This panel is to bring awareness to the hacker community of all the resources available to them by introducing the different free or non-profit groups and their mission in this space.
Jeremy has spent over 15 years working in enterprise IT doing next generation technology deployments like IPv6, advanced networking, and open source solutions. He participates regularly with the North American IPv6 Task Force; often speaking at the North American IPv6 Summits each year. Jeremy spent 11 years in the U.S Marine Corps deploying to Iraq twice during Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 and 2 as a Communications and Information Systems Officer. Jeremy has worked in the DoD with a wide range of information security, network engineering, and network architecture experiences with the Pentagon JSP, DISA, DLA, JITC, DTRA, and DTIC. He currently leads up Tachyon Dynamics’ DoD UC APL and IPv6 training and engineering portfolios. He has a Masters of Science in Information Systems and is married with two wonderful children.
Tyrone E. Wilson is an Information Security professional with over 20 years of experience in Information Technology. Wilson also has extensive knowledge in computer network defense, cyber threat analysis and incident response. As an information systems analyst for the Army, Wilson developed security structures to ensure American intelligence systems were protected from foreign threats. Wilson is the Founder and CEO of Cover6 Solutions, LLC; which assesses and teaches companies and professionals various aspects of information security, penetration testing, and IPv6. Wilson is also the organizer of several Cybersecurity Meetup groups, with the most popular being a 3600+ person group based out of Virginia called The D.C. Cyber Security Professionals. Founded in 2012, the group’s dedication to providing networking opportunities, informative discussions and educational sessions on all things cyber, has allowed the group to grow strong while providing a real benefit to the cyber community. Lastly, Wilson is also a Co-Founder and the Director of Information Security & Education for HackEd, a company that provides free hands-on cybersecurity training to aspiring information security professionals.
Chris Gates has extensive experience in network and web application penetration testing, Red Teaming and Purple Teaming. Gates is currently learning to be a part-time fixer instead of full-time breaker. In the past he has spoken at the United States Military Academy, Black Hat, DefCon, Toorcon, Brucon, Troopers, SOURCE Boston, Derbycon, LasCon, HashDays, HackCon, Bsides ATL, IT Defense, OWASP AppSec DC and Devops Days. Gates is also a Co-Founder of NoVAHackers.
Candan Bolukbas is digital polymath and Certified Ethical Hacker. Candan fully appreciates the growing threat to digital communications and data accumulation which affects all of us. He is co-founder and chief technology officer for NormShield, Inc., a McLean-based “security-as-a-service solutions” company. Candan and NormShield’s primary focus is on cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability management and perimeter monitoring. Candan is responsible for the technical direction and innovation of NormShield products. Besides being a certified Ethical Hacker, he is a certified secure programmer, certified incident handler and a certified computer hacking forensic investigator. He has more than ten years of experience working with data protection and information security standards and technologies including business continuity, data-loss protection, data privacy, disaster recovery, encryption, enterprise architecture, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, penetration testing, physical security, security event management and vulnerability scanning. Candan has a BS degree in Computer Engineering and he has been developing security products, performing penetration testing & forensic analysis, and providing cyber security training. Certifications: CCNA, CCNP, CHFI, ECSP, MCSA, ECIH, CEH, LPT. Candan worked for both public and private sectors for many years and strong supporter of human rights, freedom and privacy.
Hamza is currently a penetration tester. He has had the opportunity to conduct penetration tests for a variety of clients. Hamza holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and a Master’s degree in Information Security & Assurance/Cybersecurity. He is the founder of Beltway Hackers, a monthly meetup focused on providing attendees with an inside look into the world of offensive cybersecurity.
Mari Galloway is the Director of Finance & Communications for the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC), one of the fastest growing nonprofits dedicated to women in cybersecurity. WSC provides women with the resources and support required to enter and advance as a cybersecurity professional. Mari began her cyber career with Accenture where she excelled as a Network Engineer. With over 9 years of Information Technology, 8 of which are in cybersecurity, her experience spans network design, risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, incident response and policy development across government and commercial industries. She holds a variety of technical and management certifications as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Columbus State University and a Master of Science in Information Systems. Outside of being a geek, Mari enjoys arts, puzzles, and legos!
Anne's technical background is within the field of physical security, where she supports a small team on the west coast performing bug sweeps (TSCM) to private clientele. She found Hacker Women through a local to Alexandria, VA TSCM conference (erii.org), where Hacker Women hosted an Agent Carter themed "lockpicking speakeasy" mixer. Anne demonstrated passion, leadership, and dedication to her curiosity for cybersecurity and hacker tradecraft, and quickly became a key contributor in her role as a mentee in the ISS Hacker Women team. At DEFCON 24, her habitual punctuality, willingness to engage long hours, and her tactical knowledge of TSCM supported Hacker Women to win 3rd place in the highly esteemed DEFCON contest "WiFi Sheep Hunt" hosted by Packet Hacking Village and Aries Security. Anne will bring to the panel insights from her enduring quest for self-taught technical knowledge, and an important message to women of all walks on the power of teaming together to learn and teach, to make noise, and to win recognition in global, community-driven cyberdefense competitive circuits! Founded in 2013, Information Security Society developed and hosted the Capitol Hill Capture the Flag (CTF) Tournament in an effort to provide a provocative "jeopardy-style" current events-themed virtual interactive arena, and to drive trust and federal government recruitment in collaboration with hackerspaces and colleges all over the US. The Hacker Women Division was founded in 2014 to expand the ISS mission to impact and benefit women's contributing power in cyberdefense competitive circuits. To learn more about joining our team, or how to build your own, look for us at the BSides NoVA CTF and DEFCON 25!