CIACONFERENCE - Key Persons
After 13 years in itsec and 20 in IT Abraham is now the CEO of 7ASecurity, a company specializing in penetration testing of web/mobile apps, infrastructure, code reviews and training. Former senior penetration tester / team lead at Cure53 and Version 1. Creator of "Practical Web Defense" - a hands-on eLearnSecurity attack / defense course, OWASP OWTF project leader, an OWASP flagship project, Major degree and Diploma in Computer Science, some certs: CISSP, OSCP, GWEB, OSWP, CPTS, CEH, MCSE:Security, MCSA:Security, Security+. As a shell scripting fan trained by unix dinosaurs, Abraham wears a proud manly beard.
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- Vice Chairman, National Cyber Safety and Security Standards / Director General of National Cyber Safety and Security Standards
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- Intelligence Analyst for Homeland Security Investigations
- Intelligence Analyst, US Homeland Security
Amy Storer is an Intelligence Analyst for Homeland Security Investigations in Savannah, Georgia. Previously, Storer worked at Washington D.C. Headquarters, with collective national security experience at the National Targeting Center, Tactical Intelligence Cell, National Intelligence Watch, and Office of the White House Liaison. Prior to re-locating to Savannah, Storer also served as a Congressional Liaison representing Homeland Security. Her work is victim-centered with human trafficking and child exploitation cases in prime focus. Storer was invited to speak at Interpol's 2017 Crimes Against Children conference following a successful, global child predator operation. Storer works closely with the United States Attorneys and the Secret Service, leading a financial review team, steadily covering the South Georgia region. Amy is also the Fugitive at Large coordinator for her Homeland AOR.
Ms. Storer holds two master's degrees from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. She has been a devoted Professor at Savannah State University since age 27, instructing American Government.
Storer holds an active Top-Secret security clearance and takes pride in working joint Task Force investigations. Her current goals are to gain enhanced cyber security expertise and to continue forging the pathway for proactive partnerships with financial institutions and big tech industries.
Arjun is a security researcher, his major areas of interest are web & application security. He is an occasional bug bounty hunter, he has helped many Indian govt bodies securing their digital presence.
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- Computer Security Author, Military & Robotics
- Security Researcher
Daniel W. Dieterle is a security researcher and internationally published security author. He has provided Security Consulting for both private security companies and large corporations. He has written 6 security books that have been used as cyber security training guides by universities, training centers, government agencies and individual students internationally. He also authors and runs the Cyber Arms - Security blog (cyberarms.wordpress.com). He worked in a secure Fortune 500 corporate datacenter with thousands of virtual and physical servers.
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- Chief Information Security Officer at the Prime Minister 's Office, Government of India.
Dr. Rai has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, including e-governance, cyber security and cyber laws. He led a team to set up National Watch and Alert System in India. Dr. Rai has over the years helped in the drafting of national policies on cyber laws and cyber security.
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- Research and CyberSecurity Manager, ZUP Innovation
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- Fellow in New America 's Cybersecurity Initiative
- Founder, Bulb Security & Shevirah
- Shevirah Founder and CTO
Georgia Weidman is a fellow in New America's Cybersecurity Initiative. Shevirah founder and CTO Weidman is a serial entrepreneur, penetration tester, security researcher, speaker, trainer, and author. She holds a MS in computer science as well as holding CISSP, CEH, and OSCP certifications.
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- Founder & CEO, TCM Security
Heath Adams is a Senior Penetration Tester. He has a strong background in network administration and information security, including penetration testing, network design and implementation, and network security. Heath currently holds multiple cybersecurity related certifications, including the OSCP, OSWP, and the eWPT. Heath also proudly served as an officer in the Army Reserve. Outside of work, Heath is an online cybersecurity instructor, YouTuber, and Twitch live streamer.
Marina Ciavatta is a small little girl, innocent looking, just wandering around. No one realises she is actually a Social Engineer hired to spy, steal documents and equipments and break into the most critical places you can imagine. She will tell a few of her physical pentest stories and teach us Social Engineering tricks.
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- Associate Director, PCI SSC
Mr. Bhatnagar, Associate Director, PCI Security Standards Council leads the Council's efforts in
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- Cyber Security Expert, IMAI
Rakshit Tandon , a Cyber Security Evangelist is having the experience of more than a decade in Security Domain. Chairing and part of various Important Security Councils and Chapter. He is Cyber Security Consultant to Internet and Mobile Association of India. Director Executive Council - Council of Information Security. Consultant - Internet and Mobile Association of India.
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- Cyber Security Consultant
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- Author, Executive Partner at ISE
He's overseen security research hacking medical devices, password managers, and cryptocurrency wallets. Ted has helped hundreds of companies fix tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities, including Disney, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Adobe, Warner Brothers, Qualcomm, and more. For his stewardship of security research that Wired Magazine says "wins the prize, hands down," Ted has been named both Executive of the Year [by American Business Awards] and 40 Under 40 [by SD Metro]. He leads a team that started and organizes IoT Village, an event whose hacking contest is a three-time DEFCON Black Badge winner, and which represents the discovery of more than 300 zero-day vulnerabilities (and counting). Ted‘s work has been featured in more than 100 media outlets, including The New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today. Ted is a Boston Marathon finisher, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, where he started his first company while a student.
Vaibhav is a cyber security researcher & public speaker, his major areas of interest are wireless & automation security. Vaibhav has also worked with Miety, CAG & various other Indian Govt. bodies.
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- Cyber Security Researcher, Pentester & Professor
- Security Researcher
Vinícius Vieira (aka. v1n1v131r4) is a Cyber Security Researcher and Pentester with over 16 years of experience. He is Professor and Coordinator on Cybersecurity courses (MBA ) at FIAP (Brazil), a Cyber War Specialist, OSCP, CEH, LPIC, Exploit Writer and has some CVE's published.