Faculty Directory

Joe is a distinguished cybersecurity and business executive with a 35-year tenure in both network and cyber security operations, and innovation. He has demonstrated an ability to galvanize functional and matrixed teams, guiding them to operate, enhance, and shield multi-billion-dollar enterprises from cyber exploitation.

Tracy Bannon is a Senior Principal at MITRE, a seasoned software architect, engineer, and researcher. Focused on secure, resilient software practices, she leads MITRE’s Generative AI Research initiative, advancing AI/ML integration into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Tracy brings extensive experience across government and commercial sectors, delivering mission-critical solutions that emphasize DevSecOps, cloud-native security, and AI-driven transformation. Known for her human-centric approach, she’s dedicated to building people, fostering community, and making lasting impact through secure, scalable systems. 

David is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Holding Ground Decision Intelligence LLC. Holding Ground is a boutique firm that provides technology assessment and advisory services to C-level executives and Boards. David was a pioneer in the information security field, was CISO for two large financial services and several smaller companies. David also has had executive technology positions outside of security including CTO, COO, and Chief Architect for global companies. David regularly advises senior corporate leaders on the business issues of security and technology.

Kevin is the founder and principal consultant of Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC, an independent information security company that focuses on vulnerability and penetration testing, security operations reviews, and virtual CISO consulting services. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Board for Computer Engineering at Kennesaw State University – Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Kevin has served in many information technology and security roles for healthcare, e-commerce, finance, education, and consulting organizations. Kevin is also a prominent writer having written 1,300 plus articles and 12 books on information security.

Rachel Bierner is the Co-founder and CEO of Qubric Security, a cybersecurity consulting firm that enables secure organizational growth and resilience for its clients. She has held leadership roles in cloud security, cybersecurity strategic planning, technology delivery, and operations at two of the top three U.S. financial institutions. She also served as a management consultant at a "big 4" global consulting firm, where she led software configuration and development teams for clients that ranged from technology start-ups to multinational enterprises.

With over 25 years of experience in IT, Jared has spent most of that time specializing in information security across a variety of industries. Currently, Jared serves as the Senior Manager of Vulnerability Management at Penn Medicine, a large multi-hospital health system. Previously, Jared conducted vulnerability research for HPE Aruba Networking, and prior to that, he established and led the enterprise-wide Attack and Vulnerability Research Group at 3M Company. Throughout his career, Jared has held roles ranging from first-level support to various levels of leadership. 

Justine is the CEO of MedSec, a company focused on medical device security management and the delivery of security solutions to healthcare delivery organizations and medical device manufacturing companies. She also serves as a member of HP’s Security Advisory Board, a member of BlackHat’s USA Guest Review Board, and as an advisor to technology startups.

Bruce is the Owner and Principal Consultant at Bruce Bonsall, LLC, an independent information security consultancy. A trusted security advisor across many industries, he has extensive experience designing and implementing progressive, cost effective countermeasures to protect assets and reduce costs. He has assessed the information security regulatory compliance and operational readiness of organizations of all sizes and industries, and is adept at tailoring security programs to fit each organization. At IANS, Bruce has performed 100+ CISO Impact reviews. Additionally, he serves as a mentor for the Air Force Association’s Cyber Patriot, a national cyber education program for youth.

Mollie is the Founder and CEO of Perygee, a no-code IT & security automation platform purpose-built to address the cyber security challenges of the digital-first world. Previously she was a mathematician at the National Security Agency focused on intelligence-related missions. Mollie was also the technical project manager for the AI/ML portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit, where she led the adoption of AI/ML at the highest levels at the Pentagon. Molly holds dual Computer Science and Mathematics degrees from Duke University and both an MBA and MS in Engineering from Harvard University.

Jeff is a recognized information security and IT risk expert, author and public speaker with a strong track record of implementing cost-effective controls for global Fortune 500 financial institutions including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, GE Capital, BNY Mellon and AIG. He was the first CISO for the State of Connecticut, and currently works at Microsoft as a cyber advisor for state and local government.