Maarten Van Horenbeeck is Chief Information Security Officer of Zendesk since March 2018. He has also been a Board member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) since 2011, and is the Lead Expert to the IGF Best Practices Forum on Cybersecurity. From July 2015 to March 2018, he served as Vice President, Security Engineer...

André builds security organizations that scale and that enable business through alignment to strategy. Over the past 15+ years, he's focused on embedding security into the way products are designed, built, and delivered—not as a checkpoint, but as a strategic capability.

Most recently, he led a global Security Advisory organization sup...

Derek Van Natta brings a diverse and comprehensive background to the penetration testing team, having initially served as a network engineer and systems administrator in the Marine Corps before advancing into cybersecurity roles as a SOC analyst and incident responder. His expertise spans a range of environments, including external and intern...

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...

Rob Vanderberry is celebrating his 26th year of technology sales and consultation, experienced in selling solutions to businesses and public sector organizations as manufacturer rep, distributor and reseller. Rob has a passion for helping organizations achieve successful business outcomes through optimized blends of technology, knowledge and...

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...

Amber Vanderburg is a multi award winning international businessperson, keynote speaker, and founder of The Pathwayz Group. In 2016, she left her job in corporate HR to become the only female, only American, and only blonde Academy elite football coach for the Adidas Gameday Academy/Paris Saint Germain Academy in Bangalore, India. She worked ...

Bob Varnadoe is a seasoned executive with over twenty-five years building IT and security programs. He has served in information security leadership in fortune 500 companies including as Chief Information Security Officer for NCR Corporation and Vice President of Information Security at Fiserv as well as Vice President of Risk Management at K...

As vice president, chief information security officer, Marc Varner is responsible for the global security strategy and program, ensuring all Lowe’s information assets and technologies are properly protected. He collaborates with senior technology and business leaders to implement the best security practices to protect and serve our customers ...

Yiannis Vassiliades is currently serving as CISO in Residence at Zscaler, the global leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust IT Transformation. With over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Yiannis has been deeply committed to productizing transformative technologies that align with organizations’ strategic cybersecuri...

Chris Vaughn is an information security and risk management leader with two decades of experience developing information security strategies and programs for international organizations. He is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Unify Square, the leading provider of software and managed cloud services for Microsoft Skype for Bus...

As the Director of Cyber Security for Waddell & Reed, Pedro is tasked with leading IR, SECOPS, Vulnerability Management, Security Automation, and IAM. Pedro has previously provided security services for the DoD, IRS, DST, and SS&C.

As CMO at Phosphorus Cybersecurity, John has achieved more than 25 years of experience in high-tech security marketing, strategy, product marketing, product management, and consulting. A serial CMO and security visionary, he has helped build and lead some of the biggest brands in enterprise security, including Solera Networks, Blue Coat Syste...

As Field CTO at Varonis, Brian supports a wide range of security and technology initiatives by helping Varonis’ customers and partner get the most out of the company’s products. In his 20-year technical career, Brian served as a developer, tech architect, engineer and product manager for companies in financial services, legal, and cybersecuri...

Steve is a Sr. Solutions Engineer at Okta helping enterprise customers with their identity and access management needs. In his previous life, Steve has served as a CISO / VP of Information Security, Data Center Manager, and held various Security, Windows, and Network Engineering roles.

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...

Sudeep Venkatesh is a noted expert on data protection, bringing two decades of industry and technology experience in this area. His expertise spans the protection of data in both structured and unstructured data ecosystems, with an emphasis on solving real-world business problems through encryption, authentication and key management. He has a...

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...

Sean has over three decades of experience in the Information Technology field, with a focus on information security best practices and compliance. He currently serves as the Head of Information Security and Compliance at KinderCare, one of the nation’s largest accredited early learning education systems, implementing and maintaining the compa...

Bryce Verdier (CISSP, CEH) is currently a Senior Software Developer at GroupOn. In previous roles, he’s also been a Systems Engineer with an automation and DevOps minded focus, and an Information Security Engineer, focusing on host-based security.

Jerry Vergeront is the founder and attorney at Vergeront Law, PLLC. With over 25 years in Information Security before becoming an attorney, he brings an industry understanding to data security, privacy, and compliance law.

Arvin Verma is a highly motivated cybersecurity professional, with over 14 years of experience across a multitude of cyber and IT domains. He has worked in multiple industries spanning over 5 Fortune 500 companies and Big 4 consulting. He is currently a vCISO within the SMB segment.
In addition, Arvin proudly served in the US Navy Rese...

Joe is a risk management professional with experience across many security, risk and compliance domains. Past roles include advising on GRC software implementations at highly regulated customers and supporting data protection efforts at Aptible, a HITRUST Certified Platform-as-a-Service. Joe currently leads the Trust & Security function at Co...

More than 30 years of technology experience across several sectors, including financial, insurance, and a successful technology startup that he took from funding to IPO back in 2001. Prior to joining Allvue Systems as their CISO four+ years ago, Frank spent a combined 20 years at Goldman Sachs holding several senior global positions creating ...

Frank Vianzon works for a large corporation as the Director of Security Architecture and Engineering. He also writes and teaches courses for Red Rocks Cybersecurity Program, including Vulnerability Assessment. Frank has also served on the Board for the Denver Chapter of OWASP.

Donna Vieira , CRISC, has been an Information Security Awareness Professional for since 1999. She is a Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) through ISACA, which is designed for IT professional with hands-on experience with risk identification, assessment, evaluation, response and monitoring.

I seek simple solutions to complex problems. As a cybersecurity entrepreneur (currently Keystrike, 2 prior exits), a computer science professor (NSF CAREER recipient, 65+ peer-reviewed papers, multiple awards), or as a public speaker (my TEDx talks on hacking have 2+ million views), I innovate and execute in the service of society. I'm also a...

Jonathan Villa has 19 years of experience as a technology consultant including 18 years of direct information security experience. For over 10 years Jonathan consulted to a large municipality across several competencies including PCI compliance and training, application architecture and security, vulnerability management, secure coding, web a...

Seasoned security engineer with 15 years of cybersecurity experience working for leading IT companies such as: Amazon, Microsoft, F5 Networks, Hewlett Packard, and cPanel. Education: JD, MS, MBA, BBA. Certifications: CISSP, CEH, CISA, CHFI, LPT, ECSA, MCITP, Lead ISO 27001

Alejandro Villegas is a seasoned security engineer with 16 years of cybersecurity experience working for leading IT companies such as: Amazon, Microsoft, F5 Networks, Hewlett Packard, and cPanel. Education: JD, MS, MBA, BBA. Certifications: CISSP, CEH, CISA, CHFI, LPT, ECSA, MCITP, Lead ISO 27001

Rick is the Director of System Engineering for the Rockies Enterprise team at Fortinet. His career has included roles in system engineering, management, and product development for security, networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud disciplines. He is an avid outdoorsman and father who loves to enjoy all the activities Colorado has to of...

Bob Vish is a Senior Systems Engineering Manager for Check Point Software Technologies. Previously, Bob held IT leadership positions at Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, and FireEye. Bob was also a law enforcement officer specializing in cyber crime investigations for over 14 years.

Boris Vishnevsky, MBA, CISSP, DIA is a board member and advisor of the Cloud Security Alliance- Delaware Valley Chapter, Distinguished IT Architect of the Open Group and is a frequent speaker and presenter, taking part in review panels and advising innovative Cyber Security Companies. Mr. Vishnevsky is a solutions principal advising companie...

VJ Viswanathan is a global technology and security executive with more than 25 years of experience spanning AI, cloud and enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology risk. He has held senior executive roles at large enterprises, including Keurig Dr Pepper, Comcast, HD Supply, and GE, where he led technology, cybersecurity, pr...

Building security programs and devising simple solutions to complex problems is what I do. I didn't travel the traditional path into cyber, and I don't plan to conform now.

A behavioral psychologist at heart who is always watching and actively listening when everyone else is waiting to respond, paired with an M.S. in Criminology, make...

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...

Dominic Vogel is a well-respected cybersecurity thought leader appearing on media news outlets across the world. As a veteran cybersecurity expert and thought leader, Dominic holds a proven track record across a multitude of industries, including financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and cr...

Julia Voo is a Cyber Fellow and leads the team behind Belfer's National Cyber Power Index. She was formerly the Research Director for the China Cyber Policy Initiative.

Her areas of research concern geotech strategy including the Digital Silk Road, industrial policy, and technical standards for strategic technologies.

Voo has re...

Strategic security executive with over two decades of transformational leadership across the world's most demanding technology and enterprise environments. Proven track record driving enterprise-wide security strategies that align with business objectives while managing complex, global teams and regulatory compliance frameworks. Recognized ex...

Ifeoluwa Wada is a data and AI strategist with over a decade of experience driving enterprise-scale intelligence and security initiatives. As an Application Analyst at Washburn University, she manages enterprise systems vital to institutional operations. She is a recognized thought leader and has spoken at different conferences sharing her ex...

Stuart served as a Board Member of ONG-ISAC for over five years and became Chairman in June 2018. He has attended the FBI CISO Academy, has served as President of the award-winning South Texas Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), and is a member of ISACA and InfraGard. Stuart has developed and led information securi...