SIOT April 20 Speaker Bios
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SIOT April 20 Speaker Bios
SIOT April 20 Speaker Bios Cleve Adams, President and CEO, AirPatrol Corporation Cleve Adams joined AirPatrol in 2012 as a seasoned executive with an extensive background in the growth of software, mobile and network security companies. Over the course of the past two decades, Mr. Adams has led numerous technology firms, transforming the organizations from startups into high-growth global enterprises. Prior to taking the helm at AirPatrol, Mr. Adams served as Chairman of mobile tech startup KaaM, Inc., CEO of network security developer, High Tower Software, and president and CEO of mobile device security firm, Puresight, Inc. He was also the key executive at security heavyweight Websense, Inc. where he led the company from less than $1 million in revenue to a $1 Billion initial public offering. A frequent executive speaker and consultant on the subjects of startup acceleration, business transformation and successful exits, Mr. Adams holds a Presidential and Key Executive MBA from Pepperdine University and sits on the university’s Board of Advisors. Darin Andersen, Chairman and Founder, CyberTECH President and CEO, CyberUnited Darin Andersen is a distinguished Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of experience in the security industry. In 2013, Mr. Andersen founded CyberTECH (CyberHive and iHive Incubators), a global cybersecurity and IoT network ecosystem providing cybersecurity and IoT resources, strategic programs and quality thought leader IoT Forums across the nation. Darin is also founder of CyberUnited, a cybersecurity, big data and predictive analytics consulting firm. Before founding CyberUnited, Darin was the GM, North America for Norman Shark, a forensics malware analytics company, recently acquired by Blue Coat Systems. Prior to Norman Shark, Darin was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ESET, an award winning and antivirus solutions company. While COO at ESET, Darin created the Securing Our eCity Foundation dedicated to providing cybersecurity awareness and education to the nation. Mr. Andersen was recently named a Distinguished Fellow by the Ponemon Institute, a research center dedicated to privacy, data protection and information security policies. He received the Internet of Things award at the 2014 Cybersecurity Awards and was named Top Influential by The San Diego Daily Transcript for 2015. Darin received an MBA in Finance and Operations Management and 2nd Masters in Information Systems and Operations Systems both from University of Southern California. Don Bailey, CEO, Lab Mouse Security Don A. Bailey is a pioneer in security for mobile technology, the Internet of Things, and embedded systems. He has a long history of groundbreaking research, protecting mobile users from worldwide tracking systems, securing automobiles from remote attack, and mitigating crippling IoT risks. He has given almost a dozen talks at various Black Hat events, demonstrating new risks and weaknesses in next-generation technology, along with their solutions. Don has worked with energy companies, mobile engineering firms and other corporations worldwide to build safer prototypes, and to strengthen existing products. Mr. Bailey's goal is to build systems and methodologies for securing the next generation of Internet technologies, such as mobile and IoT systems that bridge the physical and digital worlds together. Tom Brynes, Founder and CEO, ThreatSTOP Tom has held a variety of engineering, sales and support leadership positions in both private industry and the military, including: US Army Signal Corps, Radware and Datatech. In the mid 1990s, he was CTO of an ISP and ecommerce hosting company ADNC.com. In the early 2000s, he was Senior VP of Technology at Zero Gravity Internet Group, a venture capital fund that provided the initial financing to Oingo, which you know today as Google Adwords/Adsense. Tom has been involved in the Internet and related technologies since he first logged on to ESANET in 1981. Mike Coomes, Internet Governance and International Cyber Security Program Manager, Office of U.S. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development, CyberUnited As Director of International Cyber Security and Internet Governance for Department of Defense, Mr. Coomes develops cooperative cyber security agreements between allied and partner nations, develops cyber security capability development plans for allied and partner nations and developes a cyber security resource guide to aid partners and allies with reference to best practices, training and standards for cyber security. Mike also analyzes the cybersecurity policies and deployment of partners and allies to recommend actionable steps for improvement. In addition, Mr. Coomes is the national Chair for NATO’s Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Capability Panel where he develops DoD positions on Internet governance and advocates for these positions in the USG interagency. Mike has recently joined cybersecurity consulting firm, CyberUnited as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Development. Prior to this Mr. Coomes was a career naval officer. Mr. Coomes was a NATO staff officer providing operational analysis of Alliance command and control systems and was also a Naval Attaché. Mike received a degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Kansas and a Masters in International Relations and National Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School. Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator, The White House Michael Daniel is the Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator at the White House. Daniel leads the development of national and international cybersecurity strategy and policy and oversees implementation of those policies; ensuring that the federal government is effectively partnering with the private sector, non-governmental organizations, other branches and levels of government, and other nations. Prior to his current position, he spent 17 years at the Office of Management and Budget, where he played a key role in shaping intelligence budgets and resolving major policy issues including cybersecurity. He received a B.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton and a M.A. in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. - See more at: http://www.rsaconference.com/speakers/michael-daniel#sthash.PnfNJzpE.dpuf Ryan Gillis, Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy and Global Policy, Palo Alto Networks Ryan Gillis joined Palo Alto Networks in January 2015 as Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy. Ryan is responsible for developing company corporate policy, serving as Palo Alto Networks’ primary point of contact for public policy and legislative matters, and ensuring appropriate company participation in government forums and industry initiatives. Ryan joined Palo Alto Networks from the White House, where he was Director of Legislative Affairs and Cybersecurity Policy for the National Security Council. He began working in the White House in 2012, following six years with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), culminating with his position there as Senior Advisor and Legislative Director managing issues such as cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. Tim Gooch, CEO and Managing Director, iWebGate As Chief Executive Officer of iWebGate, Mr. Gooch plays a pivotal role in the overall strategic direction and operation of the company. In addition to overseeing product research, design and development, he is also responsible for business planning and marketing and sales strategy, including: the management of corporate policies; commercial transactions; investor relations; and strategic partner alliances. Prior to iWebGate, Mr. Gooch built successful health services and software development companies and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Western Australia. Ron Gula, CEO and Founder, Tenable Network Security Frequently sought out by media such as the New York Times, Bloomberg and Forbes, Ron Gula is one of the leading cybersecurity thinkers in the industry. Ron started his career in information security at the National Security Agency conducting penetration tests of government networks and performing advanced vulnerability research. He was also the original author of the Dragon Intrusion Detection System and CTO of Network Security Wizards, acquired by Enterasys Networks. At Enterasys, Ron helped many financial, government, service providers and commercial companies to enhance their network security monitoring. Since co-founding Tenable Network Security in 2002, Ron has served as CEO. Under his leadership the company has become the leader in continuous network monitoring and is relied upon by more than 20,000 organizations worldwide to identify vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and ensure compliance. As a community leader and a passionate advocate for education and scientific research, Ron serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Maryland Cybersecurity Center. He was also appointed to the National Cybersecurity Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Board as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). Ron has received special awards for leadership from both The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, and was named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 for defense and security. Ron holds a BS from Clarkson University and an MSEE from the University of Southern Illinois. Gary Hayslip, Chief Information Security Officer, City of San Diego Co-Chair, CyberTECH As Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of San Diego, Gary advises the City of San Diego’s executive leadership consisting of Mayoral, City Council, and 40+ city departments and agencies on protecting city government information resources. Gary oversees citywide cyber security strategy and the enterprise cyber security program, operations, compliance and risk assessment services. His mission includes creating a “risk aware” culture that places high value on securing city information resources and protecting personal information entrusted to the City of San Diego. Gary is on the Board of Advisors for Brier and Thorn and is the Co-Chair for the Critical Infrastructure Workgroup at the Securing Our eCity Foundation. Gary’s previous information security roles include multiple CISO, Director of IT, Senior Network Architect and Senior Information Security Analyst roles for the U.S. Navy (Active Duty) and the U.S. Federal Government. Gary has a degree in Information Systems Management from University of Maryland University College, a Masters in Business Administration from San Diego State University and an Executive Project Management Professional Certificate from University of California, San Diego. Dr. Sung Hong, Technical Executive and Adviser / Polygon Lab., Stardust Motors and ENT Sung Hong received the Ph. D. degree and M. S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, in 1999 and 1994 where he participated in the research and development of a new multimedia compression and transmission systems during this graduate studies. Before that he received the B. S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Kyungpook National University, Korea in 1992. From 2003 to 2008 Hong co-founded WintonHaus Incorporated in San Diego, CA and Mforus Corporation in Korea where he led the research and development team to provide highly optimized visual compression engines and systems to the major market in US and Korea with Samsung Electronics. After the successful IPOs, from 2008 to 2009 Hong led Atomm Incorporated in San Diego and Atomm Research in Wisconsin where he created new visual communications engines for Sony, NTT DoCoMo and SoftBank-Mobile in Japan. In 2010 he was invited to ETRI, Korea as a senior research staff member to lead Internet of things research applications technology including video, voice, audio and sensor data compression and security. Hong then worked with the collaboration group of Intri, Inc. in Daegu, Centri Ally, Inc. in San Diego, and Color imaging group of Kyungpook National University (located in Daegu, South Korea) to propose a newly developing the beyond-H.265/HEVC visual compression technology to the global industries. Hong is now leading the development of a new technology that encompasses visual and sensor signal processing engine for "highly secured media networking" and "connected autonomous electric car" in Polygon Lab, Stardust Motors and ENT. Grant Jordan, President, Somerset Recon At Somerset Recon, Grant specializes in reverse-engineering hardware systems and finding security vulnerabilities in a wide array of connected devices. He and his team have helped many organizations find and mitigate serious flaws in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. He's committed to helping protect the security and privacy of everyday users. After graduating from MIT, Grant served as an officer in the US Air Force for four years. At the Air Force Research Lab, he designed and built hardware systems for counter-IED missions and small UAVs, specializing in rapid product development for Special Forces units. As a graduate student at UC San Diego, he conducted research on analyzing online illicit pharmaceutical sales by Russian criminal groups and anonymity on the Bitcoin network. He has spoken at the DEFCON security conference in Las Vegas. Daniel Obodovski, Author, The Silent Intelligence With more than a decade of experience in telecom/mobile, Internet, hardware, software and services industries, Daniel has assisted large global companies to develop business strategies, shape markets, adopt emerging technologies, design strategic alliances, and launch new products and services. He has also worked with early-stage companies to build compelling products, grow their businesses, and raise capital. In his current position as CEO of Detecon, Inc., he is responsible for the North American and Latin American regions. With nearly 20 years of experience in the wireless and high-tech sectors, Daniel’s passion is helping companies go to market with connected devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies. Most recently, Daniel was Director of Business Development at Qualcomm, where he led the commercial launch of multiple M2M products and businesses. In 2011 Daniel co-founded, and currently co-chairs, M2M SIG at CommNexus San Diego. Daniel holds an MBA from the University of South Carolina, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Mark Rasch, CyberLaw Editor, SecurityCurrent.com Mark Rasch brings over 25 years of experience in the information security field, having served for nine years as the head of the United States Department of Justice Computer Crime Unit, and having prosecuted key cases involving computer crime, hacking, computer fraud and computer viruses. Mark has served as Chief Privacy Officer in the private sector where he managed the risks and business impacts of privacy laws and policies. While at the Department of Justice, he was responsible for investigations of computer hacking cases including those of the so-called “Hannover Hacker” ring, Kevin Mitnick and the prosecution of Robert T. Morris, author of the Cornell Internet Worm in 1988. He helped the FBI and Treasury Department develop their original procedures on handling electronic evidence. He created and taught classes at the FBI Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center on electronic crime and evidence. He has also taught classes on cyberlaw at American University, George Washington University, Harvard University, and Stanford. Mark is a key contributor with securitycurrent.com. He also frequently is featured in news media on issues related to technology, security and privacy including. He has appeared on or been quoted by NBC News, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, Forbes, PBS, The Washington Post, NPR and other national and international media. Paul Rosenzweig, Principal, Red Branch Consulting Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company, and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. He also serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, an Adjunct Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, a Senior Editor of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, and as a Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He is a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security and a Contributing Editor of the Lawfare blog. In 2011 he was a Carnegie Fellow in National Security Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, where he now serves as an Adjunct Lecturer. Mr. Rosenzweig is a cum laude graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. He has an M.S. in Chemical Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego and a B.A from Haverford College. Following graduation from law school he served as a law clerk to the Honorable R. Lanier Anderson, III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Tom Sadowski, President and CEO, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Tom joined the Alliance in Jan 2006 to manage the Region’s response to the '05 DOD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative. Since, he has led strategic marketing efforts reaching more than 20,000 defense/IT, cyber and bio-health industry execs; executed sales missions to Austin, NYC, Palo Alto and San Francisco; expanded business retention, expansion and public/private partnership efforts; and published a new series of industry specific marketing reports, to include the emerging EdTech sector. His work has also helped foster new regional and state-wide initiatives in the areas of tech transfer and entrepreneurship, helping with launch of the new $84 million InvestMaryland Venture Capital program and working with Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland and federal customers such as NIH, on a new Entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) initiative. Previously, he held positions in both Harford and Baltimore County, MD where he led the '05 BRAC win for Aberdeen Proving Ground; brokered major development projects and managed new HQ/campus projects for Battelle, Bank of America, SafeNet, T. Rowe Price and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). His efforts have been recognized by local media, most recently named as an "Influential Marylander". Board activity is focused on economic development, entrepreneurship, public policy and health, to include: Governor's Federal Facilities and CyberMaryland Advisory Boards, UMBC Public Policy Advisory Board, Stevenson University's Brown School of Business & Leadership Board of Advisors, and the Northeastern MD University Research Park Board.