Jesus Molina,

Director of Industrial IoT

Waterfall Security Solutions

Jesus Molina is Waterfall’s Director of Industrial IoT. He is a security expert for the Industrial IoT with years of experience in both OT and IT security and also co-leads the Security Working Group at the Industrial Internet Consortium.

Mr. Molina started developing firmware attacks, worked in Trusted Computing and developed several patents on hardware-based intrusion detections and authentication. He published many research and articles (1732 citations and counting) and opened a consulting company working on offensive security, including kill switches for smart meters, building security infrastructure, IoT security and IIoT security, and co-organized the IoT Sandbox at the RSA conference. His research has been echoed by many publications, including Wired and The Register.

Currently focusing on manufacturing, rail and aviation OT/IT integration, Jesus holds a M.S. and a Ph.D from the University of Maryland.

Thomas Farmer,

Assistant Vice President – Security

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

As Assistant Vice President for Security with the Association of American Railroads, Thomas coordinates development of railroad industry security policy and serves as the principal rail industry liaison with Federal government departments and agencies on matters pertaining to security – physical and cyber.

Thomas is the Chair of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee, established in July 2019 to advise the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration on priorities and actions to enhance security and achieve sustainable risk mitigation across surface modes.

His professional career includes two tours of active military service – in the Army and Air Force.

Kyle Malo,

Senior Director of Cybersecurity & CISO

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Kyle Malo is Senior Director of Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). As CISO, he leads cybersecurity strategy and execution for the nation’s second busiest transit system - a critical infrastructure system that supports over a million daily commuters. WMATA’s current focus is on leveraging intelligence to drive larger risk-management strategies.

Prior to joining WMATA, Mr. Malo served for nine years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), culminating as CISO, where he led enterprise, global, efforts to secure national security information - enabling the FBI’s domestic intelligence and law enforcement missions. Mr. Malo served in the US Air Force for eight years, culminating as Chief of Intelligence Operations for an unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance group supporting global defensive missions.

Michael Woodson,

Chief Information Security Officer

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Michael is responsible for MBTA’s total information security needs and the development and delivery of a comprehensive information security strategy. He is an IT information security professional with over 20 years’ experience and has a deep understanding of operational and information technology processes, the implementation of cost-effective controls and security safe guards to monitor and mitigate risks.

He was previously a Principal at Infosys Limited, a Senior Vice President at Taino Consulting Group’s Cyber Security Advisory Practice, Information System Security and VP/Cyber Risk Director for State Street Corporation, Director of Cyber and Network Security for Santander Bank, and Head of Forensic Information Security Services North America for Tata Consultancy Services. He also gained 12 years of law enforcement experience at the Boston Police Department as an IT specialist/Police Officer.

Michael is an Adjunct Professor at Northeastern University

Greg Rattray,

Senior Advisor

Oliver Wyman

Greg is Partner and Founder of Next Peak LLC, a cybersecurity risk management firm. Previously, Greg was at JP Morgan Chase as the Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and headed the Global Cyber Partnership team responsible for cybersecurity policy advocacy with industry partners, government agencies & global organizations. Dr. Rattray drove numerous industry initiatives including the Financial Systemic Analysis & Resilience Center (FSARC). Greg retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel in 2007. He served as Director for Cybersecurity in the White House and commanded the Operations Group of the AF Information Warfare Center.