Dark Reading – Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 – Informa Engage – Virtual Events (2024)

Phil Neray is VP of Cyber Defense Strategy at CardinalOps. With 20+ years of cybersecurity experience, Phil comes to CardinalOps from Microsoft Security, which he joined after the acquisition of CyberX, an early innovator in IoT/OT security monitoring. He previously held executive roles at IBM Security/Q1 Labs, Guardium (acquired by IBM), Veracode, and Symantec. Phil has a BSEE from McGill University, is certified in cloud security (CCSK), and has a black belt in American Jiu-Jitsu.

Jiong Liu leads the product marketing team for Wiz, working closely with customers to securely accelerate their cloud journeys. Prior to that, Jiong led the GTM strategy and product marketing team for Okta's customer identity products and Business Value practice. Jiong holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Noah Simon is Vice President of Product Marketing at Axonius. Noah is passionate about cybersecurity, and always seeking to understand how new technologies can help companies and individuals protect themselves from the continually evolving risk landscape. Noah has previously held product marketing roles at BitSight, Cybereason, and White Ops.

Mark Sangster is Vice President, Chief of Strategy at Adlumin Inc., a cybersecurity technology firm that focuses on revolutionizing how corporate institutions secure sensitive data and intellectual property while achieving compliance objectives through its managed security services platform. Before joining Adlumin, Sangster established his 20-year sales and marketing career at industry giants like Intel Corporation, BlackBerry, and Cisco Systems. His experience unites a strong technical aptitude and an intuitive understanding of regulatory agencies.

Kev Breen is the director of Cyber Threat Research at Immersive Labs where he researches new and emerging cyber threats. Prior to his civilian life Kev, spent 15 years in the military serving as a Radio Technician and Trunk Comms Specialist before transitioning to a Cyber Security Analyst, specializing in Malware Analysis. After leaving the military, he continued to work in Cyber Security running a CIRT team for a defense contractor before joining Immersive Labs.

Jason is the Global Field Chief Technology Officer for Prisma SASE at Palo Alto Networks. He is an accomplished technology executive with over 25 years of experience driving innovation and transformation initiatives across global organizations. Jason collaborates with CIOs, CTOs, and other technology leaders on strategies aimed at enabling business outcomes.

Nathan Hamiel is Senior Director of Research at Kudelski Security where he leads the fundamental and applied research team. Part of the Innovation group working to define the future of products and services for the company, his team focuses on privacy, advanced cryptography, emerging technologies, and special projects. He is also responsible for the research function at the company, connecting the dots between the various business units and focusing on collaboration both internal and external to the company.

Richard Johnson is a computer security specialist with a focus on software vulnerability analysis. Currently Senior Principal Security Researcher at Trellix and Chief Research Officer of Fuzzing IO, Richard offers over 20 years of professional expertise and leadership in the information security industry. Current responsibilities include zeroday vulnerability research and development of advanced fuzzing and automated reverse engineering solutions.

Alberto is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Forgepoint. He is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of building global businesses and leading them to successful exits.

Allen Houchins is the Vice President of IT & Facilities at Jamf, where he oversees the Information Technology and Workplace Services teams. He is at the forefront of the employee experience at Jamf, combining technology with the physical and virtual work experiences that help Jamfs support customers and get stuff done. His unique role and experience have allowed for some pivotal thought leadership as companies transitioned to work from home and are now set up to provide leadership in defining the new future of work.

Ryan Leininger is a Sr. Security Manager at Accenture where he leads a team specialized in responding to complex data breaches and helping organizations better prepare for incidents. His experience as a practitioner has taken him across the globe to help organizations respond to and recover from high impact cyber intrusions.

Richard Johnson is a computer security specialist with a focus on software vulnerability analysis. Currently Senior Principal Security Researcher at Trellix and Chief Research Officer of Fuzzing IO, Richard offers over 20 years of professional expertise and leadership in the information security industry. Current responsibilities include zeroday vulnerability research and development of advanced fuzzing and automated reverse engineering solutions.

Alberto is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Forgepoint. He is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of building global businesses and leading them to successful exits.

Kelly Jackson Higgins is the Editor-in-Chief of Dark Reading. She is an award-winning veteran technology and business journalist with more than two decades of experience in reporting and editing for various publications, including Network Computing, Secure Enterprise Magazine, Virginia Business magazine, and other major media properties. Jackson Higgins was recently selected as one of the Top 10 Cybersecurity Journalists in the US, and named as one of Folio's 2019 Top Women in Media. Follow her on Twitter @kjhiggins.

As Dark Reading’s managing editor for features, Fahmida Y Rashid focuses on stories that provide security professionals with the information they need to do their jobs. She has spent over a decade analyzing news events and demystifying security technology for IT professionals and business managers. Prior to specializing in information security, Fahmida wrote about enterprise IT, especially networking, open source, and core internet infrastructure.

Tara Seals has 20+ years of experience as a journalist, analyst and editor in the cybersecurity, communications, and technology space. Prior to Dark Reading, Tara was Editor in Chief at Threatpost, and prior to that, the North American news lead for Infosecurity Magazine. She also spent 13 years working for Informa (formerly Virgo Publishing), as executive editor and editor-in-chief at publications focused on both the service provider and the enterprise arenas.

Becky Bracken is a veteran journalist covering cybersecurity for Dark Reading.

Maxine Holt leads the Omdia cybersecurity research team and is the lead architect of the Omdia Cybersecurity Ecosystem. Maxine’s team delivers a comprehensive cybersecurity research program to support vendor, service provider, and enterprise clients in the areas of: data security; identity, authentication, access; infrastructure security; security operations; enterprise security management; IoT security; and emerging cybersecurity.

Andrew has been covering, researching, and speaking on topics related to enterprise information technology for approximately 20 years. He supports Omdia's Cybersecurity Operations (SecOps) Intelligence Service research practice, focusing on security operations center (SOCs) technology and trends, with a special focus on the proactive technologies used to avoid breaches such as risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) and attack surface management (ASM).