The Virtual CISO Moment

Since the very first days of the Internet, Warner Moore has been part of tech. His love for technology and for building things, for easily and effectively sharing information, and for communicating with people across the world are why he is dedicated to helping companies improve their tech. As the founder of Gamma Force, a large part of what he does is provide innovative strategies for augmenting tech and cybersecurity capabilities...

Mark Burnette is the Chief Growth officer for LBMC and the author of Risky Business: Cybersecurity Leadership the Right Way. Driving growth (increased revenue) has been an important part of his career. During his 30+ years in the professional world, he has helped start and build service lines for three major professional service firms, led a boutique consulting firm as President, and co-founded, built, and sold a software company, ...

Shane Simmons is the Senior Director IT Security, Global Lending Services LLC. As a seasoned IT executive with over a decade of experience, he specializes in driving cybersecurity and information technology strategies that transform organizations. His expertise as both a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) uniquely positions him to lead comprehensive digital transformation efforts while ens...

Pius Emmanuel Papka is a Malware Engineer (Internship) with the Army War College, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. We discuss his reasons for entering the cybersecurity field, serving his country, and his desired career growth path. He also provided some tips to me about Football (Soccer to Americans). Finally, he provides the answer to the question: if Americans receive scam emails from a Nigerian prince promising much m...

Matthew Harvey an information security professional with both deep and wide experience in the field of computers and networking. He has been in the computer business full-time since 1997, and has done a little bit of everything. He has expertise in everything from intrusion detection and malware analysis to Cisco LAN and WAN internetworking configuration, as well as database and web development, design, configuration, and troublesh...

Praj Prayag-Debis the founder of Cyberpink Advisors, offering information security consulting services to small and midsized businesses. She is an influential tech-savvy Cybersecurity and Technology risk executive and a strategic leader with a demonstrated track record of building successful Cybersecurity and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs from the ground up. She has 15+ years of experience in diverse and complex e...

With more than 25 years of IT and Security experience, it is safe to say that information security is Matthew Webster's passion. Whether it is giving presentations to various members of the IT and Security community, providing direction to various organizations, or formerly leading as a CISO, helping companies transform their practice one company at a time is what he loves doing. His extensive experience building an array of pr...

Mike Burns is the Security Manager at Amberjack Global. He has been working within IT and security since the mid 90's. During his time he have been fortunate to work for both really niche small local firms no one will know, to working with the biggest names in Banking, Aero, Manufacturing and Defence, and managed operational security for one of UK HMG's largest outsourced services. Join us as we cover security from the pers...

Jeffrey Wheatman is SVP, Cyber Risk Strategist for Black Kite, an innovative company redefining third-party risk management around the globe. Previously, he was a Vice President in Gartner’s Cybersecurity and Risk Management Group, where he honed his understanding of cybersecurity through detailed research and analysis while building relationships with strategic business leaders in the field. He has also served as a DEF CON Speaker...

Mishaal Khan is vCISO and Cybersecurity Practice Lead at Mindsight and is the co-author of The Phantom CISO. With a deep understanding of the bits & bytes to the business processes, he uses his experience and skillset as an Ethical Hacker, OSINT enthusiast and Social Engineer to help customers secure their organization and solve real-world challenges. He's spoke at premier conferences like Black Hat, DEF CON, Wild West Hack...

Nick Lorizio is Co-Founder and CEO of Astute, a cutting-edge online platform that connects skilled IT professionals with businesses and individuals in need of IT support and cybersecurity solutions. Embarking from Boston's historic vibrancy, refined by the intellectual rigor of New York, and embracing the ethos of freedom in New Hampshire, his journey symbolizes a relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation. With a mantra i...

Brent Gallo is the founder of Hire a Cyber Pro. Hire A Cyber Pro specializes in cybersecurity consulting services, helping organizations large and small by providing cybersecurity professional services such cybersecurity risk and compliance assessments and security solutions. Hire A Cyber Pro also conducts penetration tests, develops cybersecurity programs and policies, and provides managed cybersecurity and IT and cybersecurity hi...

Jason Firch is the CEO and co-founder at PurpleSec. PurpleSec's approach to the way cyber security services are delivered is different. Unlike other companies, PupleSec automate and combine the vulnerability management and penetration testing processes into an enterprise solution that is cost-efficient frees time from repetitive tasks, and enables your team to do more focused work on high-caliber tasks. But he didn't start ...

Dr. Mike Brass is the Vice President Information Security, Data Privacy and Business Systems (CISO) at Ubisense. He is also the creator of the Udemy course Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) (see https://www.udemy.com/course/governance-risk-and-compliance-grc/). He is the author of the upcoming book Governance, Risk and Compliance: Demystifying the Risk and Data Privacy Landscape, a book-length version of the Udemy GRC-Data Pr...

With over 25 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, Chuck Anderson is a passionate and versatile consultant who strives to deliver innovative and effective solutions for my clients. His core competencies include process improvement, technology research, software development, and database management. He has a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity and information assurance, and a MBA at Western Governors University. His missio...

Peter H. Gregory is a security leader, former Virtual CISO, and long-time strategic security advisor to CISO's, CSO's, CIO's, boardrooms, and other security, risk, and business executives. He is a security and risk senior director with experience in SaaS, retail, telecommunications, consulting, advertising, non-profit, legalized gaming, manufacturing, healthcare, and local government.

Additionally, he is a published au...

Sam Glynn is the founder of Code In Motion, an independent consultancy firm that provides IT security advice and independent assurance to help SMEs prove they are taking reasonable steps to manage IT and cyber security risk. He ensures my clients are on the fast-track to align or certify to ISO27001.

He is also the founder of MySecurityGuide.com, an online service to help self-employed professionals and small teams who do not wan...