Faculty Directory

George is currently chief security officer at Bedrock Security, an organization specializing in AI-driven data protection. Before that, he was head of trust and interim CISO at MongoDB and Sumo Logic's chief security officer & SVP of IT. George possesses more than 20 years of leadership experience in the domains of cybersecurity, compliance and cloud operations. He has actively participated at the forefront of secure architecture, privacy and DevSecOps since co-founding the VMware Center for Policy & Compliance.

A recognized authority in the industry, George is a frequent keynote speaker at significant security forums, including RSA, Black Hat and TEDx. He actively provides advisory services to various cybersecurity startups and enterprise technology companies, assisting in the development of product and go-to-market strategies. Additionally, George serves on several advisory boards and is a co-founder of XFoundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about fentanyl poisoning.

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.

J. Wolfgang Goerlich is a CISO in the public sector. Prior to this role, he led IT and IT security in the healthcare, financial services, and tech verticals. Wolfgang has held senior positions at several consulting firms, leading security advisory and assessment practices. He is a strong presence in the security community, contributing to the establishment and organization of multiple groups and events. Wolfgang focuses on strategy, governance, identity and access management, and resilience.

Dr. Thomas Graham, Ph.D., serves as the VP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Redspin, a top cybersecurity, and privacy consulting firm, the first authorized C3PAO, and one of the first organizations to conduct a DIBCAC High assessment under the Joint Surveillance Program. Dr. Graham is the architect of Redspin becoming the first authorized C3PAO, performing numerous Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program (JSVAP) assessments, speaking on CMMC and NIST requirements, and Chairing the MIS Advisory Board at East Carolina University.


He is responsible for all internal security items for Redspin and its affiliates. Before Redspin, he served as the CISO for CynergisTek, a publicly traded company, supporting numerous Hospitals and Medical Facilities. He also as supported varous branches of the DoD to include being an ISSO for DISA.

Lynda Grindstaff has 30 years’ experience as a technology and cybersecurity engineering executive, public board director and strategic advisor for growth companies. Most recently, Lynda was a VP of engineering at McAfee, where she led the global malware operations teams. In addition to protecting customers, she provided incident response and drove efficiencies across the company. Prior to McAfee, Lynda spent 22 years at Intel in various technical and senior leadership roles. She is known for being a passionate and inspirational leader who excels in driving innovation and efficient cybersecurity solutions.

Rich is Founder and Managing Director of Guida Technology Associates, Inc., a small consulting company, through which he has consulted for companies in the pharmaceutical, retail, financial, and telecommunications sectors. An information security and engineering professional with extensive experience in the Federal government and in the private sector, Rich has occupied executive positions within the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Treasury, and at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). In 2011, Rich retired from J&J as Vice President of Worldwide Information Security (J&J’s Chief Information Security Officer). He is especially skilled in written and oral communications.

David is the founder and principal consultant of HazarDSec LLC and co-founder of Next Level3. He also provides cybersecurity consulting services and training as an author and instructor for the SANS Institute. With more than 20 years of technical experience, David has spent over 15 years helping organizations establish and implement security controls and practices.

Jessica is the Senior Director Corporate Security at Quorum Software. Before Quorum Software, Jessica served as Director of Security Operations & Infrastructure at Eptura. Previously, she held a role as Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, consulting on Cyber Fusion Centers, Attack Surface Management, other cyber defense capabilities, and cyber program development and leadership.  Jessica has consulted with many of the largest companies in the world including many Fortune 100.

Rebecca is Founder, Owner, and CEO of Rebecca Herold, LLC aka The Privacy Professor®, an information security, privacy, IT, and compliance services firm. She also co-founded Privacy Security Brainiacs, a SaaS platform, early 2020 with her oldest son, Noah. Rebecca also serves as a Distinguished Ponemon Institute Fellow and as an Advisory Board Member for multiple technology businesses and startups. Additionally, Rebecca serves as an expert witness for diverse cases, is an advisor on multiple high school and college/university curriculum and program boards, and hosts a VoiceAmerica radio show called “Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor.”

Chris Hetner is a Senior Executive, Board Director, and leader in Cybersecurity recognized for raising cyber risk to the Corporate Board level in order to protect industries, infrastructures, and economies. He creates operational resilience by aligning robust Cybersecurity strategies with business objectives. Mr. Hetner’s professional judgment combined with a public company perspective and SEC regulatory and investor oversight experience has led to his success in corporate and government roles. Currently, he is an Expert Advisor to the Institute for Defense Analyses (US Dept. of the Treasury), the Special Advisor for Cyber Risk for the NACD, and a National Board Member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Identifying potential risks and initiating solutions that can be replicated across industries is a hallmark of his career.

With 20 years of IT and cybersecurity experience in the U.S. Department of Defense as well as federal and commercial industries, Chris has held roles in security architecture, engineering and GRC, as well as security leadership, including CISO. He has deep expertise in cloud-native security, compliance innovation, vulnerability management, application security, DevSecOps and software supply chain security. Chris is currently the president and co-founder of Aquia and a cyber innovation fellow with CISA.

Nick has over 24 years in the security industry as a consultant and IT security officer. Nick is Founder and Chief Identity Officer at IAM solutions provider HATSec LLC, where he helps customers evaluate, architect and implement many leading IAM technologies. He also provides executive strategic guidance on IAM and security program development. Nick specializes in large enterprise security implementations, IAM, security program development and application hosting implementations for numerous public and private organizations.

Lee is a Security Go-To-Market Strategist for Splunk, a Cisco Company, where he helps businesses build resilient cybersecurity functions, and realize the greatest value from their investment in their security program. He has worked in security and IT for four decades, starting as a programmer and working security roles from admin to CISO. He has been responsible for information security at the Department of Justice, managed cybersecurity programs in the healthcare sector impacting 99% of US citizens, and served as CISO for a financial services company with global operations. Lee has also taught thousands of cybersecurity professionals as a mentor.

Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of 'Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding', 'Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’ and ‘Cards Against AppSec'. Over her 28-year IT career she has won countless awards (including OWASP Lifetime Distinguished Member and Hacker of the Year), spoken all over the planet, and is a prolific blogger. Tanya has trained thousands of software developers and IT security professionals, via her online academies (We Hack Purple and Semgrep Academy), and her live training programs. Having performed counter-terrorism, led security for the 52nd Canadian general election, developed or secured countless applications, Tanya Janca is widely considered an international authority on the security of software.