Dr. Anton Chuvakin is a recognized security expert and book author. In his current role as a Director of Product Management with LogLogic, a log management and intelligence company, he is involved with defining and executing a product vision and strategy, driving the product roadmap, conducting research, as well as assisting key customers with their LogLogic implementations. He blogs about security issues, log management, industry trends and computer tips.

John Petze , is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Privaris. Mr. Petze previously served for six years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tridium Inc., a global software company specializing in device-to-enterprise applications. Tridium saw great success under Mr. Petze’s leadership and was acquired by Honeywell International in late 2005. He is an experienced technology executive, having held the position of CEO, CTO, VP of Marketing and Product Management, VP of Product Development and VP of Operations. He possesses a strong technical background and extensive experience in new product development and the development of marketing programs and customer support organizations. His experience spans hardware and software development, automation systems, networking and Internet technologies. Mr. Petze has served in a variety of senior technical and management positions with manufacturers of hardware and software in his 25-plus year career. He is a cum laude graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA, is a frequent speaker at industry trade events and has authored numerous technical papers .

Bill Worley, CTO of Secure64 is principally responsible for key technical and security related decisions for the Secure64. He retired from Hewlett-Packard Corporation in 2002 as HP Fellow, Distinguished Contributor, and Chief Scientist. At HP he was the technical director and principal architect of both the PA-RISC and PA-Wide Word (the basis for Itanium) processor architectures. Subsequently Bill conceived and led system research programs on secure system architectures. He was instrumental in establishing HPs trusted systems strategy and program. Prior to HP, Bill spent 13 years at IBM in architecture, research, and technology positions. He is credited with 16 patents and three new pending patents for Secure64. With his direct experience developing a “software appliance”, Mr. Worley would be a very knowledgeable and experienced speaker for this topic. He would provide the audience with a unique angle on the topic, as most appliance today are hardware based, and Mr. Worely could speak about the current appliance landscape and the many benefits that a fresh approach can provide IT enterprises from both a security and TCO standpoint .

Patrick Harding , is the Chief Technology Officer of Ping Identity, responsible for Ping Identity Labs, emerging technologies, architecture and standards, and developing the technology strategy for the company. Previously, Harding was a VP and the Security Architect (Enterprise Architecture Division) at Fidelity Investments where he was responsible for aligning identity management and security technologies with the strategic goals of the business. Harding was integrally involved with the implementation of federated identity technologies at Fidelity -- from "napkin" to production. Mr. Harding has over 15 years experience in software development, networking infrastructure and information security. His industry experience includes financial services, travel services and consulting. Mr. Harding has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia .

Arthur H. Coupe , the Practice Director of Identity and Access Management Solutions at Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) develops and delivers IAM solutions to commercial and government entities. During his tenure at CSC, he has served as program manager for the global deployment of the DuPont two-factor authentication and user provisioning security system. As a result, Mr. Coupe received Dupont’s C.T. Welsh Jr. Information Security Award .

Joe Gersch, VP of Engineering of Secure64 is responsible for software development, productization, and technical support for Secure64. He led the development of a genuinely secure operating system, SourceT, which is immune to rootkits and malware and resistant to network attacks such as Denial of Service. He also led the development of the Secure64 DNS server, which is built on SourceT and represents a significant advance in DNS security and performance. Previously, Joe was at Hewlett-Packard where he led product development for smart cards, cryptography, network security as well as OpenView R&D. Joe earned a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Computer Science from Colorado State University. He is also a board member of the Vivit (formerly OpenView Forum International) and is an advisory board member of Voyence, Inc .

Mr. Adams, the president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc., is responsible for developing and executing strategies to build the company’s market position. With millions of users in over 60 countries, the company’s SSH Secure Shell application has become the de-facto standard for secure Internet logins. Mr. Adams is also a member of the board of directors of the parent company in Finland. Prior to joining SSH, he was vice president of business development for Phoenix Technologies Ltd., where he led strategic initiatives in Internet-based remote management and support. Prior to joining Phoenix, Mr. Adams held positions at Sun Microsystems, Intel, Analog Devices, and Motorola .

Alan Shimel, the Chief Strategy Officer is responsible for guiding StillSecure on its mission to bring innovative and effective networking and security solutions to the marketplace. Mr. Shimel has become an often-cited personality in the security community. Through his blog and weekly podcast, found at www.stillsecureafteralltheseyears.com, his commentary on the state of security and the marketplace is closely followed within the industry. Additionally, Mr. Shimel is active in the open source community, serving as a director of the Open Source Snort Rules Consortium (OSSRC) and founding the OS2A. He is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences and events. Prior to co-founding StillSecure, Mr. Shimel has had a wide range of business experiences. He was most recently SVP of Sales and Business Development of Cachier®, a manufacturer of network acceleration appliances. Prior to that, he was VP of Business Development at Interliant®, where in a little more than 3 years he was instrumental in forging relationships and strategic partnerships with such industry players as, Dell Computer®; Verisign®, Microsoft®; IBM®; Cisco®; and EMC®. He was also a key team member when Interliant acquired 27 companies and completed a successful IPO. A pioneer in the Internet industry, Shimel was one of the founders of Tri Star Web®, a NYC-based, early entry in Web hosting that was acquired by Sage Networks®, which later became Interliant. Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. Johns University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School .

Laura Taylor, is Relevant Technologies' President and CEO. Her research has been used by the FDIC, the FBI, the IRS, various U.S. Federal Reserve Banks, U.S. Customs, the U.S. Treasury, the White House, and many publicly held Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Taylor specializes in security audits of financial institutions and U.S. federal agencies. She has provided information security consulting services to some of the largest financial institutions in the world including the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Treasury, the U.S. Government wide Accounting System, and National Westminster Bank - a division of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Ms. Taylor is the author of the FISMA Certification and Accreditation Handbook which is widely used resource on how to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act.

Before founding Relevant Technologies, Ms. Taylor was Director of Security Research at TEC. Ms. Taylor also served as CIO of Schafer Corporation and Director of Information Security at Navisite. Earlier in her career, Ms. Taylor held various positions at Sun Microsystems where she was awarded several 'Outstanding Performance' awards, and a CIS Security Award. Most recently Ms. Taylor received an award from a division of the U.S. Financial Management Services commissioner for her assistance with FISMA compliant Security Certification & Accreditation of highly sensitive systems. Ms. Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Ms. Taylor has been featured in many media forums including ABC-TV Business Now, CNET Radio, Boston Business Journal, Computer World, and The Montreal Gazette. Her research has been published on numerous web portals and magazines including Business Security Advisor, Forbes, SecurityWatch, eSecurityOnline, SecurityFocus, NetworkStorageForum, ZDNet, Datamation, MidRangeComputing, and Securify. Ms. Taylor has authored over 500 research articles and papers on information security topics and has contributed to multiple books. A graduate of Skidmore College, Ms. Taylor is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the IEEE Standards Association, and the National Security Agency’s IATFF Forum .

Keith Stewart, is the Segment Line Manager for Intrusion Prevention at Cisco Systems. Keith is responsible for the strategy and vision for intrusion detection and prevention technologies across Cisco, and for driving next generation intrusion detection technology. Keith has lead the integration and collaboration of intrusion detection and prevention with other security technologies, building the components of the Self-Defending Network. Keith has been with Cisco for 9 years, with responsibilities for firewalls, NAC, and intrusion detection during his tenure. Prior to joining the Security Technology Group at Cisco, Keith served for a number of years as a technical consultant to the financial services industry. Keith has degrees in engineering from Stanford University, and Queen's University, and is a frequent speaker at security conferences .

Debra Spitler , is executive vice president, HID Connect, for HID Global. HID Global is a leading supplier and manufacturer in the access control industry, serving customers worldwide with proximity and contactless smart card technologies; central station managed access controllers; secure and custom card solutions; digital identity and photo card management software solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID operates international offices that support more than 100 countries and is an ASSA ABLOY Group company. Debra has been with HID Global since February 1999. Originally joining the company as global accounts manager for HID, Debra has also served as executive vice president, government and national ID markets, for ASSA ABLOY ITG, president of OMNIKEY Americas, vice president of marketing and business development for the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG), vice president of marketing for HID, and director of business development for HID. Prior to joining HID, she spent the last eleven years of her 18-year tenure at Honeywell’s Home and Building Control Division as national account manager. Debra also serves as vice president of the executive committee on the Security Industry Association (SIA) Board of Directors and is currently chairperson of SIA’s marketing and membership committee. In addition, she is active in the Smart Card Alliance and Document Security Alliance .

Derek Brink , Vice President & Research Director, IT Security joined Aberdeen as a senior high-tech executive experienced in strategy development and execution, corporate / business development, and product management / product marketing. He is a results-oriented leader with a proven track record of driving growth through new and enhanced product offerings, in companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500. He brings a unique blend of analytical / technical background, combined with excellent communication skills and extensive information security industry expertise. Before joining Aberdeen, Derek was RSA Security's vice president of strategy and corporate development, and was earlier the product line director for RSA SecurID. Prior to RSA, his experience includes director of marketing at Gradient Technologies (now Entegrity); various marketing and business development positions with Transarc Corporation (a subsidiary of IBM); corporate marketing with Sun Microsystems; and a variety of technical sales and field marketing positions with Hewlett-Packard. He began his professional career as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency. Derek was an active member of the five-company team that co-founded the PKI Forum, and as RSA Security's representative was a member of the PKI Forum Executive Board and subsequently the Steering Committee for the OASIS Member Section on PKI. He is co-author of the book PKI: Implementing and Managing E-Security (ISBN: 0072131233). Derek earned an MBA with honors from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Applied Mathematics with highest honors from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also holds a second degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do .

Mr. Michael Scheidell, is a recognized expert, speaker and author in the network and data security community, with an extensive history of innovation and thought leadership in the security space. Since founding SECNAP® Network Security Corporation in 2001, he has aggressively pursued the development of security and anti-spam products and services in concert with well-known industry leaders. The impressive results include patent-pending intrusion detection technology and a revolutionary anti-spam product line. Three patents are currently pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for intrusion prevention and detection products. Prior to forming SECNAP, Mr. Scheidell served as Business Development Director of VenturCom, Inc., an institutionally-funded provider of products and services for Microsoft-based, embedded real-time and control applications. During his three-year tenure he grew VenturCom’s partner and major accounts programs by 400 percent. In 1982 Mr. Scheidell founded Florida Datamation, a real-time network system integrator, and served as president and CEO until 1998. Managing marketing, OEM sales, research and development and engineering, he developed and distributed products and created international partnerships and distribution channels in the United States, Germany, Spain, England, Mexico, Brazil, Japan and other countries. Under his leadership, Florida Datamation grew to be the largest QNX distributor in the world. Mr. Scheidell began his entrepreneurial career in 1971, when he developed and sold his first computer software program to Tymenet, one of the original X.25 networks. During his distinguished career he has discovered and resolved vulnerabilities that are currently represented on the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) list. He has authored articles and white papers for a variety of industry publications and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. A member of the FBI InfraGard program since 1996, Mr. Scheidell works with other information technology experts and educators to assist the FBI’s investigative efforts in the cyber arena. He represents SECNAP in ICSA Labs’ Anti-Spam Product Developers’ Consortium, which is developing specifications and criteria for the ICSA Labs Anti-Spam Certification Program. He is a current member of the International Security Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) .

Mr. Harold Stonebraker, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Senior Security Analyst with FireEye, Inc., a leader in anti-botnet protection. Stonebraker has more than 17 years of network and security experience. He has served as Director of Security and Network Technology for SunGard Asset Management Systems and Security Practice Director for Broadwing Technology Solutions, as well as many years in the commercial IT security world working for Fortune 1000 clients. Stonebraker has spoken on many security topics ranging from network based IDS implementation, wireless security and how it is defeated, botnets and their insidious nature, and security incident response and the policies, practices and procedures associated with its implementation. Stonebraker is a graduate of Temple University .

Arun K. Sood, Arun K. Sood received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, in 1966, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1967 and 1971, respectively. He is Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Director, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Computer Science at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, and the Director of the Center for Image Analysis. He has held academic positions at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, and IIT, Delhi. His research has been supported by the Office of Naval Research, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Science Foundation, U.S. Army Belvoir RD&E Center, U. S. Army TACOM, U.S. Department of Transportation, and private industry. He was awarded grants by NATO to organize and direct advance study institutes in relational database machine architecture and active perception and robot vision. His research interests are in security architectures, image and multimedia computing, signal processing, parallel and distributed processing, performance modeling and evaluation, simulation and modeling, and optimization. He and his colleagues have developed the concept of intrusion tolerance, and developed a new server security architecture based called Self Cleansing Intrusion Tolerance .

Jacques Erasmus , is the Director of Malware Research at IPS Vendor Prevx, where he is responsible for the company's malicious code and research automation efforts. Jacques has spent the last 4 years working on automated research systems and herd intelligence approaches to improve malware research utilizing IPS based systems as honey nets for collecting malware and information about application behavior. He has been working in the security industry for 8 Years, specializing in Intrusion Prevention systems. Jacques has been key in shaping the company’s research strategies and building relationships within the industry. He is frequently quoted in the media and television relating to security issues .

Tim Brown, is the senior director of architecture and strategy for Symantec. He has been in the software industry for 20 years and with Symantec for the past 7 years. Currently working in the office of the CTO he is responsible for cross product architecture, developing Symantec’s technology strategy and implementing advanced technology initiatives. He also serves as a technical advisor to the internal teams and assists in the technical due diligence associated with mergers, acquisitions and partnerships. Prior to joining the CTO office Brown focused on Symantec’s enterprise architecture and the collection, correlation and prioritization of security data. Tim joined Symantec through the company’s acquisition of Axent Technologies. At Axent he was responsible for the Identity Management product line. Which included provisioning, enterprise single sign on, multi factor authentication and Web SSO. Prior to joining Axent, Brown served as an architect and manager for Pilot Software a company focused on high speed multi dimensional databases and business intelligence software. He started his career at Wang Laboratories helping to develop their next generation workstation platform. Brown holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science from North Adams State College. He sits on a number of standards committees and is active in promoting cross industry initiatives that benefit the security and safety of online consumers .

Joel Tietz, the Chief Privacy Officer-Operational Risk Mgmt., AXA Financial oversees the collection, use and sharing of the AXA Financial's information by both its employees and third party service providers. Joel addresses regulatory changes, emerging risks and evolving good business practices with a combination of corporate policies, employee training and technology solutions. Prior to this position he was at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Manager, Global Operational Risk Management; at Chubb & Son as a Vice President, Risk Management; and at Bellemead Development as a VP, Real Estate Development. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame .

Don O'Neill, is a seasoned software engineering manager and technologist. Following his twenty-seven year career with IBM’s Federal Systems Division, Mr. O’Neill completed a three-year residency at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) under IBM’s Technical Academic Career Program and currently serves as an SEI Visiting Scientist. Mr. O’Neill served on the Executive Board of the IEEE Software Engineering Technical Committee and as a Distinguished Visitor of the IEEE. He is a founding member of the Washington DC Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) and served as the President of the Center for National Software Studies (CNSS) from 2005 to 2007 where he pioneered the development and promotion of the “Maturity Framework for Assuring Resiliency Under Stress”. Mr. O’Neill has a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania .

Michael Drobac, is a Director in Merrill Lynch and Co.’s Global Private Client (GPC) Business Risk Management Group. In supporting Merrill Lynch’s reputation as a premier financial services organization and as GPC’s Privacy Officer since 2001, he develops and implements the global privacy strategy, policy, and standards. This is undertaken via a comprehensive program which blends legislative and public policy evaluation, technology and security coordination, compliance, employee education, and overall privacy governance duties. Prior to his current role, Mike was in Merrill Lynch’s GPC Corporate Audit group since joining the firm in 1994. In this capacity, he most recently led the International Private Client audit team while based in London, England and was engaged principally with several new product launches, the redesign of business models, and the establishment of new business ventures. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mike spent 9 years with KPMG. As a Senior Manager in both the audit and consulting practices, Mike served clients within the financial services arena, which included a rotational assignment to Melbourne, Australia. Mike holds degrees from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business (MBA – Finance) and Carnegie-Mellon University (BS – Industrial Management). In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, holds several securities registrations, teaches college level business courses, and frequently speaks on privacy related matters .

Kathleen Carroll, is the Director of Government Relations for HID Global, a leading manufacturer of proximity and smart card technologies in the access control industry. Carroll oversees HID Global’s radio frequency (RF) technology privacy and policy initiatives, including pending legislation in the 50 states. She also works to support public policies that address RF technology and privacy at the national and international levels. Carroll serves as the Chairperson of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) State Policy Advocacy Working Group which is working to educate legislators, business leaders and consumers about radio frequency technology applications and benefits in the physical access control marketplace, among other issues. She is also an elected member of the Smart Card Alliance’s Identity Council Steering Committee. With nearly 20 years experience in public relations and marketing communications, Carroll is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Political Science at Villanova University. A member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional K W .

Brian Hernacki, is an architect in Symantec Research Labs where he works with a dedicated team to develop future technologies. Hernacki has more than ten years of experience with computer security and enterprise software development. He has conducted research and commercial product development in a number of security areas including intrusion detection and analysis techniques, honeypots, and wireless and mobile technologies. Hernacki previously led the design and architecture of products and the investigation and research of new technologies at security startup Recourse Technologies. Prior to working at Recourse, Hernacki served as a senior software developer, group manager and product architect at Netscape Communications Corporation, where he played a pivotal role in the development of a number of high-end enterprise and service provider server products. Prior to Netscape, Hernacki's experience included engineering and management positions at Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) where he developed a network wide intrusion detection system and maintenance and system reliability tools. Hernacki earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, with honors, from the University of Michigan .

David Drab, brings to his position a 32-year law enforcement career, including 27 years with the FBI. As Principal for Information and Content Security Services for Xerox, he collaborates with the company’s business units to develop security technologies.

Previously, Mr. Drab served in the FBI’s Cleveland Division, where he investigated foreign counter-intelligence and terrorism. He spearheaded the division’s economic espionage program and an investigation into the theft of Alzheimer’s-disease research and related DNA materials.

David holds a BS from American University. He is a member of InfraGard, the American Society of Industrial Security and the Information Systems Security Association .

Hank Leininger, has over 13 years of experience in network security, incident response, security assessments, penetration testing, and security training. He is the author of Linux kernel hardening patches, numerous opensource tools and IDS signatures and manages http://marc.info/ - a popular mailing list archive. Prior to consulting in both “offensive” and “defensive” roles, he was a practitioner, building, maintaining and monitoring the security infrastructure for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and for some private companies .