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Paul Moran, CISSP, CISA, CGEIT, is responsible for managing the operation and effectiveness of security-related programs and initiatives. He assesses the cost of potential threats relative to cost of solutions required to eliminate, minimize, or mitigate threats. Paul is also responsible for the development and communication of information security policies and procedures. He works closely with all departments to ensure integrity of security procedures, systems, and policies.

Before joining ARI, Paul was the Senior Information Security Risk Analyst at Independence Blue Cross. Before that he served as the Division Security Administrator at CIGNA. He also spent twelve years at CGU Insurance Company (formerly General Accident) where he held various positions including Security Administrator, Help Desk Specialist, and Actuarial Programmer.

Paul has served on the board of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) for the last seven years. He has been the Vice President of that organization for the last two years. Paul and his wife Carolyn have four children. They range in ages from 9 to 17 years old. Besides his work, Paul enjoys spending time with his family.

After serving in the U.S. Navy as Director of Computer-Aided Ship Design at the Bureau of Ships and Design Superintendent at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Mr. Kreitner has for 38 years been President and CEO of two information technology companies, Response of Hawaii, Inc. and American Information Systems, Inc (1971-89), a number of hospitals (1989-2000), and The Center for Internet Security.

From 1989-2000, he was President and CEO of the Reading Rehabilitation Hospital and President/CEO of the Southeastern Region of the Adventist Health System, with responsibility for seven acute care hospitals in four states. He was a Board Member of the parent company and Chairman of the Board of several of the hospitals.

Mr. Kreitner is the Founding President and CEO of The Center for Internet Security, serving in that capacity from 2000-2008. He is currently serving CIS as Senior Advisor. He earned an undergraduate degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and graduate degrees from Webb Institute and American University.

Dr. J. Greg Hanson brings nearly 32 years of technology leadership experience to Criterion Systems, Inc., a management consulting and technology services organization led by world-class senior executives.  Prior to joining Criterion, Dr. Hanson served as Chief Information Officer for the United States Senate where he was responsible for the technology vision and strategy.  Dr. Hanson's focus at Criterion is on all aspects of strategic decision making, operations, and innovative technology solutions for key Government customers.  Dr.  Hanson is a respected international lecturer and author with numerous awards for leadership and professional excellence including two FED 100 Awards and an AFFIRM Leadership Award. He has been an active member of the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Northern Virginia Technology Council. Dr. Hanson earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida, a Master’s of Science degree in Information Systems from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is also an Adjunct Full Professor, teaching graduate computer science courses for the University of Maryland University College.

Dr. Brancik is an INFOSEC luminary who has worked over the past quarter of a century within the Information Assurance space evaluating integrated Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (iGRC) activities for both the public and private sectors. Additionally, he has spent a number of years conducting technical IT infrastructure and application audits and examinations within the Federal Government and the private sector.

Dr. Brancik recently authored a book through Auerbach publications based on his Doctoral dissertation entitled “Insider Computer Fraud – An In-Depth Framework for Detecting and Defending Against Insider IT Attacks”. 

Dr. Brancik has functioned as a Principal Architect for Information Security within the newly created Advanced Technology Group (ATG) and reports directly to NGIT’s CTO. Prior to this role he accepted an interim full-time assignment within the Corporate Civilian Cyber Security Campaign, where he worked as a Director of their Security Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (iGRC) activities and as NGC’s lead Technical Security Architect within the Cyber Security Integration Group (CSIG).

Dr. Brancik also worked for VerizonBusiness Security Solutions Group, where he functioned as their Director and Trusted Security Advisor and Senior Executive Security Consultant. Dr. Brancik worked for The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for approximately three and a half years, where he functioned as a Senior IT Analyst within the Emerging Technologies group. Dr. Brancik functioned as a VP and Officer at CITIGROUP within the Audit and Risk Review (ARR) department. Dr. Brancik learned about project management and software development activities when he functioned in a similar capacity while working for Merrill Lynch and Company. Dr. Brancik was recruited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP to serve as their Manager within their Federal Service practice Assurance and Business Advisory Service (ABAS) line of service. Dr. Brancik served within The United States Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for over eleven years, where he was appointed as a National Bank Examiner performing both financial and technology related audits.

Lou Magnotti is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for House Information Resources (HIR) within the Chief Administrative Office of the U.S. House of Representatives. After nine years as the House Chief Information Security Officer, Lou accepted the role of CIO in November 2008.   HIR consists of a dynamic team of over 300 information technology (IT) professionals responsible for infrastructure, messaging, security, communications, business applications, Green IT and Member support. Lou advocates for all aspects of IT as a value-added business for the House and his team identifies opportunities, provides solutions and delivers quality customer service for the House community.

Lou is a member of the CIO Executive Council, Chairs the Legislative Branch CIO Committee, a member of the (ISC)² Government Advisory Board for Cyber Security, a member of the Information Systems Security Association, the ASIS Information Asset Protection Committee and on the Board of Advisors to the Security Executive Council. He earned a Master of Science degree in computer science from James Madison University and has over 28 years of government and industry experience.

Ron Baklarz CISSP, CISA, CISM, NSA-IAM/IEM

Ron Baklarz has over twenty years in the Information Security field developing “first-of-a-kind” information security programs within government, military, and private sector organizations including the Naval Nuclear Program, U.S. House of Representatives, Prudential Insurance Company, MedStar Health, and Amtrak.

Ron is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Amtrak and he has held various information security management, consulting, technical, and operational positions throughout his career.  In 1997, his work as the first security manager at the House of Representatives was ranked by InfoWorld magazine as 19th of the top 100 innovative computing projects in American business. In 2008, he was the recipient of CSO Magazine’s Compass Award “The Complete CSO”. He is currently a member of GFIRST (Government – Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) and has developed and led a number of incident response and network monitoring teams.

Ron holds an MS degree in Information Science and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Telecommunications, both from the University of Pittsburgh. He has successfully completed certifications in cyberforensics and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and National Security Agency certified in INFOSEC Assurance Methodology (IAM) and INFOSEC Evaluation Methodology (IEM).  His professional affiliations include the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), The American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Mr. Baklarz is a frequent speaker and author on information warfare and security management topics. His books and articles include The Art of Information Warfare and the essay "The Enemy Within- Y2K Issues Below the Application Level" in the award-winning IS Audit & Control Journal, Volume III, 1998. He has also appeared on BBC radio and CNN television.