Ryan Aniol is the Deputy CISO for the State of Minnesota. A cyber threat expert with over 19 years of cyber security experience, Ryan has specialized in cyber threat intelligence, threat actor profiling, incident response, penetration testing, and digital forensics spanning multiple industries. He is a recognized security researcher and thought-leader on cyber threat intelligence. Ryan was responsible for building the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) program for Target Corporation post-breach. Ryan has spoken on numerous panels including that of the NCFTA to discuss breaches and what companies can do to protect themselves. He is closely partnered with the MS-ISAC, FS-ISAC, NCFTA, and the general intelligence community.