Bill Brenner, Senior Vice President of Content Strategy at CyberRisk Alliance, is an InfoSec content strategist, researcher, director, tech writer, blogger and community builder. He was formerly director of research at IANS, senior writer/content strategist at Sophos, senior tech writer for Akamai Technology's Security Intelligence Research Team (Akamai SIRT), managing editor for CSOonline.com and senior writer for SearchSecurity.com.

Daniel Thomas is a technology writer, researcher, and content producer for CyberRisk Alliance. He has over a decade of experience writing on the most critical topics of interest for the cybersecurity community, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data analytics, threat hunting, automation, IAM, and digital security policies. He previously served as a senior editor for Defense News, and as the director of research for GovExec News in Washington, D.C.. He is currently based in beautiful Bend, Oregon, where — if not at his writing desk — he can almost certainly be found snowboarding out on Mt. Bachelor.

As a leading expert in global compliance policies and frameworks, Chahak Mittal has successfully guided numerous organizations in implementing robust security measures and adhering to international standards. As a member of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, she actively works toward creating a more diverse and inclusive technology industry.

Josh Marpet is a cybersecurity consultant, co-organizer of Information Security Conference and Security BSides Delaware, and is a co-host of Security Weekly.

Over the last two decades, Johansen has helped make hundreds of organizations more secure. His mission is to leave the Internet a more secure place than he found it. He has helped organizations handle billions of users' information securely and increase brand trust among their customers. He is currently the Head of Software Security at Reddit.

Steve Curtis has an extensive background in growing revenue and overseeing services for diverse cybersecurity products. Before joining CYGNVS to serve as Chief Cyber Business Officer, he served as SVP for two Palo Alto Networks products and spent eight years leading growth and delivery for Accenture Cybersecurity, where he delivered 100x growth by focusing on his clients' unique problems. At CYGNVS, he focuses on helping customers around the world and in every industry solve challenges in planning, practicing, responding and reporting cyber crises.

Dennis P. Gilbert, Jr. has 35 years of leadership experience in cybersecurity, technology, strategic planning and risk management across both the private and public sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Vector9 Consultants, LLC, a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) that provides strategic cybersecurity guidance for critical infrastructure entities at greatest risk. To stay a step ahead of cyber threats, Vector9 assists entities with innovative solutions to prioritize and protect key IT and Operational Technology (OT) assets, create and execute sophisticated risk management strategies, and develop cyber talent. He is also serving on multiple boards for a variety of small and large cybersecurity-focused businesses.
Between 2014 and 2022, Dennis was the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the two largest energy/utility companies in the U.S. (Duke Energy (Fortune #126) and Exelon Corporation (Fortune #92)). Prior to these two CISO roles, he served as the Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity to the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer. In 2005, Dennis retired from the USAF, where he held key leadership positions in national-priority programs in cybersecurity, information warfare, satellite communications, and electronic warfare. Dennis received a master’s degree in systems management from the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California, and a bachelor’s degree

Steven Stone leads Rubrik’s new data threat research unit to uncover real-world intrusions from a range of threats including espionage-based data breaches to ransomware attacks, and to inform customers and partners of the best ways to proactively address risk in their business operations. He has over 15 years of experience in threat intelligence with roles in the U.S. military, intelligence community, and private sector, including Mandiant/FireEye and IBM. Most recently, he was Vice President of Adversary Operations at Mandiant, leading global teams who were responsible for adversary hunting, attribution, and data collection efforts.