Damian Apone serves as the Director, Global Retail Cyber Security for Genuine Parts Company, and in the role he is responsible for securing over 10,000 retail locations in North America, Europe and Australasia as well as successful delivery of the Enterprise Security Program. He has over twenty years of experience in assessing business needs and technology selection and implementation strategies for mid-market and enterprise organizations. Damian has an in-depth working knowledge of system requirements planning for applications and systems software, as well as large scale implementation projects.
Damian has served as the Information Security Lead for the U.S. Automotive Parts Group (NAPA) previously, and was responsible for leading the implementation of over 60 cyber security controls across 6,000 stores. Damian also has established Regulatory Compliance practices for an Internet Service Provider.

Matt DeMatteo is a Global Solution Lead focused on developing and promoting Secureworks’ Security Management and Monitoring services. Matt joined Secureworks in 2007 as a Security Analyst in the Providence, RI SOC. Matt has been working directly with clients for the past ten years as a Presales Engineer, Account Manager, and Solution Principal. His goal is to help design Secureworks services that delivery value and work with Secureworks global sales force to promote best practices in solution design. Matt has a passion for understanding client’s business needs and unique risks. Matt holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Rhode Island, where he also was the Director of the Digital Forensics Lab.

Ed Harris is the Global Director of Information Security for Mauser Packaging Solutions, a privately held international company with a presence on 5 different continents. He has a master’s degree in Information Systems Management from Strayer University and has 27+ years of Network and Security experience. He’s a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and has spent 12 years in academia teaching Computer Security at the University of North Carolina. He’s a founding member of the Retail Cyber Information Sharing Center. He currently serves on the Cyber Security Scholarship Review Board for ISC2. He is the past President of the ISC2 Chapter in Greensboro, NC and is a former member of the National Security Council for the US Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Harris is a security evangelist and international speaker and has been speaking academically and professionally for more than 25 years.

Col. (Retired) Barry Hensley leads Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) and Cyber Threat Analysis Center (CTAC). The CTU™ is an expert group of security researchers who identify and analyze emerging threats while developing countermeasures to protect our clients. CTAC are leading security analysts embedded in our Security Operations Centers (SOC) worldwide. The CTU and CTAC partnership enables the team to quickly apply our threat intelligence to the day-to-day client consultations. Barry is also the former Director of the Army's Global Network Operations and Security Center (AGNOSC). Barry served in various leadership positions at all levels within the communications and information security career field throughout his 24-year Army career. Barry holds a BBA in Information Systems from Georgia Southern University, an M.S. in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the National War College.

Terrence “Terry” McGraw is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army and now serves as the Secureworks Vice President of Strategic Planning and Delivery Transformation, and charged with the design and continual improvement of our managed cyber security services we deliver to over 4,400 commercial clients globally through our six Counter Threat Operations Centers. The Secureworks client base represents every vertical market and all sizes and complexities of architecture. Our client base offers a unique insight into the threat landscape and provides actionable intelligence incorporated into all of our services. Terry retired from the United States Army in 2014 completing 27 years of service; the last 10 years of his Army career were leading key Cyber initiatives for the Army’s Network Enterprise and Technology Command, Army Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). He has multiple combat tours with his culminating assignment, serving as the Director of Operations, Task Force Signal Afghanistan, 160th Signal Brigade (FWD), providing all strategic communications infrastructure in the theater of operations, with a combined team of over 1946 soldiers and civilians deployed in the region.

Kevin Morrison is the Vice President of IT & CISO at Rollins, Inc. (ROL). His current position includes security, operations and application support. He earned his Bachelor of Science from AIU and Master of Science, Applied Computer Science, from Kennesaw State University. His certifications include Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Certified Specialist and CISSP. He has over 28 years of experience in the Information Technology field and has held positions in varying responsibilities with extensive management and technology experience in nonprofit, construction, manufacturing (consumer products, high-tech, textiles, print and media) and technology industries.

Jon R. Ramsey is the Chief Technology Officer at Secureworks. Jon has 25 years of hands-on experience at every level: system administrator, software engineer, analyst, security penetration specialist and senior engineer. Prior to joining Secureworks, Jon worked for the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Siemens, and the University of Pittsburgh. Jon earned a Master's degree in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Scott Shedd has more than 25 years of leadership experience in information security and technology — primarily in the financial services arena. As Chief Information Security Officer at Strategic Link, Shedd is responsible for establishing, maintaining and updating information security management programs to protect the assets of the entire enterprise and its clients, with a goal of minimizing risk. He is also responsible for information-related compliance. Shedd is passionate about maintaining security and protecting information at Strategic Link – for its employees, its clients and their customers. Shedd is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He is also a PCI Professional. Before coming to Strategic Link, Shedd was Chief Information Security Officer at Linq3 Technologies. Before that, he held a variety of leadership positions in information technology and security at TSYS and at Bank of America. He also has extensive experience as an information security consultant.