Faculty Directory

Dennis is an emeritus CISO with nearly five decades of accomplishment leading enterprise IT and information risk management in both private industry and higher education. He has built and led teams that delivered highly successful enterprise-class initiatives and programs in information security, privacy, identity management, messaging, business continuity and emergency notification. Dennis serves as a Distinguished Fellow for the Ponemon Institute and a Contributing Author for Amazon’s Security 2020.

Mick is the Managing Partner for InfoSec Innovations, an information security advisory and research firm. He also serves as an Instructor and GIAC Advisory Board Member for the SANS Institute. Mick empowers information security professionals with useful tools and skills from his extensive experience as an analyst, consultant, and software developer.

Nicole is an award-winning information security leader with 18 years of experience driving results across cybersecurity, audit, global operations and relationship management functions. As Head of Security for Riot Games, she leads a team of BISOs focused on developing and deploying cybersecurity strategies that align with business priorities. Nicole uses a practical, balanced approach to maturing risk and security programs, leveraging her experience from investment banking, media, offshoring, audit and management consulting to enable innovation, manage risk, drive operational efficiencies and improve client experience.

Elena is Co-Founder and one of the Managing Partners at Aleada Consulting, where she specializes in privacy, data protection, and information security. With almost a 30-year career in compliance and legal, Elena has experience spanning the finance, healthcare, software, law, and government sectors. Through the years, Elena has built a reputation as a trusted advisor, merging business performance with robust information protection strategies. 

Tom is the Senior Director of Professional Services at Snyk, where he leads a team delivering solutions to secure software development. Previously, he served as Vice President of Consulting at Bishop Fox, a globally recognized offensive security firm, and as Senior Manager of Penetration Testing at Veracode. Over his career, Tom has held diverse roles as a penetration tester, security consultant, and leader of vulnerability management and security awareness programs. Tom has over 24 years of experience in information technology, including 19 years specializing in cybersecurity and offensive security.

Russell is a Managing Partner at Cyverity, an information security consulting firm specializing in governance and fractional CISO that is based in Venice, Florida. He is the former CIO and CISO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Principal Instructor and Author with the SANS Institute. Russell has developed cybersecurity programs from the ground up and also led extensive cybersecurity teams. Russell actively seeks opportunities to add value to organizations and measurably increase their overall security posture.

John is a senior-level CISO and enterprise risk manager with 20+ years of experience in security and risk management. He has successfully managed companywide security operations in Fortune 100 financial services, technology and aerospace companies, and is a certified security professional (CISSP and CISM) with dual master's degrees (most recently an MBA). 

George is currently Head of Trust at MongDB and was formerly Sumo Logic's Chief Security Officer & SVP of IT. George Gerchow brings over 20 years of information technology and systems management expertise to the application of IT processes and disciplines. His background includes the security, compliance, and cloud computing disciplines. Mr. Gerchow has years of practical experience in building agile security, compliance and, IT teams in rapid development organizations. These insights make him a highly regarded speaker, and invited panelist on topics including, cloud secure architecture design, compliance and operational security including a TedX talk.

George has been on the bleeding edge of public cloud security, privacy and modernizing IT systems since being a co-founder of the VMware Center for Policy & Compliance. He is a Faculty Member for IANS  - Institute of Applied Network Security  and sits on several industry advisory boards. Mr. Gerchow is also a known philanthropist and CEO of a nonprofit corporation, XFoundation.

Dennis is the Founder and CEO of Vector9 Consultants, a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) that provides strategic cybersecurity guidance for critical infrastructure entities at greatest risk. Previous to this, he was the VP/CISO for the two largest energy/utility companies in the U.S. (Duke Energy and Exelon Corporation). Prior to these two CISO roles, he served as the Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In 2005, Dennis retired from the USAF, where he held key leadership positions in national-priority programs in cybersecurity, information warfare, and satellite communications.

Jason is a Principal Security Consultant and CIO at Secure Ideas, a boutique information security consultancy that focuses on penetration testing and training, where he leverages his software design, architecture, and security testing experience. He is also the author of many extensions for Burp Suite and is a contributor to several other projects including SamuraiWTF, MobiSec, and Laudanum.

Ian Glazer is the founder and president of Weave Identity. Prior to founding Weave, Ian was the SVP for Identity Product Management, at Salesforce. Earlier in his career, Ian was a research VP and agenda manager on the Identity and Privacy Strategies team at Gartner. He is a Board Emeritus and the cofounder of IDPro, the professional association for digital identity management. Ian is also a Board of Directors member and cofounder of the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation, focusing on removing financial barriers to participation in the digital identity industry. He is a noted blogger, speaker, and photographer.