Chris Sistrunk

Bio

Chris Sistrunk is a Principal Technical Manager at Mandiant, focusing on cybersecurity for industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure. Prior to joining Mandiant, Sistrunk was a Senior Engineer at Entergy where he was the Subject Matter Expert for Transmission & Distribution SCADA systems. Sistrunk helped organize the first ICS Village, which debuted at DEF CON 22. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a registered PE in Louisiana. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering and an M.S. in engineering and technology management from Louisiana Tech University. Sistrunk also founded and organizes BSidesJackson, Mississippi’s longest running cybersecurity conference.

Abstract: Infosec has seen a lot of change...from the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s...so much has happened. Yet, some things remain the same (and why all of us have jobs). Now that we've crossed into 2020...what are our lessons learned and how can we apply them? Let's take a look forward to Security in 2030: the next decade.