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Stacey Halota joined The Washington Post Company in 2003. She leads the development and implementation of information security and privacy programs, including Sarbanes Oxley, privacy law, Payment Card Industry compliance and other data protection efforts. Halota has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology, security and privacy field. Before joining The Washington Post Company she served as the federal government and southeast region leader of Guardent (now part of Verisign), a security and privacy consulting and managed security services company. Prior to Guardent, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Technology Risk Services consulting practice. Halota was named Secure Computing Magazine’s 2009 Chief Security Officer of the Year, and was also named 2009 Mid-Atlantic Information Security Executive of the Year (Commercial Category) by the Executive Alliance. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Rizwan has been working in the IT field since 2006. He started his career as system administrator for SCO Unix and Windows NT. He feels fortunate to be involved with networking technologies since the beginning of his career. He currently manages the Network Communications engineering team within the Office of Computing and Communications Services at Old Dominion University. He has a BE in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Computer Science, a CISSP member since 2006, and is Cisco certified.
Known for his keen insight in translating business risk / requirements into flexible security architecture. Tom is a globally experienced manager, technologist and project manager. He is able to take strategic vision and break it down to actionable project steps. Tom is known for his ability to mentor his people and build creative, out of the box thinkers. If you're looking for strong leadership, creative problem solving and unique business insight then Tom is your man. Specialties include risk assessment/management, business enabling strategic security / technology architecture, business focused leadership, global project management
Crowley has 10 years industry experience managing and securing networks. He has GSEC, GCIA, GCIH (gold), GCFA, and CISSP certification. His teaching experience includes GSEC, GCIA, and GCIH Mentor; Apache web server administration and configuration; and shell programming. Crowley was awarded the SANS 2009 Local Mentor of the year award, "The Mentor of the Year Award is given to SANS Mentors who excel in leading SANS Mentor Training classes in their local communities.
Dani has a master's in Computer Science from ODU; is an Oracle Certified Professional (9i, 10g, 11g); Oracle Certified Application Developer; and is a MicroSoft Certified Technology Specialist in SQL. Dani is Lead Database Administrator at Old Dominion University (ODU), with over 12 years of Database Management and administration experience with a proven background of technical problem solving. Key technical skills include Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres database administration, data modeling and application design.
Taz Daughtry is a Senior Software Quality Scientist at Cyber Security and Information Systems Information Analysis Center, and a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at JMU.CSIAC is a Department of Defense (DoD) Information Analysis Center (IAC), serving the DoD for over 30 years. As an IAC, CSIAC is a Center of Excellence, and technical focal point for information, data, analysis, training, and technical assistance in the software related technical fields.
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Todd has worked at Old Dominion University for 10 years in Information Security and Identity Management. During that time he was the the principal security engineer at ODU for over 6 years. He has served as backup ISO for approximately 5 years, as the Identity Management project manager for 4 years, and is currently the Lead Security Architect for the University
Dan has been working with the VCU for the past 10 years. He is a versatile IT professional with over 10 years of work experience that spans across multiple functional areas in information technology that include graphics design, website design and management, application development, infrastructure design and management, networking, endpoint management, server management, information security, and project management. In his current role, he focuses mainly on Enterprise Information Security Management. Dan has a B.S. in information systems, a M.B.A , and a M.S. in information management and assurance from VCU School of Business, In addition to his academic background, Dan also holds 14 industry recognized professional IT certifications.
Dale Hulvey serves as the Assistant Vice President for Information Technology at James Madison University. In this position he provides overall leadership, vision and management of the IT organization consisting of three departments, Computing Support, Information Systems and Technical Services. He has worked in IT at JMU for 25 years in various roles and served as Director, Technical Services in Information Technology prior to being named AVP in 2002. He has led and participated in many IT projects at JMU. Dale has a BS in Computer Science and a MBA from James Madison University.
Lowell Malesky first joined SonicWALL in early 2005 to manage all Sales, Marketing, and Business Development activities in the Region with a special focus on the Government and Education markets. Lowell possesses 15+ years of experience in the Networking and Network Security markets, having worked previously for Citrix, Anti-malware vendor Commtouch, BGP Optimization company Sockeye Networks (acquired by Internap), and Load Balancing / SSL Acceleration vendor CyberIQ Systems (acquired by Avaya). During his professional career Lowell has found maximum success by holding firm to the belief that each customer maintains a unique set of needs which should be treated as one’s own by a technology partner. Lowell received a Masters of Business Administration degree from George Washington University, and a Bachelors from George Mason University.
Darren Manners, lead penetration tester for SyCom Technologies, served 9 years in the Royal Naval Intelligence as a Communication Technician Analyst. Manners worked for 12 years in various security roles with VAR's and education. Certifications obtained include: SANS Cyber Guardian red/blue, SANS GSE (#42), CCIE sec (18929), OSCP, CISSP, and others. Manners has written papers on iPhone backup files for penetration testing and anomaly detection using user agent headers. He is a designer of Sphere of Influence (security visualization tool) and Ice-hole (email phishing tool).
Curtis McNay is the Director of IT Security and Information Security Officer at George Mason University. In his 12 years at George Mason, he has held a number of positions including Manager of the Information Technology Unit’s Server Support Group and Senior Technical Advisor for the Information Technology Unit. Prior to George Mason, Curtis worked for nine years at Hospitality Partners, a Washington D.C. based hotel management company, managing network and IT resources.
Metzger has a master's degree in math with a minor in computer science, obtained from the Albert-Ludwigs-University in her hometown of Freiburg, Germany. After her graduation Natalie was employed as a software engineer by a small, but rapidly expanding software company that specialized in Geographical Information Systems from the Smallworld company. Natalie was responsible for the development of interfaces to transfer large amounts of data from other GIS programs into the Smallword GIS. After multiple years with that company she moved to the United States. For 3 1/2 years she's been working for ODU in the field of Identity Management. She is responsible for the further development and enhancement of the ODU proprietary IDM system, MIDAS – Monarch IDentification and Authorization System, which includes a web interface as well as number of processes that run in the background and propagate the identity data to various systems and services that the university provides.
Bryan Miller has over 25 years of Information Technology experience. His education includes a B.S. in Information Systems and a M.S. in Computer Science from VCU. He holds the ISC2 CISSP and is a former Cisco CCIE. He has been a guest lecturer at VCU FTEMS, VA SCAN, ISSA, ISACA and IALR. He is an adjunct faculty member in Information Systems and Computer Science at VCU. He has a published article in the Cutter IT Journal. In August, 2007, he founded Syrinx Technologies, specializing in penetration testing of computer systems, networks and applications.
Jonathon Neel is the Information Security Officer at the Virginia Military Institute. He is responsible for developing and managing the Institute’s information security program and its internal information security policies, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, disaster recovery plans, and continuity of operations plans. He is also VMI’s Chief Privacy Officer. Jonathon comes from a military background, having served for eight years with the United States Army in various technical and leadership roles on various posts, including a one-year deployment to Iraq. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Assurance from the University of Maryland University College, and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Information Security and Assurance at Carnegie Mellon University.
Courtney Oxman, MS, CISA, CRISC, CIA is Associate Director of IT Audits for the University of Virginia. She also has over 20 years of experience in IT operations and audit in government, education, and the private industry. Previously, she performed and managed IT Audit for West Virginia University and Central BanCompany in Missouri. She also has experience managing quality and contingency planning programs. She has presented a variety of IT audit topics to executive management and boards and looks forward to participating in this presentation.
Shirley Payne is Assistant VP for Information Security, Policy, and Records at the University of Virginia. In this capacity she focuses on the continuous enhancement of information technology policies and security of the university's diverse and decentralized computing environment. She works in partnership with units and individuals across the university to formulate policies, assess security risk, establish strategic direction, provide security education and training, implement security safeguards, track security incidents, develop business continuity plans, and related activities.
She also oversees the university's electronic and physical records management program. She has many years of experience in information technology, most of which has been in higher education.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Winthrop University, a master's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Virginia, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) and Certified Risk and Information System Controls (CRISC®) designations.
Darlene Quackenbush is the Information Security and Planning Officer at James Madison University. She performs a variety of IT security, strategic planning and policy development activities including risk management and incident response, serving as liaison for university and Commonwealth technology policy concerns.
Kevin Savoy, MBA, CISA, CISSP, is Director of Hospital and IT Audits for the University of Virginia and is a licensed CPA in Virginia. He has over 20 years of experience in IT operations and audit in government and private industry.
Previously, he was IT Security Audit Director for the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also spent ten years automating retail and hospital pharmacies for two major pharmaceutical wholesalers. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of IT security and audit topics to professional organizations..
Rich Sparrow has over 20 years of business management experience. His background, combined with a degree in accounting from Florida Gulf Coast University and a passion for information technology, brings a unique perspective to the VT IT Security Office.
Doug has been at Old Dominion University for 15 years working primarily as a SysAdmin and systems engineer. For six years he managed the Server Systems Group and during that time coordinated the unification of Intel and UNIX support for the highly centralized IT services provided by the Office of Computing and Communications Services. In the Summer of 2011 he accepted the responsibilities of Information Security and Identity Management at Old Dominion University. Current responsibilities include continued development of in-house identity management services, oversight of a complete Information Security Program and the establishment of a new Records Management Office. Doug enjoys working with a very talented and committed team of developers and security operations administrators within his team at Old Dominion University. He has a BS in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and is CISSP, MCSE, Linux+, Security+, and CNE certified.