The Virtual CISO Moment

Rick Hein is the cofounder of Strategic Defense. He is a cybersecurity SME who wants to teach your organization how to secure your networks and applications from threat actors by simulating real-world attacks. We touch on many topics, including the need to be truthful and transparent in information security.

Brian Liceaga is the SVP, Cybersecurity at Qubika, where they are shaping the future of next-generation applications by seamlessly integrating high-quality UX, robust security, and AI-driven intelligence. Join us as we discuss AI in cybersecurity, starting and exiting a business, and what a "carbon analyst" is (it may be related to V'Ger).

From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference, March 2025.

Dan Houser is a vCISO; 2024 Chair of the Board, ISC2; advisory strategist board member, NACD Certified Director, and more. He enables the business to take on more risk, safely, to acquire new markets, open new countries of operation and make connections that were impossible before. He helps organizations transition and achieve twice as much with half as much. As one example, he helped $120Billion company sidestep PCI-DSS rather than going through crazy levels of compliance, saving more than $100million.

Security practitioners and small and midsized business owners often do not pay necessary attention to the legal aspects of security and privacy. Thomas Ritter is an attorney and co-owner at Ritter Gallagher, a data privacy and cybersecurity law firm. Ritter Gallagher provides clients of all sizes with governance, risk management and compliance solutions based on a careful understanding of clients' data practices, business operations and objectives, and technological and regulatory landscape. Join us as we dive into this important aspect of information security and privacy.

For our milestone 200th conversation, Caleb Mattingly joins us. He is the founder of Secure Cloud Innovations. He is a a cybersecurity professional with a passion for solving complex challenges and building innovative solutions that empower organizations to stay secure in an ever-evolving digital landscape. With a deep understanding of security frameworks, risk management, and cloud environments, he specializes in creating strategies that are both scalable and sustainable.

From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference March 2025.

Darin McCloy is the VP Security and Compliance, CISO at PolicyCo. He is also the Cyber Security, Compliance, and Risk Adviser at Clarity Cyber Assurance, providing Cyber Security and Compliance consultation for clients in a wide range of industry verticals. He helps businesses and government administrators identify, prioritize, and manage information security risk through short term engagements or by integrating with the existing leadership team as a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer.

Josh Graves is the Director of Business Development at Foojee. Foojee creates solutions for their clients that improve productivity, combining passion for Apple products with love of training others in order to improve businesses using Macs, iPhones, and iPads. Join our discussion as we discuss the security of Apple products and whether I should choose a Mac as my next business computer-I am seriously considering such!

From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference March 2025.

Will Klotz is a Senior Information Security Consultant at GuidePoint Security. As a CISSP-certified professional with an MBA and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, he brings a unique blend of technical expertise, military discipline, and business leadership to the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) space. His career spans building and leading robust risk management programs, developing policies and standards, and driving innovation in cybersecurity practices.

Jim Bradfield is the CEO/Director at NAS Wireless. He is an experienced, innovative, visionary, professional CEO; leader, handler, cleaner, and mentor, with a demonstrated history of successfully completing high profile, complex, mission critical and stealth projects in the information technology and services industry. He has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and AT&T Computer Science courses at MIT, is a lifetime member of AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association), and member of ASIS International (American Society for Industrial Security).

The views and opinions of the speaker do not represent the views and opinions of the FDIC.

From ISACA Middle Tennessee Conference March 2025.

Linda Finck was hired by the FDIC in December 1989 and currently serves as a Senior IT Examiner in the FDIC Dallas Region. She has:

- 30+ years experience in the financial services industry (working for a national bank and FDIC)

- 20+ years performing IT examinations of community financial institutions and regional data centers

- 20+ years serving as field office, regional office, and Washington office instructor/presenter for examiners, community groups, and financial institution directors, senior management, and IT personnel

- 5+ years serving as Examiner-in-Charge of a Significant Service Provider

She also was a contributing author of the March 2008 FFIEC Business Continuity Planning IT Examination Handbook.