Security issues have grown well beyond our day jobs. Our dependence on software is growing faster than our ability to secure it. In our efforts to find the grown-ups who are paying attention to these risks, one painful truth has become clear: The Cavalry Isn't Coming. Our fate falls to us or to no one. The Cavalry is a global group of concerned citizens who work towards ensuring the trustworthiness of the computerized devices that increasingly surround us. Now that the security of connected and software enabled devices have become public safety issues, The Cavalry is working towards solutions that preserve and improve lives through security. It's time to engage policy conversations, inform decision makers, carry out research and share our successes (and failures) where information security intersects with life, society and culture. We will cover why this is a growing movement, how The Cavalry hopes to effect change and what we are working towards. We will take you from inception to today, as well as where we're going.
Adam Brand is an Associate Director in Protiviti's Security and Privacy practice. A strong advocate for process improvement in Information Security, he has been working on bringing ideas from ITIL and Lean/TOC to improve how we secure our organizations. Adam also is an incident handler for data breaches and enjoys reversing malware in his spare time. Adam has done research and spoken on a variety of topics, including vulnerability management, PCI DSS, personal data privacy, and incident response.
Scott Erven is the Manager of Information Security for Essentia Health. He is also the founder of SecMedic. He has over 14 years’ experience developing information security programs for small independent firms to the Department of Defense. He has been involved in numerous IT certification development efforts as a subject matter expert in information security. While not being paid for his management skills, Scott spends his time on medical device research and consulting, malware analysis and even enjoys picking the occasional lock.
Josh Corman is the Chief Technology Officer at Sonatype. As a security strategist and philosopher serving in the IT Security space, Joshua Corman’s cross-domain research highlights adversaries, game theory and motivational structures. A passionate advocate who “fights for the user” and the oft neglected public good, Corman’s research has shifted toward the rise of hactivism, internet governance, cyber-conflict, and the growing tensions between technology and civil liberties. Prior to joining Sonatype, Corman was the Director of Security Intelligence at Akamai Technologies. He is also the former Research Director of the 451 Group. He co-founded Rugged Software and IamTheCavalry, was named a Top Influencer of IT in NetworkWorld and serves as a Fellow with the Ponemon Institute. Corman received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, graduating summa cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire.