A Gathering at the Intersection of Leadership, Digital, Critical Infrastructure

Come join us in a relaxed setting to meet & network others in the security community while listening to leaders & technical experts in IT & critical infrastructure security. The Giving Leadership an Opportunity to Share Security (GLOSS) are hosting their first Summit focused on leadership in tech April 4th, 2018. The Summit will bring together 6-8 global tech experts & thought leaders in public, private, government & tech.
All events free, no barriers, we want to see you there! Featuring a speaker line-up of from technical, business, academia & leadership. Grab an order of crawfish, get messy with us, network & learn a new perspective from our speakers, special guests & other attendees. Our volunteer organisation is new, establishing in the USA as GLOSS & The Netherlands as GLOS.
GLOSS’ goals:
Advancement of people who are underrepresented in digital security and cryptography, providing opportunities for networking, mentorship & free training.
Invited Speakers & Special Guests A-Z by last name
Dr. Anita D’Amico CEO of Code Dx, Inc., application security products, Director of Secure Decisions, cybersecurity R&D. Code Dx was spun-out from Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI) to commercialize the innovative technologies developed by its Secure Decisions division. Anita refers to herself as “a starter-upper”, developing a vision & fuels it with the energy, communication & leadership needed to make that vision a reality. Repeating this success throughout her 35+ years in advanced tech. Creating the Secure Decisions division of AVI. in 2000, developing new technologies to enhance cyber situational awareness, built it into a recognized leader in government-sponsored cybersecurity research. Research resulted in commercial products such as the Code Dx AppSec management solutions, OWASP Code Pulse for pen testers & Flying Squirrel Wi-Fi security suite. Although Anita has 20+ years in cybersecurity, starting as the head of Northrop Grumman’s 1st Info Warfare team, her background differs from most. A human factors psychologist specialising in cybersecurity situational awareness & a security researcher. Fascinated by & studying the human characteristics of software devs that affect the quality & security of the code they produce. An advocate for cybersecurity, serves in professional orgs, published & a lively conference speaker. Testifying for the Congressional Subcommittee on Science & Tech on cyber security R&D & education. Previously leading research projects in other domains including manned space, surveillance aircraft, & the merchant marine @Code_Dx
Alyssa Feola Cloud Security Expert US DOD Air Force CIO, Cybersecurity Branch. Alyssa as a Computer Specialist for the US DOT, Federation Aviation Administration, FOIA & Electronic Records Management efforts for the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Electronic Systems Center Innovation Challenge, Air Force Research Laboratory Advanced Course in Engineering & Commander’s Challenge. Alyssa is an advocate for Women in Tech, mentoring @its_a_lisa
Dr. Marina Krotofil Malware Investigator FireEye, lead investigator for Black Energy & Triton ICS/SCADA attacks. Previously leading ICS/SCADA security for ENISA, Investigator & evangelist for Honeywell @Marmusha
Chris Kubecka author, CEO of HypaSec. Establishing security after the Shamoon attacks, leading network & security operations, UK/EU GDPR Privacy Group for Aramco Overseas EMEA (outside KSA). Previous IT & ICS/SCADA security Space Command US Air Force. Presenter, lecturer, expert advisor for several governments @SecEvangelism
Todd Kimball Senior Cloud/Security Architect for Staywell, part of Merck. Previous product manager & acting director of security for Tagged, a social network. He's been helping and hating the user since before there was a web, and the cloud was called a mainframe. In his spare time, he unconventionally hacks convention systems. @tkimball
Jeff Man respected InfoSec expert, evangelist, & co-host on Paul's Security Weekly. 35+ years of experience working in all aspects of computer, network, & InfoSec. Previously held security research, management & product development roles with the NSA, DoD & private-sector enterprises & part of the 1st pen testing red team at NSA. A pen tester, security architect, consultant, QSA, & PCI SME, consulting & advisory services to many of the US's best-known companies @MrJeffMan
Chris Roberts @Sidragon1, US Army Cyber Command, @ARCYBER US Army West Point @WestPoint_USMA
Lana T. Yang Senior Counsel & Manager, Legal Resources Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). She established her company’s 1st Data Security Incident Response Plan & CSIRT member. Appointed head of Mitsubishi International Corporation’s trade tech task force. She acquired a deep understanding of the intersection between her company’s IT infrastructure & legal work in the areas of info governance, document retention, litigation holds/eDiscovery. Lana graduated from Yale University & Columbia Law School. @lanasec