Richard Greenberg, CISSP is a well-known Cyber Security Leader and Evangelist, CISO, Advisor, and speaker.
Richard brings over 30 years of management experience and has been a strategic and thought leader in IT and Information Security. His Project Management, Security Management and Operations, Policy, and Compliance experience has helped shape his broad perspective on creating and implementing Information Security Programs.

Richard has been a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for 15 years, Director of Surveillance and Information Systems, Chief of Security Operations, Director of IT, and Project Manager for various companies and agencies in the private and public sectors.

You may have heard Richard’s interview as a Cyber Security expert on Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-ron-burgundy-podcast-30270227/episode/cyber-security-47951911/.

Richard is the Founder and CEO of Security Advisors LLC, which offers fully-managed security assessments and network and software penetration testing services that allows organizations to continuously assess their internal and external cyber risk posture, and helps companies with compliance issues. He is also the CEO of Layer 8 Masters, which has been putting on the content-rich Planet Cyber Sec conferences and CISO-CIO Forums.

Richard is an Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Distinguished Fellow, one of only 64 worldwide, and has received their Honor Roll designation (only 55 worldwide). He has also been selected as a finalist for both the (ISC)2 Americas Information Security Leadership Award in the Senior Information Security Professional category and the Los Angeles Business Journal CIO of the Year in Security.
Richard has served on the OWASP Global Board of Directors, leads the OWASP LA Chapter, and has been Co-Chair of the highly successful AppSec California conferences. Richard also is President of the Information Systems Security Association Los Angeles Chapter and is Chair of their widely recognized annual Security Summit and CISO Forum.

Richard is dedicated to diversity in our field. He started and chairs the annual Women in Security Forum, and supports creating a more open and welcome community. Richard’s reach in the Southern California region is extensive. He has worked diligently to bring together the various Southern California IT and InfoSec organizations to enhance their collaboration efforts, to help reach new IT and InfoSec professionals.
Richard has been a published author and has spoken worldwide on Information Security, individually and on panels.

Nariman Aga-Tagiyev
Nariman Aga-Tagiyev is an Application Security Architect with over two decades of experience in software development. Over the course of his career, Nariman has worn multiple hats, serving as a full stack web application developer, backend developer, DevOps engineer, and cloud developer. However, since 2016, his focus has been exclusively dedicated to the realm of Application Security and advancing Software Security Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) maturity. Since 2024, he is a member of the OWASP SAMM project core team.

Caroline Wong is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader and Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, where she oversees the delivery of offensive security projects to thousands of customers. With nearly two decades of experience, Caroline has held leadership roles at eBay, Zynga, Symantec, and Cigital, specializing in governance, risk, compliance, and software security.
A published author, her book Security Metrics: A Beginner’s Guide was inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame. Caroline is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor and hosts the Humans of InfoSec podcast, sharing insights from top industry experts.

She is known for her ability to build high-performance teams, drive measurable change, and establish thought leadership, having delivered keynotes at major conferences like OWASP AppSec and BSides. Caroline’s expertise spans offensive security, application security, and AI’s role in cybersecurity, and she actively contributes to advisory boards and teaches courses to tens of thousands of learners globally.

Jake Bernardes A seasoned security leader with significant experience as both a consultant & CISO. Having worked, & lived, all over the world working as a consultant, vCISO, CISO & Advisor I’ve learned a lot about a little or a little about a lot. A specialist in GTM motions for security focused products with deep experience in supporting international companies in breaking in to the US market.

Quincy Collins With over 20 years of combined experience in the information technology and information security field, Quincey Collins (CISSP, CISA, CEH, GCIH, CIPP/US, CIPP/EU) brings a multi-dimensional perspective with a distinct focus on information security operations, security controls assessments, privacy operations, business continuity, incident response, security auditing, compliance, vendor risk management, and IT operational risk management.
Quincey spent 8+ years working for the United States Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Germany, Italy, and England. Quincey spent an additional 5 years supporting different commands and agencies within the Department of Defense in Europe as an information technology and information security contractor.
In his role as the Chief Security Officer for Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP, Quincey is responsible for information security, privacy operations, and risk management strategy. Quincey maintains a strong emphasis on efficient security operations, effective tooling, configuration management, process management, and team building.
Quincey holds a B.S. in Cybersecurity, and a M.S. in Information Technology with a specialization in Information Assurance from University of Maryland University College.

Nemi George is currently Vice President, IT & Information Security Officer (CISO) at Pacific Dental Services a National Dental Support Organization.
Prior to PDS, Nemi worked with Vodafone Global Enterprise (UK) for over 9 years as Head of Compliance, Security & Risk (CSR) and Managed Mobility (Enterprise Operations) and held a number of roles across architecture, information security, managed service operations, and compliance security & risk. Nemi is the current President of ISACA Orange County. Nemi also serves as an Executive Consultant helping businesses strike the right balance between managing Information Security risks and implementing additional security controls. He is an accomplished speaker and blogger.

Jake Margolis Strategically focused Information Technology and Cybersecurity leader with a record of providing innovative technology solutions to solve complex issues for internal and external customers. Extensive experience with large and complex environments delivering solutions at scale for the public sector and critical infrastructure.

Shaunna Hargrave is an Industrial Consultant at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, Inc., where she is the primary subject matter expert who interfaces with the customer to perform architectural assessments, network vulnerability assessments, consequence-driven modeling of industrial environments, and a range of other customer-facing activities. They have performed assessments using the Dragos Platform for industries such as Natural Gas, Electric, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemical Manufacturing.
Before joining Dragos, she was a Project Coordinator for Delta Systems Engineering, working on water treatment facilities gaining experience on WonderWare and other SCADA systems and Rockwell engineering. She started her ICS/OT career as a Junior Controls Engineer for Paragon Industrial Controls, installing and configuring automated safety systems.

FORMAL EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology – Cyber Security & Information
Assurance, Capella University
Associates of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology, Orange Coast College

Malcom Harkins
Malcolm Harkins is the Chief Security and Trust Officer at HiddenLayer. In this role he reports to the CEO and is responsible for enabling business growth through trusted infrastructure, systems, and business processes. Malcolm is also responsible for peer outreach activities to drive improvement across the world in the understanding of cyber risks as well as best practices to manage and mitigate those risks. He is also an independent board member and advisor to several organizations and CISO Ambassador for Reveald. He enjoys being an executive coach to CISOs and others in a wide variety of information risk roles. Key areas of focus include the ethics around technology risk, social responsibility, total cost of controls, public policy, and driving more industry accountability.
Previously Malcolm was the Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cylance. Malcolm was also previously Vice President and Chief Security and Privacy Officer (CSPO) at Intel Corporation. In that role Malcolm was responsible for managing the risk, controls, privacy, security, and other related compliance activities for all of Intel’s information assets, products, and services.

Before becoming Intel’s first CSPO he was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Over Malcolm’s 24 years with Intel, he also held roles in finance, procurement, and various business operations. He managed IT benchmarking initiatives and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; was the profit and loss manager for the Flash Product Group; was the general manager of Enterprise Capabilities, responsible for the delivery and support of Intel’s Finance and HR systems; and he helped create an Intel business venture focusing on e-commerce hosting in the late 90’s.
Malcolm previously taught at the CIO institute at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and was an adjunct faculty member at Susquehanna University in 2009. In 2010, he received the RSA Conference Excellence in the Field of Security Practices Award. He was recognized by Computerworld as one of the Premier 100 Information Technology Leaders for 2012. (ISC)2 recognized Malcolm in 2012 with the Information Security Leadership Award. In September 2013, Malcolm was recognized as one of the Top 10 Breakaway Leaders at the Global CISO Executive Summit. In November 2015, he received the Security Advisor Alliance Excellence in Innovation Award. In 2023 he received the Cyber Defense Magazine award for the top Chief Security Officer. He is a Fellow with the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a non-partisan think-tank providing on cybersecurity to the House, Senate, and a variety of federal agencies. Malcolm is a sought-after speaker for industry events. He has authored many white papers and in December 2012 published his first book, Managing Risk and Information Security: Protect to Enable®. He also was a contributing author to Introduction to IT Privacy, published in 2014 by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. The 2nd edition of Malcolm’s book, Managing Risk and Information Security: Protect to Enable®, was published in August of 2016. Malcolm has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the “Promises and Perils of Emerging Technology for Cybersecurity”. He has also testified at the Federal Trade Commission hearings on data security. In 2023 Malcolm was a member of a task force led by the Center for Strategic International Studies to provide strategic direction and leadership for CISA’s evolving mission to protect the federal government.
Malcolm is on the board of directors for TrustMAPP, Cyvatar, and the Cyber Risk Alliance.
Malcolm received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Irvine and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of California at Davis.

Amy Chaney
An accomplished visionary technology, risk and change leader, with a 25+ year career spanning firmwide technology and cybersecurity Risk, product management, data security, technology control improvement, identity and access, program management, and global, complex program and third-party oversight. Delivery of large scale and multifaceted ‘change the bank’ and ‘operational excellence’ initiatives, partnering with key leaders in Global Technology, Cybersecurity, across all Business lines, Compliance and Risk to implement transformational change, with advanced market strategies, and employing leading edge solutions. Regarded for significant contributions in firmwide security and operational risk management through innovative modernization and accelerated execution. Defines strategic direction, builds world class high value teams, and drives e2e operational and risk improvement.

As Associate Director of Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Management at DTCC, Shradha leads the Cyber Security Risk Treatment program, driving risk governance, security strategies, and operational resilience.

Beyond her professional role, Shradha is an active leader in the cybersecurity community, serving as a board member of the North Texas Chapter of ISSA and a member of ISACA NTX. She also contributes to university engagements, Executive Women’s Forum (EWF), Evanta Dallas CISO programs, CISO XC, North Texas Food Bank, and Girls Inc.

Shradha holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the University of Dallas and is a distinguished alumna of UT Arlington’s Goolsby Leadership Academy. Passionate about empowering organizations and individuals against cyber threats, she believes that security is a collaborative effort built on resilience, innovation, and trust.

“Cybersecurity isn’t just a profession—it’s a commitment to achieving something great together, and all while having some fun!”

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf commands over 15 years of expertise in digital marketing and demand generation for high-growth B2B technology startups. In 2018, she transitioned into the cybersecurity industry, identifying a critical gap in the traditional marketing approaches that failed to resonate with security-focused audiences.

Recognizing the missed opportunities and inefficiencies in conventional customer research practices, Dani founded Audience 1st, a cutting-edge customer research agency. Audience 1st is dedicated to empowering customer-obsessed go-to-market teams in growth-stage cybersecurity companies. The agency provides quick, cost-effective access to genuine buyer insights, helping teams eliminate guesswork, optimize budget allocation, and foster loyal customer relationships.

Under Dani’s leadership, Audience 1st aims to revolutionize how cybersecurity companies approach customer-led growth, ultimately driving sustained growth and market success.

Jacob Gonzalez
Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) Special Agent (SA) Jacob Gonzalez has been with DCIS for 8 years, 1 year as an Investigative Analyst and 7 years as a Special Agent investigating economic and cybercrimes focused on malware-as-a-service variants and initial access for ransomware.  SA Gonzalez is certified by the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Crime Center in Cyber Forensic Incident Response and Digital Media Collection. In addition, SA Gonzalez serves as a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Secret Service to leverage collaborative interagency efforts in combating cyber threats to the DoD Information Network and Defense Industrial Base.  Prior to his work with DCIS, SA Gonzalez was a Paralegal and Litigation Support Specialist with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

She is a graduate of Duke Law School and holds multiple certifications in information privacy such as the FIP, CIPP/US/E/M. She is a regular contributor to OC Lawyer and American Bar Association publications, and has been a speaker at the Wall Street Journal Cybersecurity Symposium, California Lawyers Association, and PrivSec Global. In her free time, she likes spending time in nature with her two daughters and reading Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood, Neal Stephenson, and all things science fiction.

Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts is a Strategist, Researcher, Hacker, Speaker, CISO, Advisor, Hacking is not a crime henchman, PITA, and various other names on the technical side of the world.

Approach CAREFULLY with tea, biscuits, or Islay Whisky, do NOT connect to try and sell me something, I WILL flambé you.

Currently working as a strategist within the AI and Deepfake realm at World Wide Technology, and doing some advisory work for a couple of companies, having previously served as a CISO/vCISO/Advisor for a number of entities and organizations around the globe. Some of the more recent projects are focused within the Artificial Intelligence, Threat Intelligence, Identity, GRC, Cryptography, and Aviation/Transportation spaces.

I’ve been fortunate to be elbow deep in technology for more years than I care to remember, and these days am involved in both tactical and strategic discussions with clients across the spectrum of industries talking maturity, risk, and how to effect change.

Oh, and I’ve been called a Scottish Security Warlock….I’m kinda digging it.

Happy to connect, to talk and discuss what we can ALL do to effect change in this world, to collaborate and to communicate in a way that benefits all.

Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor has a couple of decades of experience in DFIR, CTI, and building holistic security programs. He is the founder and lead analyst of the ME-ISAC (https://www.meisac.org/), where we provide threat intelligence to and enable collaboration among media and entertainment companies around the globe, and CEO of Taksati Consulting (https://www.meisac.org/), where we help media companies with a wide variety of security issues.

Bryan Becker
Bryan Becker is an accomplished IT executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of visionary leadership experience. As the CEO and Founder of Class IV, Bryan leads a consulting firm dedicated to navigating IT challenges with care, stewardship, and expertise. Under his leadership, Class IV delivers top-tier IT consulting services, optimizing business efficiency, fortifying cybersecurity, and harnessing the power of data to help clients thrive in an evolving digital landscape.

Prior to founding Class IV, Bryan held executive roles as a CIO, CISO, and VP of Information Technology, where he oversaw multiple high-performing teams, including Service Desk, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, and Business Intelligence. His expertise has driven enterprise-level transformations, including IT integrations for multiple nine-figure acquisitions, preparing IT and compliance for a public offering, and leading initiatives in data governance, analytics, and workflow optimization.

Bryan’s thought leadership has been featured in KPMG case studies in the Wall Street Journal and by AWS. Committed to staying at the forefront of technological advancements, he continues to drive innovation, operational excellence, and security to help businesses succeed in an increasingly complex IT landscape

Preet Singh
Preet Singh is an applied scientist and engineer with research and industrial experience in algorithm design, artificial intelligence and data science. Preet is founder and CEO at Enginelitix, specializing in math modeling, data science & bespoke AI solutions, serving clients from stealth startups to Fortune 100 companies.

Currently employed at Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Inc., Serafino supports the Cyber Information Security budget and projects, ensuring alignment with profitability goals and business priorities. He ensures program effectiveness, manages incident response activities, and reports the state of the Cyber Security program to senior executives and Board Members.

In previous roles, Serafino has managed risk programs, regulatory and compliance controls, and operational security at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. Additionally, he served as a Senior Consultant and Microsoft Windows Design and Engineer Architect at Array Systems, and as a Network Operations Manager at Epolicy.com.

Serafino holds a BS in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the UCLA School of Engineering and is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). He is an active member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and serves on the Advisory Board of AutoISAC.

Enjoys restoring vintage Italian cars when time permits, and spends time designing replacement parts using cad software and at home 3D printing tools.