Speakers
Richard Bird - Chief Security Officer | Advisor | Board Member | Author | Multi-Time C-Level Exec | Keynote Speaker | Media Personality | Questioning The Status Quo Of Cybersecurity | Good Trouble Maker
Bio:Richard William Bird is known worldwide for his tattoos, bow ties, and expert insights on API security, zero trust, data privacy, and digital identity. He is also the author of "Famous With 12 People - A Career Guide On How To Be An Internationally Recognized Expert In Something Nobody Cares About". https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbird/
Jack Jones - Risk Management Executive
Bio: Widely considered a thought leader in risk management and information security, Jack has been employed in information security and risk management for over thirty five years. During this time he has garnered a decade of experience as a CISO, including five years for a Fortune 100 financial services company. His work has also been recognized by his peers and the industry, earning him the 2006 ISSA Excellence in the Field of Security Practices award, and the 2012 CSO Compass Award for Leadership in Risk Management.
Jack is the originator of the now industry standard risk measurement model known as Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) as well as the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM). FAIR has seen adoption globally, within organizations of all sizes, and is now regularly included in graduate-level university courses on information security and referenced by other industry standards. He also co-authored a book on FAIR entitled "Measuring and Managing Information Risk - A FAIR Approach", which has been inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon as a "must read" for professionals in the industry. Jack served on the ISACA task force that developed the RiskIT framework, and he led the ISACA group that developed the CRISC certification.
Today, Jack helps organizations understand and more effectively manage their cyber and operational risk landscapes. and is a sought after speaker at national conferences and universities. He is also an adjunct instructor of cyber risk measurement for Carnegie Mellon University. Jack is also Chairman Emeritus of The FAIR Institute (http://www.fairinstitute.org/), an award-winning non-profit organization led by information risk officers, CISOs and business executives to advance risk management practices based on FAIR.
Presentation: TBA
Frank Fitus - Senior Solutions Engineer, Sandfly Security
Bio: Frank spent over two decades shaping cybersecurity and IT solutions across critical industries. In Las Vegas at premier casinos on the strip, he pioneered comprehensive security programs, integrating advanced biometric systems with robust network protection frameworks. Having held key strategic roles at Fortra's Alert Logic, Frank championed innovative managed security services for on-prem, cloud and hybrid enterprise environments, including managed WAF, MDR/XDR, and SOAR implementations. Now at Sandfly Security, he leverages this diverse background to architect cutting-edge security solutions tailored to each client's unique Linux Security challenges using an innovative agentless approach.
Presentation: What do you mean by Linux? - Linux is often seen as the backbone of critical infrastructure spanning a variety of environments, distributions & types of architectures. Linux, a general term, can mean workloads in the cloud, bare metal on premise, network appliances, IoT,OT, access control systems, ATM’s, HVAC, camera’s, and more. Join Sandfly Security & Frank Fitus to learn about the unique threats & challenges facing the enterprise Linux estate.