Vaune M. Carr — Principal Consultant & Northwest Security Practice Lead, BT Global Services

Vaune Carr is a leading information security and risk management practitioner with BT Global Services.  She is responsible for leadership of BT’s security practice in the Northwest and is experienced in developing information and operational risk management control frameworks to achieve effective alignment with overall enterprise risk management and governance programs.  She additionally has broad experience in all aspects of creating, sustaining and transforming organizations through information protection strategies and in providing information security leadership to multi-national companies, including energy, health care, high technology, biotech, wireless, and financial industries.  Vaune is one of the authors of CISO “Leadership: Principles for Success” (Auerbach Publishers), providing insight to the professional seeking career advancement.  She is a frequent presenter at BT Global Services executive and board-level engagements to advise and assist global organizations in addressing information protection challenges in an age of global cyber crime. She is a recent nominee into the Presidential “Who’s Who” that recognizes and selects key executives, professionals and organizations in all disciplines and industries for outstanding business and professional achievements. 

Rob Jamison, Manager, Network Intelligence, Managed Security Solutions Group, BT Global Services

Rob Jamison, one of the founding employees of Counterpane, is currently Manager of Network Intelligence for Managed Security Services, BT.  He has spent more than nine years in both the top tier of Security Operations escalations and correlation algorithm design.  While maintaining vital feedback between real-world operational security incidents and the development cycle to better identify and isolate those incidents, Rob works on a daily basis to keep up with the latest threats and ensure that the BT monitoring solution is adept at identifying attacks and compromises on BT’s customers’ networks.

Jill Knesek, Chief Security Officer, BT Global Services

As Chief Security Officer, Jill Knesek is responsible for all BT security matters, including security policy and compliance, business continuity management, incident management, physical security and network and systems security.  Jill has an extensive background in cyber security. Prior to BT, she served as a special agent for the FBI, assigned to the Computer Crime Squad in the Los Angeles field office and was involved in several high-profile cases, including the infamous Kevin Mitnick and Mafiaboy trials.  Knesek also was the case agent for the first FBI undercover operation that infiltrated the hacker community, which was instrumental in providing support to the National Infrastructure and Protection Center during the Kosovo bombings.  Jill has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Texas A & M University and has spent more than 15 years working in the computer and security field.  She also has a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification as well as a CISM (Certified Information Security Manager).

Sushila Nair — Product Manager, Managed Security Solutions Group, BT Global Services

Sushila Nair is a product manager in the Managed Security Solutions Group at BT Global Services.  Prior to her position at BT, she was a technical director for 11 years, responsible for delivering professional services to financial institutes.  Sushila holds an honors degree in Engineering and has twenty years experience in computing infrastructure, business and security and has worked in a number of diverse areas – telecommunications, risk analysis, credit card fraud, and has served as a legal expert witness.   She has developed security baselines for large multinationals and has created training programs for global and government organizations.   Sushila worked with the insurance industry in Europe and America on methods of quantifying risk for e-insurance based on ISO27001.  She has worked globally in Asia, America and Europe, gaining experience in a diverse number of industries and cultures, including creating the first banking group in Malaysia focused on using cell phones as secondary authentication devices for banking transactions.   She has published numerous articles in the computing press, has been featured in the European broadsheets, and has spoken at Microsoft TechED, TechMentor, The Windows Show, FinSec and many other global technical events on diverse subjects ranging from Java & NC’s to security baselines.  Sushila is a qualified lead auditor in BS 17799, CISA, CISSP, CISM, PCI QSA.

Ben Rothke, Senior Security Consultant, BT Global Services

Ben Rothke, CISSP QSA is a New York City-based senior security consultant with more than 15 years of industry experience in information systems security and privacy.  Ben’s areas of expertise include risk management and mitigation, security and privacy regulatory issues, design and implementation of systems security, encryption, cryptography and security policy development, with a specialization in the financial services and aviation sectors.  Ben is the author of “Computer Security – 20 Things Every Employee Should Know” and a frequent speaker at industry conferences, such as RSA and MISTI.  He is a CISSP and PCI QSA (Qualified Security Assessor).

Pete Russo, Manager, Security Portfolio Marketing, BT Global Services

Pete Russo has been in the information and communications technology industry for 25 years. He has been with BT for the past seven years and is currently responsible for marketing BT Global Services’ security portfolio in North America to include secure networking, risk management, business continuity, identity management, information security, and compliance. Prior to BT, Pete worked in Telcordia Technologies’ professional services organization for 14 years, developing and delivering solutions for domestic and international clients in the areas of IP services business planning, strategies, technologies, architectures and deployment. Pete has also managed a broad range of projects — from Next Generation Network and soft-switch systems engineering, to advanced services design and development, to Intelligent Network (IN) systems engineering and international standards.  Prior to Telcordia, Pete served for four years as a Project Officer fielding U.S. Army information systems and the military version of the Internet worldwide.  Through the years, Pete has participated in industry organizations and events as a board member, conference organizer and speaker, and has authored a number of press and journal articles.  He received his BSEE from MIT in 1984 and his MSEE from FDU in 1989.

Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technology Officer, BT

Bruce Schneier is Chief Security Technology Officer of BT.  He is an internationally renowned security technologist and author.  Described by The Economist as a “security guru,” he is best known as a refreshingly candid and lucid security critic and commentator.  When people want to know how security really works, they turn to Schneier.  Bruce’s first bestseller, “Applied Cryptography,” explained how the arcane science of secret codes actually works, and was described by Wired as “the book the National Security Agency wanted never to be published.”  Bruce’s book on computer and network security, “Secrets and Lies,” was called by Fortune “[a] jewel box of little surprises you can actually use.”  “Beyond Fear” tackles the problems of security from the small to the large: personal safety, crime, corporate security, national security. His current book, “Schneier on Security,” offers insight into everything from the risk of identity theft (vastly overrated) to the long-range security threat of unchecked presidential power and the surprisingly simple way to tamper-proof elections. Regularly quoted in the media, he has testified on security before the U.S. Congress on several occasions and has written articles and op eds for many major publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, Wired, Nature, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and many others.  Schneier also publishes a free monthly newsletter, Crypto-Gram, with more than 150,000 readers. In its more than 10 years of regular publication, Crypto-Gram has become one of the most widely read forums for free-wheeling discussions, pointed critiques, and serious debate about security.  As head curmudgeon at the table, Schneier explains, debunks, and draws lessons from security stories that make the news.

Ray Stanton, Global Head of BT’s Business Continuity, Security & Governance Customer Capability Unit

As the executive Global Head of BT’s Business Continuity, Security and Governance Customer Capability Unit, Ray Stanton is accountable for BTs commercial security business to customers globally.  With 27 years of experience, Ray is a recognized practitioner, particularly in the use and implementation of the BS7799 (and ISO27001) standard and incident management procedures. Before joining BT in 2004, Ray was head of UK security services for Unisys Corporation and Head of Information Security for British Aerospace Limited, working primarily on its commercial projects, such as its role in Airbus.  Ray has also served in the UK armed forces for close to nine years.  Ray is the primary BT spokesperson on Security and has, along with many penned articles, appeared on several business channels (BBC, CNBC).  Ray has advised the Governors of the Bank of England on the impact of security to the UK Economy, and has also presented with the Secretary General of Nato and Chairman of Lloyds of London (underwriters) on Cyber Risk.

Jim Tiller, Vice President, Security Professional Services, North America, BT Global Services

Jim Tiller is Vice President of Security Professional Services in North America for BT Global Services.  An internationally recognized security expert, Tiller oversees a broad information security practice for BT, working with customers in the development of comprehensive security programs targeted at risk optimization and business enablement.  He has more than 16 years of information security experience and has an accomplished record of innovation, including an unprecedented #1 worldwide information security rating from the NSA.  Tiller is the author of numerous publications including two books, “Technical Guide to IPSec VPNs” and “The Ethical Hack.”  He has also contributed to the “Official (ISC)² Guide to the CBK,” as well as to the “Information Security Management Handbook” for the last seven years.  Based on his time at Bell Labs, Tiller holds three patent applications that detail methods and technology concerning security policy and management, and a patent on security infrastructure that is now an ITU-T x.805 standard.  Tiller regularly speaks for global organizations, government and industry events and has been interviewed by leading publications, including Network World, Information Security Magazine and Microsoft Security 360. He holds several security certifications, including CISSP, CISA, CISM, and NSA, and is a member of ISSA, Infragard, and ISACA.

Toby Weir-Jones, Vice President, Product Development, Managed Security Solutions Group, BT Global Services

Toby is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of BT’s Managed Security Solutions Group roadmap, combining BT’s vision for managed security solutions with feedback from customers and employees.  In this role, he defines a roadmap of upcoming offerings and ensures the various development and delivery groups within BT’s Managed Security Solutions Group are working towards these common goals.  Toby joined the BT team when BT acquired Counterpane Internet Security in 2006. He was one of Counterpane’s founding employees in 1999 and worked in several different capacities within the organization, including leading the sales engineering and product management groups.  Toby’s involvement in the cyber security field began in 1995 with his initial work in cryptography and security policy, and he has been involved in a number of technical and strategic roles since then.  Toby, who is a named inventor for five patents, holds a BA Cum Laude in Engineering Ethics from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He is also completing two MBA degrees — one from Cornell and the other from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario — and expects to finish those programs in 2010.