert is a leading cybersecurity and IT architect who directs all detailed and extensive ASOC product discussions for private and public sector customers. His background and knowledge spans the fields of cyber defense, SOC management, VoIP, and network architecture. Peter has worked on significantly large projects in both the federal...

Peter Stickle is a Senior Systems Engineer at Veeam Software Canada, Inc., located in Ontario. With extensive expertise in Data Protection, Peter has been pivotal in advancing technical excellence and innovation within the organization, as well as with large commercial, public sector, and enterprise clients. Peter collaborates closely with cu...

Daniel is a 15-year Intelligence Professional, with a career in US Army Intelligence and the National Geospatial Agency. His primary focus has been in Counter-Terrorism, Asymmetrical Warfare, and Intelligence Analysis methodology. Daniel was a national-level instructor in All Source Intelligence Analysis and has written several published whit...

Jon Stitzel is the Lead Analyst for Cybersecurity Risk Management at Ameren. He is responsible for driving cybersecurity and risk management strategy for business and industrial control system environments, in addition to leading IT and Cybersecurity controls compliance. Jon has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, including more t...

Ana Stojkovic Knezevic is Chief AI Officer (CAIO) at Angitu and founder of mAIgla, where she focuses on enterprise AI governance, AI strategy, and intelligent operating models. She advises organizations on building secure, compliant, and scalable AI ecosystems while navigating evolving global regulations. Ana has spoken internationally across...

Major General Michael A. Stone is the Commander, 46th Military Police Command, Michigan Army National Guard. In this capacity he provides leadership, mission command and strategic priorities in order to ensure effective and efficient accomplishment of the Command’s missions. General Stone is also an Assistant Adjutant General and responsibl...

Michael Stone is a Senior Solutions Engineer and joined Automox in 2021. His passion is helping organizations reduce their potential attack surfaces beginning with a simple philosophy: Start by Locking the Front Door! Michael has focused on the field of cybersecurity with a focus on endpoint management for over 15 years with a number of indus...

Tom Stone is a seasoned cyber security advisor with more than 20 years of experience across the industry with a specialized focus on email and collaboration. Currently, Tom leads business development for Avanan, a Check Point Company, the world’s leading provider of advanced cyber security solutions. In his role, Tom works closely with custom...

Kirsten Stoner is a Technologist on the Product Strategy team at Veeam Software. With 10 years of software experience, Kirsten has a specialized focus in all things data management including storage, cloud, cybersecurity, and analytics. Through her years working at Veeam, she leads the creation of technical content for product demonstrations...

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...

Amanda Stowell is a passionate Information Security and Privacy Program Manager at A-dec, Inc., a leading dental manufacturer based in the Pacific Northwest. Over the past few years, Amanda has built A-dec’s cybersecurity program from the ground up, leveraging her expertise to design a robust framework that balances business needs with today’...

Rachel Stradling is the Manager of IT Governance and Information Security at Wacker Chemical, where she leads IT crisis management, cybersecurity governance, IT risks, controls, and audit activities for the North and Central America regions. She brings global experience managing IT control programs across more than 10 countries and focuses on...

Martin Strasburger leads the Enterprise Security department at Duke Energy Corporation, a Fortune 200 company, and one of the largest combined gas and electric utilities in the United States. In this role, Martin works with company executives and the board of directors to define the company’s security strategy across technology networks/syste...

Ethan Strayer has spoken at cyber conferences such as the (ISC)2 Security Congress. Ethan is a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) Governance Risk and Compliance professional. He supports the Company's risk tolerance while also improving the IT posture of the organization. Ethan specializes in...

Beth Strobel began her career at a global aerospace and defense company, maintaining responsibility for the ethics and legal compliance training and awareness programs. She's since worked in both technical and sales roles at technology companies providing solutions for cybersecurity and governance, risk and compliance. Beth currently serves a...

David Strom is one of the leading experts on network and Internet technologies and has written and spoken extensively on topics such as VOIP, convergence, email, cloud computing, network management, internet applications, wireless, and Web services for more than 30 years. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Network Computing magazine, writ...

Tia Strombeck, MBA, CISSP, currently manages a risk management team focused on governance and cross-organizational programs. Tia has 20+ years experience in information security. She has focused on building cross-organizational relationships to help other business teams understand the importance and value of security initiatives. She has work...

James Stroud is the Sr. Sales Engineering Manager for Proofpoint’s South and East Mid Market teams. He has 25+ years of experience in cybersecurity, providing leadership and expertise for companies in various sectors, including Federal, State and Local Government, Healthcare, and Education. James joined Proofpoint this year after serving as t...

Eric Stuhl is a Solutions Engineering Manager at Zscaler, with over two decades of experience in enterprise networking, security and digital transformation. Based in the Mid-Atlantic region, Eric has led teams through the evolution from traditional architectures to cutting-edge solutions. His passion lies in helping organizations leverage clo...

Tom Stumpek currently serves as the CISO at Lahey Health. Prior to Lahey Tom spent over 20 years with the General Electric Company in various IT C-level positions (CISO, CTO, CIO) in the financial services, insurance, manufacturing and corporate sectors. Recently Tom has presented at several executive IT events on technology strategy, enterpr...

Lalitha Subramanian, Program Management Director at University of Washington Continuum College, has over a couple of decades of experience designing, developing, and delivering large-scale learning and development strategies and certification programs that empower working professionals build the right strengths, skills, and behaviors for orga...

Mr. Sullivan is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of cybersecurity experience. He has a robust track record in developing and deploying cybersecurity solutions at scale for the world’s leading companies. Christopher currently serves as the Managing Director at VoSec, a management consulting firm, and holds key positions as Vice President a...

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...