Daniel (Dan) Cavender, PMP, CFI, ISS is an experienced critical infrastructure protection/information security professional and technology executive providing global thought leadership for more than 13 years in the areas of critical infrastructure protection, cybercrime, cyberwarfare, industrial controls security and business continuity/disaster recovery. This is in conjunction with his work in the areas of leadership and technical business management, which he has been focused on since 1994. Based in, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, East Hanover, NJ, Miami, Palm Beach, FL, St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Phoenix, AZ, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, CA Cavender devotes much of his time to critical infrastructure protection and analysis, industrial control systems security, energy and utility issues including smart grid security, and studying the security of these systems against contemporary threats. Cavender is a Senior Executive Consultant with BG Addy, llc., has held roles as a Global Managing Principal at Fortune 25 Companies.

Cavender’s focus is on heavily regulated industries -- such as finance (GLBA, FDICIA, BSA, FFIEC), public companies (SOX), health (HIPAA), utilities (FERC) and government (FISMA) -- this is just another regulation to deal with. There are industries that are not as regulated but are still subject to security frameworks and compliance such as retail and e-commerce (PCI DSS). Then there are others such as COBIT,ITIL, NIST, ISO 27001, external auditors, internal auditors and our own internal policies.