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Philip is senior vice president of an offensive security research group at a multinational, Fortune 500 financial services company. He is a leading expert and thought leader in mainframe cyber security with a special focus on the z/OS platform. Philip has built mainframe security programs for multiple Fortune 100 organizations using both vendor and public toolsets. Philip also develops information security coursework to educate the next generation of practitioners, raises awareness about mainframe security, and encourages more organizations to effectively prioritize their risk profiles.

Sounil is a member of the IANS Faculty, and has over 30 years of hands-on experience creating, breaking and fixing computer and network systems. He is the creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad, guest lectures at Carnegie Mellon, and is a senior fellow at the National Security Institute, and advises many security startups. He’s the former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America, a recipient of the SANS Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and a frequent speaker at major information security conferences.