Brian is an independent consultant focused on Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance. With a strong technical background in systems administration, enterprise architecture and IT operations, Brian transitioned into Information Security architecture, audit and security management. Brian is a SANS Certified Instructor.
Brian has experience with Fortune 100 companies, SMB and government which helps right-size solutions and focus for each customer and project.

Jessica Hebenstreit is the AVP of Information Security at Benevity with deep expertise in building and maturing security programs. Prior to Benevity, Jessica held roles at both Quorum Software and Eptura. She has led global teams across Security Operations, GRC, and Engineering, and is known for making complex security challenges actionable for both executives and practitioners. Jessica has consulted with many of the largest companies in the world including many Fortune 100.

Joe is a distinguished cybersecurity and business executive with a 35-year tenure in both network and cyber security operations, and innovation. He has demonstrated an ability to galvanize functional and matrixed teams, guiding them to operate, enhance, and shield multi-billion-dollar enterprises from cyber exploitation.

Adrian is the Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative, a firm he founded to feature and support decades of cybersecurity research. His foundation spans technical, GRC, and leadership roles with a background as a practitioner, incident responder, penetration tester, and PCI QSA.

As an industry analyst, studying market trends, working with founders and investors brought a deep understanding of the business side of cybersecurity. After Adrian’s own startup was acquired, he spent seven years helping startups grow, market, and sell to their clients. Leaving the startup space, Adrian is once again focused on helping practitioners solve fundamental challenges, with or without the help of industry vendors.

Jason Garbis is Founder and Principal at Numberline Security LLC, a consulting firm helping enterprises prepare for, define, and execute on effective Zero Trust security strategies. Jason has authored two books on Zero Trust security, is co-chair of the Zero Trust Working Group at the Cloud Security Alliance, and is a frequent contributor to and speaker at industry conferences. Professionally, he has served in both hands-on and executive leadership roles in product management, engineering, marketing, and consulting at security and technology companies.

Earl Crane is a cybersecurity executive and trusted advisor to public and private sector organizations, helping them manage their strategy, risk, and cybersecurity programs. He has made appearances in The Wall Street Journal, American Banker, National Public Radio, and The Council on Foreign Relations. He has spoken at multiple conferences, including RSA, SXSW, the World Bank, and Mexico's National Cybersecurity Forum.

Justin Daniels is a cybersecurity subject matter expert who is also a corporate attorney who specializes in M&A and other business transactions. He is an equity partner at the law firm Baker Donelson, an Am law 60 firm.

He has developed deep subject matter expertise in cybersecurity as he believes cybersecurity is a strategic business enterprise risk. He quarterbacks the design and implementation of cyber plans. He also handles incident response from wire fraud to ransomware. He also brings a cyber lens to business and legal issues in day to day operations, mergers and acquisitions, investment capital transactions.

Jon Zeolla is the founder and CEO of Zenable, a tech company that uses a Governance-first, fully automated approach to streamline cloud-native technology adoption and security. Jon aims to eliminate corporate toil and inefficiency by automating governance and simplifying data gathering and analysis. He’s also a founder of Seiso where they partner with tech companies to implement low-friction security and compliance. His work at Seiso earned him the 2021 Start-Up Innovator of the Year Award.

Jeff is the President and CEO of Front Range Security, an information Security Consulting Company. Jeff was the Chief Information Security Officer of Raytheon Company for 15 years where he built an industry leading cyber security capability and worked closely with the Department of Defense on policy and regulatory issues. Prior to his time with Raytheon, Jeff served in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years in software development, telecommunications and cybersecurity positions.

Kevin is the Founder, CEO, and Principal Security Consultant of Secure Ideas, an information security consulting company that focuses on penetration testing services and training. He is also a founder and contributor of many open source projects including the Samurai Web Testing Framework (SamuraiWTF), a web penetration testing and training environment, and the Basic Analysis and Security Engine (BASE) project, a web front-end for Snort Analysis