Adam Hils is a Research Director with Gartner Research. He covers network security, including intrusion prevention systems (IPS), enterprise firewalls and UTMs. In addition, Mr. Hils provides advice to budget-constrained midsize enterprises about prioritizing security investments. Adam hils has 9 years in total with Gartner, and 22 years total industry experience. Mr. Hils has performed in several strategic product marketing and management roles. In those roles, he focused on helping customers enhance their security postures. His past experience includes: HP Enterprise Security, Senior Product Line Manager; arracuda Networks, Director, Enterprise Solutions: and IBM Internet Security Systems, Security Strategist. He has a Master's degree in Management, from Georgia Institute of Technology. Less   View all posts

Michael joined McKesson in 2007, and leads the security and IT risk management functions for the company. Michael’s career is focused predominantly in IT and risk management, and he has experience working in several geographies and industries, including financial services, healthcare and consumer products and distribution. His expertise lies in helping companies mature the risk management and security functions. Prior to joining McKesson, Michael spent several years with a global professional services organization in a number of leadership roles, and has held IT positions in the Asia Pacific region, specifically in the financial services industry with banking and insurance organizations. Michael continues to participate in a number of industry organizations. He is an executive advisory board member for the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), provides support for the Health Security Alliance and the Cloud Security Alliance. He is an active member of the Chief Security Officer (CSO) Bay Area Council. Michael speaks regularly on various panels and conferences, most notably as the co-chair of the governing body for the CISO Executive Summit (San Francisco). Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and commerce from Victoria University, New Zealand. Less   View all posts

Roy Mellinger is vice president of information technology security and chief information security officer at WellPoint, overseeing a department of 150 information security and risk management professionals responsible for protecting WellPoint's computer systems, technical infrastructure and information assets. As CISO he is the decision-maker on all corporate information security matters, and establishes security policy and standards for products and systems throughout the organization. He is also responsible for IT risk management and overseeing information technology incident response, cyber-investigation and computer forensic programs. Mr. Mellinger joined WellPoint in March 2009 bringing 30 years of experience in developing and managing best-in-class physical, logical and information security programs for domestic and international business operations. Prior to joining WellPoint, he served in executive security leadership positions for Sallie Mae, GE Capital, Heller Financial, Household International, Inc. and Spiegel. Before beginning his career in the private sector, Mr. Mellinger worked in the government sector, assigned to both Intelligence and Law Enforcement operations, where he held top-level security clearances and specialized in communications and operational security. Mr. Mellinger has extensive experience establishing organizational governance structures, risk based operational models, and operational security protocols and programs. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), with advanced certifications in Information Security Architecture and Information Security Management. He completed the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification programs. He is on the board of directors for HITRUST (The Health Information Trust Alliance) and for NPower Indiana, and is on the advisory board for The Lares Institute. He is a frequent guest lecturer and keynote speaker on cyber security and information security management best practices. In 2012 he was invited to the White House on several occasions to work with President Obama administration officials, members of the National Security Council, and other federal agency officials on improving government – public sector cooperation on cyber security threats; the President’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); and to provide comment during the drafting of Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security issued by President Obama into law on February 12, 2013 Less   View all posts