Speakers

Shawn Murray is a Principal Scientist with the United States Missile Defense Agency and is an officer in the US Civil Air Patrol.Previous assignments include work with Army Cyber Command in Europe, US Air Force, and with commercial industry in various roles in information assurance and cybersecurity.He has traveled the globe performing physical and cybersecurity assessments on critical national defense and coalition systems.Dr. Murray has worked with NSA, FBI, CIA, and the US Defense and State Departments on various cyber initiatives and has over 20 years of IT, communications, and cybersecurity experience. He enjoys teaching and presenting as a guest lecturer on cybersecurity, business, and computer science courses for several universities. He has several industry-recognized certifications to include C|CISO, CISSP, and CRISC. He holds several degrees to include a Doctorate in Computer Science. He is an ISSA Executive CISO member, chapter advisor, and an ISSA Fellow. He is also a professional member of IEEE, ACM, (ISC)2, and an FBI InfraGard partner.He enjoys traveling with his family, researching and collaborating with other professionals in cybersecurity, and volunteers in his community as a soccer coach.

Candy Alexander is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader with over 35 years of experience driving strategic security initiatives for global organizations. As a strategic cybersecurity executive advisor, she not only specializes in helping organizations elevate their cyber risk management and responsible AI programs but also instills confidence in her clients with her ability to align these efforts to achieve business objectives.