Willard Dawson is currently employed as senior security analyst at New York Life Insurance Company, where he is responsible for leading tactical threat research capabilities, and was previously enterprise security architect responsible for the development of innovative security architectures along with relevant technical, policy and procedural controls. He holds a BA in Music, a BS in Computer Science (both from Jacksonville State University) as well as an MS degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, CISSP certified, and has more than 20 years experience in information technology and has worked as a software developer, security engineer, systems integrator, and has held various management positions. Prior to his current post, Willard worked as a lead consultant with SunGard Availability Services, as a manager in the Cyber Response Team at BellSouth, information security manager at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and with several other companies across multiple information technology disciplines. Willard is an active member of the InfraGard Atlanta Members Alliance, ISSA, ISACA, and DC404. Things Willard cares about: scouting, drum and bugle corps.