Why Nominated: Flashpoint analyst Amina Bashir is her company’s go-to subject-matter expert on the threat landscape of the Indian subcontinent. In her role, she has authored key research on the malicious use of chatbots, as well as vulnerabilities in the emerging wireless communications paradigm known as Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA). Profile: As a member of Flashpoint’s…
Why Nominated: Ning Wang is a rising star who has worked to break the boundaries in the security industry so that people can see that anyone is capable of starting a career in cybersecurity and advancing it – important at a time when WannaCry and breaches like Equifax are daily reminders that cyberattacks have a global…
Why nominated: Dani Martínez proved to be a self-starter. Beginning his career in IT, he soon developed an interest in cybersecurity and began taking online courses in his spare time. Martínez dove right in and began a cybersecurity blog where he not only showcased his work, but was able to display his hacking skills. This…
Why nominated: Maurice Stebila has spent more than 30 years in the automotive, manufacturing and financial services industry supporting two of the world’s largest companies – EDS/General Motors and Harman by Samsung working in the cybersecurity space. Profile: This year Maurice was one of 16 global Cyber Resilience Think Tank leaders that formed an independent…
Why Nominated: A highly respected veteran of the cybersecurity industry, Security Innovation CEO Ed Adams has taken on several new leadership roles in the last year or so. Last April, he was named to board of directors of the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), and in August 2018 he joined the United Way…
Why Nominated: Archer, an advocate for preserving privacy of data even when it’s used in decision-making both within the U.S. at all levels of government as well as internationally, directs research in privacy-preserving information technologies. Profile: David Archer is all about privacy. He leads projects in secure computation (SC) for the DARPA Brandeis program on privacy…
Why nominated: Eve Maler is a leading proponent on a variety of topics including from privacy and digital identity, security, privacy, and consent, with a focus on fostering successful ecosystems and individual empowerment. Maler drives privacy and consent innovation for the ForgeRock Identity Platform, enabling user-controlled and compliant data sharing across web, mobile, and IoT…
Why Nominated: Rebecca Wynn is responsible for fortifying Matrix Medical Network’s systems and data against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks against health care providers, including data breaches, ransomware and IoT medical device exploitation. But her influence doesn’t stop at health care – Wynn boasts a proven track record of securing data and systems across a wide swath…
Why Nominated: Laura Lee, who manages rapid-prototype projects for experiential cybersecurity learning on the Circadence’s AI-powered platform Project Ares, brings an exceptional leadership record in the field of cyber exercises and training, previously directing the research and development at Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL). Profile: Her holistic delivery of learning material makes Laura Lee…
Why nominated: A 20-year veteran, Andrew van der Stock is a senior principal consultant at Synopsys, providing technical leadership in security architecture, threat modeling, secure coding guidelines and reviews, assurance and penetration tests, risk assessments, and developer training. Additionally, he leads the OWASP Top 10 and Application Security Verification Standard projects. He previously led the…
