Hacksec Invitational (Streaming on Twitch all September)
DFJL CISO Round Table (Invitation Only)
Sep. 12, 2025
Dayton Security Summit
Sep. 13, 2025
1st Round of Tickets on Sale Now for $200 each - Register your interest here include your name/handle, select pay and provide your contact deets - email address and/or phone number.
We will start around 9AM and finish around 5PM then move on to the reception and after party. Agenda details will be evolving much like our theme over the coming weeks.
Confirmed Speakers:
Angus Blitter:
Angus is the founder of Hack Sec Klahn, a like-minded group of technologists. Angus is also the creator of Packetwars™ (Packetwars) the World's first Cyber Sport and host of Day-Con. Angus believes diversity is good for the species and hackers are a national resource. Old school, grey hat and previously plump, Angus still likes to eat, drink and hack. Mr Blitter has an exciting day job but that is a story for another time…
Learn, Work and Play Harder
@ https://www.twitch.tv/angusblitter
Michael Brown:
Michael D. Brown is a principal security engineer at Trail of Bits where he leads the AI/ML security research team. He leads and works on a variety of research projects focused on applying AI/ML techniques to software security problems and assuring the security and safety of AI/ML systems. Michael was the leader of Trail of Bits' team that competed as a finalist in DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC).
Michael is a former Ph.D. (ABD) student at Georgia Tech where he studied security-oriented software analysis and transformation techniques. Michael earned his M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech and his B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to his work in software security, Michael spent eight years in the U.S. Army where he served as a UH-60M pilot and Aviation Mission Survivability Officer.
Niki Portell:
Niki Portell is a dedicated Technical Solutions Architect at WWT, working full-time on the GS&A Global Security Team. Her focus is Security Service Edge (SSE), but recently her role has expanded to include significant contributions to the Zero Trust Team. She excels in collaborating with clients to align their business challenges with innovative technical solutions, is driven by a passion for problem-solving, helping others, and enhancing global security.
Lucas Skipper:
Lucas Skipper has over 12 years of expertise in network and security design and implementation. For the past 4 years, he has specialized in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technologies, focusing on competitive differentiation and developing use-cases and business drivers for Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he worked as a Domain Architect, Senior Implementation Engineer, and Network Engineer in the Enterprise, VAR, and ISP sectors, leading network and security operations. His skills span multiple solutions such as Palo Alto, Zscaler, Netskope, and Cisco. Passionate about mentoring, he aims to foster growth, alignment, and innovation in network and security architecture.
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DFJL CISO Round Table (Invitation Only)
Sep. 12, 2025
Dayton Security Summit
Sep. 13, 2025
1st Round of Tickets on Sale Now for $200 each - Register your interest here include your name/handle, select pay and provide your contact deets - email address and/or phone number.
We will start around 9AM and finish around 5PM then move on to the reception and after party. Agenda details will be evolving much like our theme over the coming weeks.
Confirmed Speakers:
Angus Blitter:
Angus is the founder of Hack Sec Klahn, a like-minded group of technologists. Angus is also the creator of Packetwars™ (Packetwars) the World's first Cyber Sport and host of Day-Con. Angus believes diversity is good for the species and hackers are a national resource. Old school, grey hat and previously plump, Angus still likes to eat, drink and hack. Mr Blitter has an exciting day job but that is a story for another time…
Learn, Work and Play Harder
@ https://www.twitch.tv/angusblitter
Michael Brown:
Michael D. Brown is a principal security engineer at Trail of Bits where he leads the AI/ML security research team. He leads and works on a variety of research projects focused on applying AI/ML techniques to software security problems and assuring the security and safety of AI/ML systems. Michael was the leader of Trail of Bits' team that competed as a finalist in DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC).
Michael is a former Ph.D. (ABD) student at Georgia Tech where he studied security-oriented software analysis and transformation techniques. Michael earned his M.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech and his B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to his work in software security, Michael spent eight years in the U.S. Army where he served as a UH-60M pilot and Aviation Mission Survivability Officer.
Niki Portell:
Niki Portell is a dedicated Technical Solutions Architect at WWT, working full-time on the GS&A Global Security Team. Her focus is Security Service Edge (SSE), but recently her role has expanded to include significant contributions to the Zero Trust Team. She excels in collaborating with clients to align their business challenges with innovative technical solutions, is driven by a passion for problem-solving, helping others, and enhancing global security.
Lucas Skipper:
Lucas Skipper has over 12 years of expertise in network and security design and implementation. For the past 4 years, he has specialized in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technologies, focusing on competitive differentiation and developing use-cases and business drivers for Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he worked as a Domain Architect, Senior Implementation Engineer, and Network Engineer in the Enterprise, VAR, and ISP sectors, leading network and security operations. His skills span multiple solutions such as Palo Alto, Zscaler, Netskope, and Cisco. Passionate about mentoring, he aims to foster growth, alignment, and innovation in network and security architecture.
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