THE PANELISTS

JOSEPH OREGÓN

Joseph Oregón is the chief of cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Region 9. His area of responsibility incorporates the states of CA, NV, AZ, HI and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Saipan (CNMI). Oregón supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure. His program coordinates cyber preparedness, risk mitigation, and incident response and coordination, and provides cybersecurity resources, including assessments and training, to the nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors, state, local, tribal, territorial government entities and private sector stakeholders.

CHRIS SIMPSON

Chris Simpson is the director of the National University Center for Cybersecurity and is the academic program director for the master of science in cybersecurity program at National University. He has developed innovative curricula and labs in ethical hacking, penetration testing and incident response. He retired from the U.S. Navy in October 2009 after 27 years of service. He has extensive experience as an information assurance manager, including a tour as the information assurance manager (IAM) for the Commander, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan. He holds a bachelor of sciences degree in computer and information science (CIS) from the University of Maryland and a master of science degree in information security and assurance from George Mason University. He is currently a doctoral student at Dakota State University.