Bruce Cohen
Mr. Cohen is currently
the president and CEO
of ClearCube Technology,
a leader in centralized
computer solutions.
Prior to joining ClearCube,
Cohen consulted with
various companies to
help develop effective
go-to-market strategies.
Earlier, he served as
president and CEO of
Top Layer Networks where
he led the company to
three consecutive years
of strong earnings growth
and increased international
revenue. Prior to Top
Layer Networks, Cohen
served as president
and CEO of Novasoft
Systems where he established
the company's channel
model, which grew revenue
by 400% year over year.
Cohen was senior vice
president of worldwide
field operations at
Chipcom Corporation,
which was acquired by
3Com. At Chipcom, he
successfully launched
three product lines,
achieved 28 consecutive
record quarters of growth,
and pioneered a unique
channel strategy, which
gained industry accolades.
Cohen spent the first
15 years of his career
in various sales and
product management roles
at IBM and Datapoint.
Robert Belau
Mr. Belau is a consultant,
fund-raiser and advisor
to technology-focused
startup companies, where
he works to refine their
business models, secure
angel and venture funding,
and build their management
teams. Prior to working
as a consultant, Mr.
Belau was the founder
and President of Predictive
Systems, inc., a NASDAQ-listed
network technology services
company (NASD: PRDS).
Mr. Belau grew Predictive
Systems from 2 people
in 1995 to 800 people
generating $90M in revenue
in 17 locations in the
US, Europe and Asia
by 2000. Mr. Belau co-managed
all aspects of the company’s
operations and growth,
including market strategy,
service offerings, operational
processes, sales models
and strategic partnerships.
In 1999, he co-led the
company’s IPO,
and follow-on offering
in March 2000. Predictive
Systems attained a peak
market capitalization
of $2.7B.
Robbie Higgins
Mr. Higgins has spent
his entire professional
career to date in the
technology arena, focusing
predominantly in the
areas of Information
Technology and the business
development of technology.
For more than 13 years
Robbie has been a significant
contributor to major
global corporations,
most notably Motorola
and Intel. Mr. Higgins
has held a wide range
of positions from product
engineer to Director
of IT business development.
In his current role
as Director of Strategy
and Business development
at Motorola, Robbie
is responsible for the
strategic initiatives
within the Information
Security organization
- the main focus of
his role is divided
into two areas. 1) Is
to link the business
and technology strategies
to manage and mitigate
the company's risk from
within and throughout
its extended supply
chain. 2) Is enabling
the business sector
within Motorola to commercialize
the internal Intellectual
property in the information
security group directly
into Motorola's products
and services. Mr. Higgins
has a Diploma in Electronic
Engineering from Dundalk
Institute of Technology,
a Bachelor's Degree
in Information Technology
from Dublin City University
and a Master's in Information
Technology and Business
from Northwestern University.
Roland Cloutier
Roland P. Cloutier leads
EMC’s efforts
in protecting business
operations worldwide
as the Senior Director
of the Global Security
Organization (GSO).
Cloutier has functional
and operational responsibility
for all of EMC’s
information, risk, crisis
management, and investigative
security operations.
He is an industry expert
in the development and
delivery of Corporate
Protection in both the
commercial and government
sectors and brings 14
years of experience
in security program
development services
and leadership in this
field. Prior to EMC,
Cloutier was the Vice
President of Cyber Security
at AimNet Solutions,
a national critical
infrastructure consulting
and managed services
firm. He served as the
VP of Technology and
the National Director
for Information Protection
at Paradigm Technology
Partners which was acquired
by AimNet in November
of 2003. Cloutier’s
education includes studies
in Criminal Justice
and IT at Boston University,
Holyoke College, and
Community College of
The Air Force. He is
a CISSP, Microsoft Certified
Systems Engineer and
Internet Specialist,
a Checkpoint Firewall
Engineer, a member of
the High Tech Crime
Investigations Association,
the U.S. State Department
Partnership for Critical
Infrastructure Security,
and a member of the
InfraGard Program of
the FBI.
Edward J. Jestin
Edward (Ted)
Jestin is the Chief
Information Security
Officer (CISO) for Lehman
Brothers. In this role,
he is responsible for
all aspects of security
on a global basis including:
developing and implementing
information security
governance, performing
security engineering
and information risk
management, and monitoring
security events via
a dedicated security
operations team.
Prior to this position,
he was the CISO at Citadel
Investment Group, one
of the world’s
largest hedge funds,
responsible for the
establishment and direction
of all aspects of information
security and risk management
with special emphasis
on regulatory compliance.
Prior to joining Citadel,
he was the Managing
Partner of Security
Metrix, LLC a consulting
firm providing a wide
range of evaluation,
measurement, design
and implementation services
in the area of information
security.
Previously, he has
held the position of
CISO at Deutsche Bank,
Bankers Trust and Salomon
Brothers. At Chase Manhattan
Bank, Mr. Jestin held
a variety of positions
related to information
systems management,
auditing and control.
In Canada, he held various
technology positions
at the Bank of Nova
Scotia, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police - Security
Service and Bell-Northern
Research.
Mr. Jestin holds a
BSc. E.Eng. and is a
Registered Professional
Engineer (P.Eng.).
Ed Skoudis
Ed Skoudis is a co-founder
and Senior Security
Analyst with Intelguardians,
a Washington DC based
information security
consulting firm. Ed
teaches SANS Security
504, "Hacker Techniques,
Exploits and Incident
Handling," and
517, "Cutting Edge
Hacking Techniques,"
on a regular basis.
Ed's expertise includes
hacker attacks and defenses,
the information security
industry, and computer
privacy issues. He has
performed numerous security
assessments, provided
detailed expert witness
services in cases involving
major credit card theft,
and responded to computer
attacks for clients
in the financial, high
technology, healthcare,
and other industries.
Ed conducted a demonstration
of hacker techniques
against financial institutions
for the United States
Senate and is a frequent
speaker on issues associated
with hacker tools and
defenses. He has published
several articles on
these topics, as well
as the books Counter
Hack Reloaded and Malware:
Fighting Malicious Code.
Ed was also awarded
2004, 2005, and 2006
Microsoft MVP awards
for Windows Server Security,
and is an alumnus of
the Honeynet Project.
Previous to Intelguardians,
Ed served as a security
consultant with International
Network Services (INS),
Predictive Systems,
Global Integrity, SAIC,
and Bell Communications
Research (Bellcore).
Martin Roesch
Marty Roesch founded
Sourcefire (www.sourcefire.com)
in 2001 and serves as
its Chief Technology
Officer. A respected
authority on intrusion
prevention and detection
technology and forensics,
he is responsible for
the technical direction
and product development
efforts. Martin, who
has 17 years industry
experience in network
security and embedded
systems engineering,
is also the author and
lead developer of the
Snort® Intrusion
Prevention and Detection
System (www.snort.org)
that forms the foundation
for the Sourcefire 3D
System.
Over the past seven
years, Martin has developed
various network security
tools and technologies,
including intrusion
detection systems, honeypots,
network scanners, and
policy enforcement systems
for organizations such
as GTE Internetworking,
Stanford Telecommunications,
Inc., and the Department
of Defense. He has applied
his knowledge of network
security to penetration
testing and network
forensics for numerous
government and large
corporate customers.
Martin has been interviewed
as an industry expert
in multiple technology
publications, as well
as print and online
news services such as
MSNBC, Wall Street Journal,
CNET, ZDNet, and numerous
books. Snort TM has
been featured in Scientific
American, on A&E's
Secret Places: Inside
the FBI, and in several
books, such as Network
Intrusion Detection:
An Analysts Handbook,
Intrusion Signatures
and Analysis, Maximum
Security, Hacking Exposed,
and others.
Martin holds a B.S.
in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from Clarkson
University.
