Palo Alto Networks
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Atlantic Data Security
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Even setting foot on a field of battle, whether for team sports or military purposes, requires extreme self-confidence. If you don't believe you can win, you very likely won't. In the war against cyber crime, however, it's important to balance that confidence with the understanding that this is also a team sport - and hat none of us can win alone. Join us for a discussion on navigating the line between confidence and arrogance - and knowing when and how to seek and accept help from others.
Eric has been working in computing and networking for almost 40 years, and had been focused on cybersecurity since the mid 90's. While primarily a left-brained, logic-minded, full-on nerd and engineer that has served in just about every technical capacity from coding, to technical support, to pre and post-sales work, he currently spends the majority of his time working with clients to solve their varied security challenges. Once referred to as an "eloquent nerd", Eric leverages his passion, collective experience, creative thinking, and a empathetic understanding of customer issues and motivations to architect solutions to difficult problems while fostering deeper comprehension with those he works with and teaches. Almost above all, Eric enjoys what he does and tries to instill some "fun" in all of his outreach.