IT Hot Topics Conference 2008: Speakers

John McCumber

Strategic Program Manager, Symantec

Thursday Keynote & Hot Topics Roundtable Leader

John McCumber is a strategic program manager in the Public Sector Group of Symantec Corporation. He is currently involved in research and development activities in support of leading edge government information assurance initiatives.

John is a retired US Air Force officer and former Cryptologic Fellow of the National Security Agency. During his military career, John also served in the Defense Information Systems Agency and on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon as Information Warfare Officer during the Persian Gulf War.

In addition to his professional responsibilities at Symantec Corporation, John is currently a Professorial Lecturer in Information Security at The George Washington University in Washington, DC and is technical editor and a monthly columnist for Security Technology and Design magazine. John is the author of Assessing and Managing Security Risk in IT Systems: a Structured Methodology from Auerbach Publications. He lives in Oakton, Virginia and Cary, North Carolina.

Mauricio Sanchez

Chief Security Architect, ProCurve Networking by HP

NAC Industry Panel

Mauricio Sanchez is the Chief Network Security Architect for ProCurve Networking by HP, responsible for specifying ProCurve’s ProActive Defense security technology strategy across all product lines. He also assists in the design of security capabilities into ProCurve products and solutions.

Sanchez currently represents ProCurve in both IETF and TCG/TNC standards bodies. In the IETF, he has edited and co-authored a number of standards that improve RADIUS attributes, especially its ability to provision network access control (NAC) policy. In the TNC, he is the lead in defining the IF-PEP interface that resides between a network access server and a policy enforcement device. In addition, in conjunction with researchers from HP Labs, he was pivotal in the design of Virus Throttle technology and its incorporation into ProCurve products.

Sanchez joined ProCurve in 2000 as a Software Development Engineer, designing and developing switch fabric ASIC verification tools. He quickly expanded his focus from the low-level domain to the security domain, leading the design and implementation of several management security protocols included in ProCurve products. Since then, he has gained broad experience in the ongoing effort to meld network and security technologies that together are establishing the next generation in enterprise networking. Prior to ProCurve, he worked on network-attached storage devices at IPG. He also worked as a graduate research student for 3Com while in graduate school.

Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He is registered as a CISSP and has 11 security-related patents pending.

Lisa Lorenzin

Principal Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks

NAC Industry Panel

Lisa Lorenzin is a Principal Solutions Architect with Juniper Networks, specializing in security solutions, and a contributing member of Trusted Network Connect (TNC), a work group of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) that defines an open architecture
and standards for endpoint integrity and network access control. She has worked in a variety of Internet-related roles for the past 13 years, with more than a decade of that focused on network and information security.

Lorenzin's experience in data center, government and enterprise environments, as well as her active participation and service in local user groups, has brought her a thorough understanding of the challenges network administrators and users face in today's world of expanding regulations and increasing security threats.

Patrick Wheeler

Sr. Manager for Endpoint Compliance Solutions, Symantec

NAC Industry Panel

Patrick Wheeler is senior manager for Endpoint Compliance solutions at Symantec, where he leverages more than eights years of product management and software development experience. In his current role, Wheeler drives the development and delivery of the company’s market-leading Endpoint Security solutions. He also works closely with enterprise customers to understand and address their security challenges.

Before joining Symantec’s Endpoint Security business unit, Wheeler served as a product manager at Symantec, Qualys, and Internet Security Systems (ISS), where he has worked with solutions addressing the range of enterprise security challenges, from network intrusion prevention to vulnerability assessment to enterprise-level security data management.

Wheeler speaks on Network Access control and endpoint security topics. Wheeler holds a BA from Rutgers University as well as a PhD from Emory University.

Alan Shimel

Chief Strategy Officer, StillSecure

NAC Industry Panel Moderator

As Chief Strategy Officer, Alan Shimel 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.

Fred Wilmot

Sr. Systems Engineer, Splunk

Breakout Session & Hot Topics Roundtable


	Wilmot has been in Security for the last 9 years focusing primarily on nework security, intrusion detection and creating security architectures supporting robust logging methodologies. Fred has been a consultant to fortune 500 companies as a trusted adviser for security.

Garry McCracken

VP of Technology, WinMagic

Breakout Session & Hot Topics Roundtable

Garry McCracken brings more than 23 years data communications and information security experience to WinMagic Inc. Responsible for the development of WinMagic's full-disk encryption solutions for desktops, laptops, and PDAs, McCracken provides proven management expertise in technical support, sales, service, and, product development. Prior to working at WinMagic, McCracken was vice President at Kasten Chase, a publicly traded technology company, where he played a key role in assuring the company's compliance with strict security standards imposed by the Canadian and International Industrial Security Directorate. He was also made significant contributions to the company's research and development program, custom development services, and its ISO-9001 certified quality system. McCracken has worked many projects with influential security organizations including the Canadian Communications Security Establishment and, in particular managing the development of RASP Data Security solutions for the U.S. National Security Agency..

McCracken holds an Honours, Co-op, Bachelor of Mathematics degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He furthered his education by successfully completing CATA's Certified Advanced Technology Manager program, writing the BS 7799-2 Information Security Management System Auditor exam, and obtaining the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation from (ISC)2. McCracken is married with three children, and resides in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Dean Bushmiller

Security Courseware Developer & Instructor

CISSP Session & Workshop

Dean Bushmiller has had fun for the last twenty years learning and teaching everything he can in technology and security. His consulting experience in accounting systems, inventory control, migrations, and patch management has breathed life into his twelve years in the classroom. Dean is a courseware developer who specializes in CISSP® and patch management.

Dean is the project manager and main subject matter expert for both version 8 and 9 of the material for
(ISC)²'s official courseware. He is a member of (ISC)²,
ISACA, and CISecurity. He is proud to be a recipient of the DISA/FSO, CJ35 and the Airforce 92IOS mission coins. Dean is a chapter author in the Information Security Management Handbook. Very little of this would have been possible without Helaine: a partner, friend, and wife.

Andre Kindness

Security & Mobility Solutions Manager, ProCurve Networking by HP

Thursday Breakout: Wireless Trends

Andre Kindness is a Product Manager for ProCurve Networking by HP. He is responsible for defining and guiding the strategic direction of ProCurve’s mobility and security solution portfolios, managing the entire product lifecycle from conception to introduction to evolution.

Kindness joined HP in 2000 as a Business Planner, where he advanced ProCurve’s industry-leading price points by balancing business risks and rewards, while developing new processes and IT infrastructure. Before joining HP, Kindness held various engineering roles at Gencorp, including Project Manager and Project Engineer. He was also responsible for a team of
engineers, chemists, supply chain and quality/production personnel at a major aerospace contractor specializing in the development of crucial space exploration technologies.

Kindness holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science and Engineering, from University of California, Davis.

Stephen Dellinger

Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Hot Topics Roundtable


	Mr. Dellinger advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. His practice focuses on employment related litigation involving Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, ADEA, and wage and hour issues.

Andrew Klein

Sr. Product Marketing Manager, SonicWALL

Thursday Breakout: Email Security

Andrew Klein is an invited industry speaker on the technical and business aspects of the tricks and trends in email security. With more than 20 years of software development and product management experience, his current focus is eradicating the scourge of spam and phishing from inboxes everywhere.

Mr. Klein came to SonicWALL via its acquisition of MailFrontier. He has instrumental in building the SonicWALL GRID Network – a real-time world-wide email reputation system. He also pioneered the SonicWALL “Phishing IQ Test” which has been taken by nearly 1 Million people around the world and continues to provide valuable insights into end-user interaction with phishing email.

Mr. Klein’s recent speaking and web cast engagements include the FTC Spam Summit, ISSA, SANS, InfoSecurity NY, the Security Leadership Conference Series, RSA, ITEC, the MIT Spam Conference, NPR (Justice Talking) and the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.

Neal Hamilton

Technical Consultant, ProCurve Networking by HP

Friday Workshop: Wireless 101

Neal Hamilton, Technical Consultant for ProCurve Networking, provides technical leadership to channel partners and key end user accounts in the southeast. He oversees new product introductions, training, and on-going technical development in this geography.

Neal joined HP in 2005. His 29 year experience in networking ranges from pulling cable with AT&T Long Lines to designing and implementing large scale international networks. Prior to HP Neal worked as the Network Architect for RSA, Lead Systems Engineer for Nortel’s Carrier Packet division, Lead Network Planner for Wachovia Bank where he designed the bank’s first IP based branch network, and a Consultant at AT&T designing WANs for large retail and banking customers including Lowe’s, BP, and Repsol. In addition, Neal provided technical leadership and mentoring while holding various management positions at ITT and Racal-Datacom.

Over the years Neal served in the USMC, attained dozens of network certifications as well as earning his BS and MS degrees in Economics.

Randy Hunt

Consulting Engineer Manager, Packeteer

Thursday Breakout: Application Acceleration

Randy Hunt, Packeteer CSE Manager for the Eastern US based out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL has been working in the IT industry for over 18 years. Starting as a Network Engineer for privately owned companies, he has moved into an emerging market helping define Quality of Service for organizations across the globe. His position at Packeteer, a global leader in WAN Application Delivery and WAN Optimization, started as a Territory Engineer and he now manages a team of engineers developing and deploying customer focused solutions based on the Packeteer product line.

Randy joined Packeteer in the fall of 2000. His 8 years experience provides a wealth of knowledge as to where Packeteer started and where the company is headed into the future. He has a continued focus on customer needs, understanding of application performance problems over Wide Area Networks and how businesses use their wide area infrastructure.

Randy is a Capricorn, enjoys an exceptional glass of red wine, fine cigars and catching early morning breakers off the beaches in Ft. Lauderdale. He is also an avid fisherman, and occasionally gets the opportunity to entertain customers who dare to venture offshore for big game fishing.

Ken Draper

Consulting Engineer- Security Solutions, Juniper Networks

Thursday Breakout: Centralized Network Awareness

Ken Draper has spent the past 20 years in the networking industry, and has focused on security solutions for the past 11 years. He is CISSP-certified and holds numerous other certifications. Ken has worked at such networking equipment manufacturers as Infotron, Gandalf, Synoptics, Bay Networks, Nortel, NetScreen, and now Juniper Networks.

He has more than six years of experience with ScreenOS and large-scale security solutions, and has held a variety of technical engineering positions including systems engineer and solutions architect.

Ken is currently a Juniper Networks Consulting Engineer specializing in the large-scale virtual private network (VPN), firewall, intrusion prevention, and centralized management markets. Ken is also the co-author of the popular "ScreenOS Cookbook", an advanced guide for the Juniper firewall products.

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