Chris has over 25 years of Information System and Security experience including developing and leading information security teams, security program development, security incident response management as well as detection and mitigation of advanced cyber threat actors. Chris is the founder and president of Granite Cybersecurity providing consulting services focused on Incident Response. Previously he held the position of Director of the CyberSecurity Intelligence and Response Team at Dell, and having held senior Information Systems & Security positions with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, NitroSecurity (as CTO) and the National Security Agency. As a recognized expert in the security field, Chris has spoken on security topics for RSA Conference, FIRST, SANS and SecureWorld.