2023 InfoSec World #2

Kevin Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of Secure Ideas. Kevin has a long history in the IT field including system administration, network architecture and application development. He has been involved in building incident response and forensic teams, architecting security solutions for large enterprises and penetration testing everything from government agencies to Fortune 100 companies. In addition, Kevin is a faculty member at IANS and was an instructor and author for the SANS Institute.

Ward Cobleigh, Product Line Manager for VIAVI Solutions, understands the balancing act between efficient service delivery and security that IT pros are facing today along with the challenges they have in solving issues due to limited visibility combined with complexity and rapid change. His experience in development, sales, marketing, alliances, and product management allow him to see things from multiple perspectives, cut to the heart of the problem, and demonstrate solutions that give engineers a sigh of relief and help decision makers see the value. He brings a refreshing bit of humor to the sometimes dry, technical topics of network performance and threat management.

Nathan Wenzler is the Chief Security Strategist at Tenable, the Exposure Management company. Nathan has over 25 years of experience both in the trenches of and as CISO of Information Security programs for public and private sector firms alike, often building them from scratch. He has also served as an executive management consultant and vCISO for C-suite execs across a wide array of Fortune 1000, nonprofit and government organizations looking to optimize, mature and accelerate their information security and risk management programs. Nathan’s focus areas include vulnerability and exposure management, PAM, incident response, process and workflow improvements, executive-level program management, and the human-focused aspects of InfoSec.

Today, he shares his insight on cybersecurity processes, programs, personnel improvements and communication strategies across the globe at conferences and directly with customers to help mature and accelerate risk management efforts for organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Tech industry veteran, Deidre Diamond, leverages her deep cybersecurity staffing and leadership expertise to guide the success of CyberSN. As Founder and CEO of the largest US technology and services cybersecurity talent acquisition firm in the country, she is a passionate advocate for building diverse, multi-talented teams. Deidre also founded the non-profit, Secure Diversity, which promotes diversity and inclusion in the industry.

Combining 25 years of experience working in technology and staffing, Deidre has a genuine love for the cybersecurity community and has built large-scale sales and operations teams at companies such as Rapid7 and Motion Recruitment where she achieved high performances. She has created cultures based on an ‘anything is possible’ attitude that allows people to achieve above and beyond the usual. By establishing an open communication framework throughout the CyberSN organization, she has created cultures of positive energy, career advancement and kindness that enables teams to reach beyond peak performance and have fun at work.

Deidre encourages the use of EQ skills (Emotional Intelligence skills) of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, social skills, and empathy, which are applied by choosing words and behaviors that reflect consideration for each other.

Mike Campfield is the new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Uptycs. Mike comes to Uptycs from Safeguard Cyber where he was the CRO. Mike has helped scale many prominent technology companies such as Documentum, FireEye, ExtraHop, and EMC. Mike lives in Rhode Island with his wife, two teenage children, and three dogs. Mike loves to compete and you will often hear him quoting famous athletes and coaches (or a random movie reference).