Ransomware Resilience & Recovery Summit

Dr. Joye Purser is Global Field CISO at Cohesity, the number-one maker of data backup systems. She also is the 2023 ISC2 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in Cybersecurity. In 2022, she was the first-ever senior executive Regional Director for Cybersecurity in CISA Region 4, for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. At CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Dr. Purser delivered strategic vision for a geographically distributed team of security experts and strengthened partnerships with critical infrastructure owners in the region. Prior to that, Dr. Purser worked in the private sector at a large, global management consulting firm, where she facilitated enterprise risk management and business continuity activities for a 10,000-staff client. She led global pandemic recovery operations, enabling a county of 4.7 million people to organize, plan, and expend more than $400 million in COVID relief aid. Working for 20 years in Washington, Dr. Purser was selected to serve in the White House at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where she oversaw development of the $95 billion Department of Defense technology budget. While at OMB, she led an effort that galvanized federal agencies, the private sector, and Congress to unify to secure and strengthen the semiconductor supply chain. Dr. Purser led audit activities at the Pentagon for a decade, advising on the design and deployment of multi-billion-dollar IT programs such as financial management systems and electronic health records. A governance, risk, and compliance expert, she authored internal policies establishing new authorities for the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD/CAPE) for an agency with a two-million-person workforce. Before that, Dr. Purser worked on Capitol Hill as a seasoned legislative staffer, guiding the agenda for two members of Congress on the House Science Committee. There, she steered the House Diversity and Innovation Caucus; drafted a bill promoting a more diverse technology workforce that passed into law; organized constituent town hall events; worked on a presidential campaign; and contributed to the drafting of the Affordable Care Act. Earlier in her career, Dr. Purser has consulted on federal engagement strategy as Vice President of Artemis Strategies; and she worked at the nonprofit, Research America, to educate scientists on how to engage with Congress more effectively and in their communities. She serves on the Board of Cyversity; mentors a large group of security professionals; and devotes her gifts of communication, strategy, and coalition-building in a number of volunteer activities in her community. A graduate of Georgia Tech, Dr. Purser has a technical background as an accomplished researcher. Her first scientific publication has been cited more than three hundred times. She resides in Atlanta with her spouse and children.

Yotam has spent over a decade managing and responding to some of the most sophisticated global cyber operations. He’s worked with technical teams and executives to defeat attacks and leverage cyber as a competitive advantage across incident response, purple teaming, posture enhancements, and executive wargames. In his current role, Yotam focuses on developing cloud-specific incident response methodology and preparing leading executives for evolving cybersecurity risks. Yotam’s previous positions include Director of Incident Response at Sygnia and command positions in elite IDF cybersecurity units. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science & International relations from the Open University of Israel and is currently a JD candidate at Georgetown University Law Center.

Prior to founding Adaptive, Brian started two prior software companies: Attentive and TapCommerce. Under Brian’s leadership, Attentive has grown to $500M+ in annual revenue, 8,000+ customers and 1,000+ employees. Brian raised ~$900 Million in venture capital from Sequoia Capital and other leading firms. Brian serves as Chairman of the Board. Attentive Awards: 

1. Deloitte: The third fastest growing tech company in America (2021) 
2. Forbes: Top 10 private cloud companies globally (2022) 
3. G2: Top 100 Software products in the world (2023) 
4. Inc: Best Workplaces (2021) 

Previously, Brian co-founded and sold TapCommerce to Twitter, where he worked as a Senior Director. Brian is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and currently on permanent leave from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Roslyn Rissler has been in cybersecurity product marketing for over twenty-five years, working with technologies ranging from networking and Wi-Fi to SSL VPNs, zero trust network access control, and browser security. At Menlo Security, Roslyn is focused on the security implications of generative AI.

Amelia Squires is a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Menlo Security, specializing in web-borne threats and browser security. With a focus on proactive defense, Amelia leverages deep-dive analysis to track sophisticated cybercrime campaigns. Her expertise is crucial for informing internal teams and empowering customers with actionable intelligence.

Jonathan is Principle Product Manager at Menlo Security, experienced in leading the ideation, technical development, launch and adoption of innovative Cybersecurity products, notably Menlo Security's HEAT Shield AI + Google Cloud Gemini. 

Monique Ferraro's cybersecurity and privacy experience spans more than twenty-five years in digital forensics, ediscovery, information security and privacy. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Fellow of Information Privacy, Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). She also teaches a course on Cyber Space Law at Albany Law School.

Tammy is a Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher and Certified Dark Web Investigator at Flare, where she tracks ransomware affiliates, fraud ecosystems. She’s also an admin and researcher for RansomLook, an open-source project mapping ransomware infrastructure and leak sites.

Her work sits at the intersection of operational threat intel and underground culture, blending technical depth with behavioural insight. Tammy shares her research through Flare briefings, webinars, podcasts, and threat intel blogs.

Outside of work, she’s into ambient techno, matcha, street and nature photography, hiking, and amateur astronomy with a soft spot for weird particles and black hole physics. She plays tennis and badminton to stay grounded.

Associated with the IT Security industry for over 20+ years. He managed and configured the first broadband Internet access networks.

He is the co-creator of the first antivirus remover against the Sasser worm, which spread on computer systems based on the Windows platform in 2004.

Has made many public appearances and comments on current events from the world of security (presentations / conferences / TV presentations / radio auditions)

• nickname: r02Id (Romeo, Zero, Two, India, Delta)
• os: Linux / MacOS
• activity: kayaking / golf / lifehacking