
2018 Washington DC Breach Prevention Summit
Held December 4th & 5th, 2018 in Washington, DC

Eddie Doyle
Global Security Strategist, Check Point Software Technologies
From English language teacher to cyber-security business executive, Eddie Doyle has the unique ability to articulate in non-technical language, the risks associated by avoiding internet security best practices. With a particular interest in educating people to become human firewalls in the combat against social engineering, Doyle realizes that hackers exploit the DNA of trust within us, often as their first line of attack & he teaches people how to identify & resist the con man, while not interrupting business as usual. With a focus on cyber-crime & cyber-terrorism, Doyle's keynotes help individuals & corporations alike, to stay ahead of the newest threats. Protecting people online and in life has been his passion for over twenty years and he defines his success by his zealous love of education and training and his commitment to building rich, meaningful and key relationships.

Mark Rasch
Principal, Rasch Technology and Cyber Law; former Chief Security Evangelist, Verizon
Rasch is an attorney and author, working in the areas of corporate and government cybersecurity, privacy and incident response. He is currently the chief security evangelist for Verizon Communications after having been VP, deputy general counsel, and chief privacy and data security officer for SAIC. From 1983-1992, Rasch worked at the U.S. Department of Justice within the Criminal Division's Fraud Section. Rasch earned a J.D. in 1983 from State University of New York at Buffalo and is a 1976 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science.

Richard Bortnick
Cyber Liability and Insurance Attorney, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, LLP
Bortnick litigates and counsels clients on cyber and technology risks, exposures and best practices; directors' and officers' liability; professional liability; insurance coverage; and commercial litigation matters. He also drafts professional liability insurance policies of varying types, including cyber, privacy and technology forms, and is Publisher of the cyber industry blog, Cyberinquirer.com. He serves as a member of the Executive Corporate Board of The Franklin Institute science museum and is Co-Chair of the Computer & Technology Subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. Bortnick is a regular contributor and columnist for Advisen and was named by Advisen as their Cyber Risk Network 2015 Person of the Year.

Adam Bixler
Director of Product Management, NETSCOUT Systems, Inc.
Adam Bixler has had a distinguished career as Cybersecurity professional, an entrepreneur, a product management leader and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He has worked at all levels of information security and operations including: network design and configuration; data center management; certification and accreditation; network security analysis; compliance validation and systems auditing; and policy and plan development. Bixler currently serves as the Director of Product Management for NETSCOUT | Arbor leading the External Threat Detection offerings. He was Co-Founder and COO of Efflux Systems which was acquired by NETSCOUT in 2017 and was a Co-Founder of Morta Security which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2014. He served in the United States Air Force and is currently in the US Air Force Reserve.

General Gregory Touhill, Retired
First US CISO & President, Appgate Federal
Greg Touhill is one of the nation's premier cybersecurity and information technology senior executives. A highly experienced leader of large, complex, diverse and global cybersecurity and information technology operations, Touhill was selected by President Obama as the US government's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). His other civilian government service includes duties as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications in the US Department of Homeland Security and as Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, where he led national programs to protect the United States and its critical infrastructure. Touhill is a retired Air Force general officer, a highly-decorated combat leader, an accomplished author, a former American diplomat, and a senior executive with documented high levels of success on the battlefield and in the boardroom.

Ron Ross
Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Ross specializes in information security, systems security engineering and risk management. He leads NIST's Federal Information Security Management Act Implementation Project, which includes the development of key security standards and guidelines for the federal government and critical information infrastructure. Ross also leads the Joint Task Force, an interagency partnership with the Department of Defense, Office of the Director National Intelligence, the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Committee on National Security Systems, with responsibility for developing the Unified Information Security Framework for the federal government and its contractors. In addition to his responsibilities at NIST, Ross supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection. Ross has lectured at many universities across the country and has received numerous private sector cybersecurity awards.

Fouad Khalil
Vice President of Compliance, SecurityScorecard
Fouad Khalil is the Vice President of Compliance at SecurityScorecard and is responsible for internal and external compliance programs, auditor education, alignment with industry best practices and global sales support. With extensive experience in the technology space with more than 25 years spanning disciplines in software development, IT support, program and project management and most recently IT Security and Compliance management. Khalil's career path in technology has provided him with keen insights in the areas of network, system and DB administration, software programming, system design, project and product development, and much more. For nearly the past two decades, Khalil has focused on data security, security investigations, security training and awareness, and security compliance-- serving as an industry expert in key areas such as IT, NIST, Internal Controls, SOX-404, PCI DSS and HIPAA/HITECH. Khalil holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and Computer Engineering from Marquette University and CISA and ITIL Foundations certifications.

Andrew Coyle
Security Solutions Architect, Agari
Andrew Coyle is an experienced Security Solutions Architect. With extensive experience designing secured infrastructure and networks, he continues to assist Federal Government agencies and enterprise companies with restoring their trust in email. In his current role at Agari, Coyle architects solutions to help solve emerging problems, such as detecting and preventing advanced phishing attacks that leverage impersonation techniques. His previous work at Cisco, developing and securing top Federal Government networks, allows Coyle to advise and implement security best practices for each unique network, brand, and organization.

Avivah Litan
VP and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research
Litan is a vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner Research. Her areas of expertise include endpoint security, security analytics for cybersecurity and fraud, user and entity behavioral analytics, insider threats, fraud detection, and prevention and identity proofing.

Maria Loughlin
Vice President of Engineering, Veracode
Maria Loughlin currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at Veracode where she is leads development within Veracode's Application Security product suite. Loughlin has two decades of experience leading software teams at high-growth companies and has presented on security and DevOps at multiple technology events. Maria most recently served as VP of Engineering at Memento Security and held prior leadership positions at Kronos, Open Market and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Denyette DePierro
VP & Senior Counsel - Center for Payments & Cybersecurity, American Bankers Association
DePierro joined the American Bankers Association in March 2008. Prior to joining the ABA, DePierro was Legislative Counsel of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) in Washington, D.C., and the California Independent Bankers in Newport Beach, Calif. At the ABA, DePierro focuses on the state, federal and international regulation of technology, cybersecurity, privacy, data security and emerging trends in banking, including fintech, blockchain, internet of things (IOT), artificial intelligence and social media.

Brett Johnson
Former Most Wanted and "The Original Internet Godfather"
Former United States Most Wanted, Brett Johnson, referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather" has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for over 20 years. He built and was leader of ShadowCrew, the precursor to today's darknet markets. He was instrumental in developing many areas of online fraud while helping design, implement, and refine modern Identity Theft, Account Take Over Fraud, Card Not Present Fraud, IRS Tax Fraud, and countless other social engineering attacks, breaches, and hacking operations. Upon his capture, the United States Secret Service hired Johnson to work as a consultant and informant. Johnson worked with the Secret Service for several months before going on a cross country crime spree, being placed on the US Most Wanted List, being captured again, sent to prison, escaping prison, being captured yet again, and finally accepting responsibility for his actions. Today, Johnson works as a security consultant and public speaker. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on cybercrime and identity theft. During 2017, He has been featured in the book, "Kingpin" by Kevin Poulsen and on numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, NBC, CNN Money, Wired Magazine, Vice, RT TV, ArsTechnica, The Independent, and more.

Jim Apger
Sr Security Architect, Splunk
Apger, a 20-year veteran of the tech industry is a member of the Global Security Specialists team at Splunk. His digital hardware and software background paved a path for him to spend nearly 10 years as an innovator in the network intrusion prevention space. Before joining Splunk as a security architect in 2014, Apger worked in the fields of web fraud detection, anti-money laundering, security information/event management, security operations and cyber threat intelligence.

Diana Kelley
CTO and Founding Partner, SecurityCurve & former Cybersecurity Field CTO, Microsoft
Diana Kelley is the Cybersecurity Field CTO for Microsoft and a cybersecurity architect, practitioner, executive advisor and author. At Microsoft, she leverages her 25+ years of cyber risk and security experience to provide advice and guidance to CSOs, CIOs and CISOs at some of the world's largest companies and is a contributor the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR). She was the Global Executive Security Advisor at IBM Security where she built and managed the IBM Security Research Community Newsroom process and was a regular contributor to IBM X-Force research. Kelley is a faculty member with IANS Research, an Industry Mentor at the CyberSecurity Factory and a guest lecturer at Boston College's Master of Science in Cybersecurity program. She serves on the Board of Directors at the non-profit Sightline Security, was an IEEE "Rock Star of Risk" in 2016, speaks frequently at major conferences and co-authored the book Cryptographic Libraries for Developers.

Randy Trzeciak
Director, CERT Insider Threat Center, CMU
Trzeciak heads a team focusing on insider threat research, threat analysis and modeling, assessments and training. He has more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, focusing on database design, development and maintenance. In addition to his role with CERT, he is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College, Graduate School of Information Systems and Management.
Session Contributors
VP & Senior Counsel - Center for Payments & Cybersecurity, American Bankers Association
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Read BioWashington Field Office's Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF), US Secret Service
Read BioCyber Liability and Insurance Attorney, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, LLP
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