Training

Scott M Giordano

V.P. & Sr. Counsel, Privacy and Compliance, Spirion

Scott M. Giordano is an attorney with more than 20 years of legal, technology, and risk management consulting experience. An IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy and a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), Scott serves as Spirion's subject matter expert on multinational data protection and its intersection with technology, export compliance, internal investigations, information governance, and risk management. Prior to joining Spirion, he served as Director, Data Protection for Robert Half Legal and established the global privacy program for Esterline Technologies Corporation in Bellevue, WA. During his career, Scott has held senior positions at several legal technology firms and is listed as co-inventor on Intelligent Searching of Electronically Stored Information, patent application no. 13/842,910. In addition, he taught the first law school course anywhere on electronic evidence and e-discovery. Scott is a member of the bar in Washington state, California, and the District of Columbia.

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Jasson Casey, PhD.

Chief Technology Officer, Beyond Identity

Jasson has served as CTO of SecurityScorecard, VP of Engineering at IronNet Cybersecurity, Founder and Executive Director of Flowgrammable as well as Compiled Networks, VP of VoIP Product Development at CenturyTel, among other technical and executive roles. Jasson received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Texas A&M University.

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Patrick McBride

Chief Marketing Officer, Beyond Identity

Patrick has served as CMO of ZeroFOX and Claroty, as VP of Marketing at iSIGHT Partners and Xceedium, VP of Compliance at Scalable Software, Co-founder and CEO of META Security Group, and Senior Vice President at META Group. Patrick received a bachelor's degree in management from Keene State College in New Hampshire.

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Tim Keeler

Co-Founder & CEO, Remediant

Tim Keeler, Founder and CEO, worked at Genentech/Roche from 2000 to 2012 and was a leader on the Security Incident Response Team. After this experience, Keeler moved deeper into the Enterprise Security realm, leaving Roche in 2012 to focus on security consulting. His clients included UCSF, Genentech/Roche, Gilead Sciences and CardioDX. He is a GX-certified Security Incident Handler and earned his GX Security Leadership Certification (GSLC) from GIAC. Tim holds US Department of Defense Level 3 8750 IAT and 8750 IAM Management certifications; CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator) from EC Council and a certification as a CCFE (Certified Computer Forensics Examiner) from IACRB. Keeler was published in the eForensics Magazine in 2013.

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Shane Shook

PhD - Advisor & Venture Consultant, ForgePoint Capital

Dr. Shook is a Venture Consultant with ForgePoint Capital with more than 30 years of experience as a consultant, author, trainer and expert witness in cybercrime and technology-related investigations.

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Ian Lowe

Product Marketing Management Director, HID Global

Ian is Product Marketing Director for HID SAFE and is passionate about marketing all things related to Identity, Cybersecurity, IoT, Cloud, and Digital transformation. In his 19-year career, Ian has become a recognized product marketing and sales enablement leader having created and launched successful cloud-based identity and security solutions that are used by top technology firms, financial services organizations and Governments around the world today.

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Martyn Crew

Director, Industry Solutions, Gigamon

Crew is Director, Industry Solutions at Gigamon. He brings a 30 year background in all aspects of enterprise IT to his role at Gigamon where he focuses on a number of initiatives and products including Gigamon's Application Visibility and Intelligence solutions.

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Michael Morris

Director of Business Development and Technology Alliances, Endace

Michael Morris leads business development and technology alliances at Endace where is responsible for building an ecosystem with strategic vendors to provide customers with easy workflows and flexibility to leverage our network history platform. Michael works with peers across our partners sales, product development, marketing, and support teams to drive business development initiatives for joint market growth and customer success.

Michael has over 20 years of experience in software and hardware solutions for infrastructure and network management and security. He has built a multi-million dollar a year services business and has extensive global experience in diverse markets including network equipment manufacturers, services providers, government entities, and Fortune 1000 enterprises. Michael is an innovative technology thought leader, with a wealth of experience in network monitoring, security, and cloud solutions.

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Russ Warren

Program Manager, IBM Security

Russ Warren is the Program Manager for technology alliances for the IBM Security group. He has extensive experience (40 years) in developing products for the management of systems, networks, applications, business systems, storage and security - working through the full life cycle of software development: product management, development, test, support, and beta programs.

In his current role, he leads a team of technical staff, working with technology partners, to integrate and add value to the IBM Security product portfolio. He is a key leader for the evolution of our IBM security ecosystem, aligning IBM strategy and development with the needs of expanding our technology partner solutions. Russ executes with his peers across sales, product management, development, support and services to provide technology partnership solutions that provide IBM with a rich ecosystem, contributing to higher customer value.

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Jinan Budge (Guest Speaker)

Principal Analyst Serving Security & Risk Professionals, Forrester

Jinan leads Forrester's security and risk research in Asia Pacific. Jinan's research focuses on enabling the success of the chief information security officer (CISO) role; creating transformational cybersecurity strategies; and building security awareness, behavior, and culture programs at the heart of a security strategy. Jinan is a champion for diversity and inclusion in security and brings a local and global perspective and cultural lens to her research and practice.

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Ashwin Pal

Director of Cybersecurity Services, Asia Pacific, Unisys

Ashwin is a qualified CISO responsible for running the delivery aspect of the Unisys security business within the APAC region. His role encompasses management of the service line and delivery capabilities across all lines of Cyber Security Services. He is also responsible for leading and delivering security engagements to C-level executives within the region ensuring the successful delivery of client security programs. His areas of expertise include IT security and risk management, IS Strategic Planning, IT Disaster Recovery, and enterprise level architecture across all aspects of security.

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Gergana Winzer

Industry Director of Cybersecurity, ANZ, Unisys

Gergana is the Industry Director of Cyber Security, responsible for Australia and New Zealand at Unisys. Gergana comes from a strong business development and business growth background and her passion for the IT and cybersecurity industry has led her to be President of the ICT chapter of the Australian - Indian Business Council, ISACA Sydney Board Member most recently. Gergana is a passionate advocate and thought leader for cybersecurity and female leadership and has been a keynote speaker and panelist in a number of industry events and leading conferences in the country since 2014.

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Jon Atchison

Lead of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, CAPTRUST

Jon Atchison serves CAPTRUST as Lead of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, joining in February 2020. Prior to joining CAPTRUST, he worked at Welch Hornsby, Inc. for over 17 years in a variety of capacities, ranging from publication management to cyber security. He has a passion for process and information technology. He holds an undergraduate in Fine Arts from Auburn University Montgomery and holds an MBA from Troy University.

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Dov Goldman

Director of Risk and Compliance, Panorays

Goldman has years of experience in the third-party risk and compliance field, as well as a long history as a serial entrepreneur, software and network engineer. He focuses on the evolving best practices and industry standards in third-party management and regulatory compliance. Previously, Goldman was VP of innovation at Opus, director of product marketing at Navigant, and founder and CEO of Cognet Corp and Dynalog Technologies. He has spoken at industry events around the world and has been quoted in numerous industry press articles, as well as The Wall Street Journal, about information security and privacy.

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Dora Gomez

President NYCFE, InfraGard Board Member, FinCrime Consultant.

Gomez has over 25 years of experience in insurance and financial services and is currently with Ernst & Young's IT Advisory - Financial crimes, Fraud and Compliance team. She spent 17 years with the AXA Group in various leadership roles in Audit, Fraud Risk Management, AML, GRC, ERM, and IT Security, including significant international experience and perspectives. Following her return to the U.S. from an expat assignment in Paris France, she was Audit Director and Global Fraud Officer for AXA Technology Services where she created the company's Anti-Fraud Policy, including investigations/whistleblower incidents, and managed a fraud mitigation program. She held positions as Audit Chief of Staff and Risk Officer as well - establishing the audit department's global departmental practices and governance. Dora is an active Board Director of InfraGard's New York Metro Chapter (affiliated with the FBI) and was the recipient of the InfraGard Northeast Region IMA Leadership Award in 2019. She is a Board Officer of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners New York Chapter and is the current Audit Committee Chair for the High Technology Crime Investigation Association. She is a steering committee member for the annual New York Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference.

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Jason Pfeiffer

VP of Product Management, ReliaQuest

Jason Pfeiffer, VP of Product Management for ReliaQuest, is responsible for the development and execution of their go-to-market strategy. Prior to leading ReliaQuest's Product Management team, Jason joined RQ in 2016, leading the Incident Response team and soon after was responsible for the entire Security Operations organization. Prior to joining ReliaQuest, Jason spent his career building and leading world-class cyber security programs for global businesses, including Lockheed Martin and PwC. He earned his B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and his M.S. in Technology Management from RPI. Jason also holds several industry certifications including the CISSP, ISSAP, CISM and C/EH, and in 2015 he was awarded the Senior Information Security Professional of the Year by ISC2.

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Jeff Horne

CSO, Ordr

Jeff Horne is currently the CSO at Ordr where he is responsible for security direction both within Ordr products and internal security. Prior to Ordr Jeff was the VP of Information Security for Optiv where he was responsible for all Security Operations, Governance Risk and Compliance, Endpoint, Internal Incident Response, Physical Security, and Employee Security Awareness groups. Before Optiv Jeff was the Senior Director of Information Security for SpaceX where he was responsible for the overall security strategy of SpaceX and managing the Information Security, Compliance (ITAR), Security Operations, and Physical Security groups. Previous to SpaceX Jeff was the Vice President of R&D and Chief Architect for Accuvant LABS where he managed teams of researchers and consultants specializing in reverse engineering, malicious code, incident response, breach analysis, and vulnerability assessment. Prior to Accuvant Jeff was the Director of Threat Research at Webroot Software where he led several teams of malware researchers, reverse engineers, and a development organization specializing in creating anti-malware functionality and detection signatures for all Webroot products. Jeff began his career as a Vulnerability Researcher at Internet Security Systems where he was responsible for vulnerability discovery, exploit creation, IDS evasion research, and behavioral detection of malware. Jeff is well known for his insight in interviews for numerous news channels and publications, speaking roles at various security conferences, as well as authoring several vulnerability disclosures and patents.

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Mike Lynch

Senior Sales Engineer, Core Security a HelpSystems Company

Mike Lynch has more than 25 years of experience in technical sales, product development, technical support, and customer success. Currently, he is a Senior Sales Engineer for Core Security, a HelpSystems Company, focusing on Identity and Access Management (IAM), Vulnerability Management and Network Threat Detection.

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Darrin Kimes

Senior Special Agent, US Secret Service

Darrin Kimes is a Special Agent/Technical Staff Assistant with the Secret Service's Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force. Most of his 21 years have been dedicated to digital forensics and cyber investigations. Kimes currently serves as the Digital Forensics Lab Director for the CECTF. There he manages the day-to-day work of the lab while also assisting the CECTF in cybercrime investigations. His Secret Service career has also given him the opportunity to protect former-President Jimmy Carter in some of the more challenging locations around the world to include Darfur, Sudan; the Gaza Strip; Ramallah, West Bank; and Pyong Yang, North Korea.

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Sadia Mirza

Attorney, Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy Practice Group, Troutman Sanders

Sadia Mirza is part of the Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy practice group at Troutman Sanders, and is also part of the Financial Services Litigation practice group. She provides strategic privacy compliance counseling, and defends, counsels and represents companies on matters relating to data privacy, data use, and incident response and investigation, with an eye towards helping clients avoid litigation. Additionally, she has experience with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), as well as various other laws concerning privacy and cybersecurity. Mirza's in-house background allows her to understand the issues and concerns clients have and guide them toward resolution in a clear and efficient way. She has worked with clients from a variety of industries, including financial institutions, consumer reporting agencies, insurance companies, healthcare providers, and data and analytics providers. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mirza worked for JPMorgan Chase and Washington Mutual Bank. Her ongoing interest in the financial services industry led her to pursue an LL.M. in banking and finance after graduating from law school.

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Mark McIntyre

Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft

Mark McIntyre is a Chief Security Advisor in Microsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions Group. Mark works with the US government, NATO, allied governments, and the larger defense contractor ecosystem, helping them transform their missions and businesses while moving securely to the Cloud. Mark supports CISOs and their teams with cybersecurity reviews and helps them understand Microsoft's perspectives on the evolving cyber threat landscape and how Microsoft defends its enterprise, employees and users around the world. Mark is based in Redmond, WA.

Before joining CSG, Mark ran Microsoft's Government Security Program, Microsoft's global trust and transparency initiative for national governments. Mark also previously ran Microsoft's Security Cooperation Program, and the Child Exploitation Tracking System (CETS) initiative, through which Microsoft partnered with international law enforcement agencies to combat the online sexual exploitation of children.

Mark joined Microsoft in June, 2007, after 11 years in the US government working on information assurance, counterterrorism and regional security issues. Mark has an MA from the University of Washington, a BA from the University of Wisconsin, and a certificate in Korean language from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. He also holds CISSP and CCSP designations from ICS2.

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Sudhir Mehta

Global Vice President for Product Management and Strategy, Unisys

Sudhir Mehta is the Global Vice President for Product Management and Strategy wherein he leads and executes our strategies across products and applications, partnering with Technology product owners, Enterprise Solutions and Unisys Federal to achieve our defined business outcomes.

Sudhir is an accomplished leader with deep global experience in product management, managed security services, infrastructure transformation, SaaS and public cloud (including Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud Platform). Most recently he was responsible for Symantec's Cloud Strategy with SaaS Products and Partner Integrations, leading the acceleration of Symantec's Security SaaS solutions. At Symantec he also directed product management for Global Systems Integrators and Norton products.

Prior to Symantec, Sudhir held several leadership roles with HP and Nokia in which he managed product P&L, drove large services businesses, established partner programs and mentored and grew teams.

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Jamie French

Director of Strategy & Portfolio, Unisys

Jamie French, Director of Strategy and Portfolio for Unisys Security Solutions is a seasoned information security leader and practitioner with over 25 years' experience. Throughout his career, Jamie has worked with every major market vertical globally holding a variety of roles focused in the realm of security ranging from SOC Analyst, Solution Architect, Technical Pre-Sales, Standards and Enablement, Research and Development, Product and Solution Management, Risk/Technical/Strategic Consulting , IT Security Auditor, Advisory Board Member, Strategist, Practitioner, Educator, Mentor, and Leader.

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Clifford Shier

Managing Principal, Unisys

Over 25 years of Clifford Shier's career have been in IT Leadership roles (CIO/CISO/CTO).   Mr. Shier has extensive experience in collaborative partnering to deliver sustainable results for market leading Fortune and Critical Infrastructure companies in both the Private and Public Sector.  He has led numerous business transformation and high growth initiatives resulting in significant measurable gains in performance, profitability and competitiveness.  As Trusted Executive Advisor and IT/Business Strategist to Unisys clients globally, Mr. Shier brings expertise to deliver on the promise of sustainable and secure Digital Transformation.

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Walton Stephens

Third-Party Risk Consultant, OneTrust Vendorpedia

Walton Stephens serves as a Third-Party Risk Consultant for OneTrust Vendorpedia - a purpose-built software designed to operationalize third-party risk management. In his role, Stephens advises companies throughout their third-party risk management implementations to help meet requirements relating to relevant standards, frameworks, and laws (e.g. ISO, NIST, SIG, GDPR and CCPA). Stephens works with clients to centralize their third-party information across business units, assess risks and performance, and monitor threats throughout the entire third-party relationship, from onboarding to offboarding.

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Rob Krug

Sr Security Architect

Rob Krug has been in the network engineering and security space for 30 years and is currently a Senior Security Architect for Avast. His background includes extensive work with telecommunications, network design and management, and most importantly network security. Specializing in security vulnerabilities his background includes extensive training and experience in cryptography, ethical hacking, and reverse engineering of malware.

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