Cyber Leaders on Cloud Security

Jonathan Feibus joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2008 and worked in the Office of Information Services as an Information System Security Officer. He joined the staff of the Computer Security Office in 2012 and became the Deputy Director in 2013. He currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Director of the Governance and Enterprise Management Serviced Division in the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Prior to joining the NRC, Mr. Feibus worked at the American Institutes for Research and General Electric Information Services where he held a number of positions, in information technology security and operations. Mr. Feibus has a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.S. from Norwich University. He also holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager and Certified Information Systems Auditor certifications.

In his current position Mr. Mendes serves as the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration Bureau. He has responsibility for the global technology infrastructure for the entire organization.

Previously, Mr. Mendes served as the Acting CEO for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the CIO/CTO of the U.S. Broadcasting Board Of Governors and Director, Technology Services and Innovation for the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau, of the United States of America. In 2015 he served as Interim CEO and in 2014 as Interim COO of the entire Agency.

In those capacities, Mr. Mendes oversaw the operations of the BBG entity that endeavors to provide the people of Cuba with access to objective news and information as well as the largest digital audio distribution system in the world through a $1.2B global network that includes 84 transmitting stations, utilizes 15 geo-stationary satellites, 3000+ affiliates, redundant circumnavigating fiber and a growing MPLS network. BBG broadcasts reach a weekly audience of 278 million in over 100 countries and 63 languages.

In his former position, as SVP Strategic Planning and Global CIO for Special Olympics International, Mr. Mendes was responsible for the formulation of the organization’s Strategic Plan and all aspects of the global movement’s information technology, Internet and media infrastructures.

Previously, as Chief Technology Integration Officer at PBS, he was responsible for developing and implementing technology strategy in both Broadcasting Engineering and Information Technology divisions of the Public Broadcasting Service. He has also served as Chief Operating Officer at Pluvita, Inc. a biotechnology and bioinformatics startup.

He is the recipient of multiple industry awards including:

• 2010-2018 Top 100 Hispanic IT Executives
• 2008 MIT CIO Innovation Awards
• 2006 Mid-Atlantic IT Executive of the Year
• 2006 Mid-Market Leadership
• 2005 Technology Leadership in Broadcasting
• 2004 Innovation in Storage Award
• 2003 Excellence in Broadcast Engineering
• 2001 Premier 100 IT Leaders

He is a co-author of the critically acclaimed “CTO Leadership Strategies” from Aspatore Books and is an internationally recognized leader in cloud technology adoption and the convergence of broadcasting, IT and new media technologies. He was recently nominated to the Chief Information Officer Hall of Fame.

First Director of the Federal Cloud Computing Program under the Federal CIO; managed multiple cutting edge cloud programs for agencies to implement cloud services including infrastructure as a service, e-mail as a service and cloud brokers. Built relationships across the Federal government with most civilian agencies, the Office of the CIO at Department of Defense, and many security agencies. Led a government-wide coalition to implement data center consolidation and cloud security methodology

Developed and implemented Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) worked with CIOs and Senior Information Security Officers across the government to develop the security structure for cloud products and services that is FISMA compliant. Required coordinating, selling and mentoring agency executives to accept and support the new cloud security compliance program. FedRAMP has become a million-dollar industry for cloud service providers

Managed the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative including developing and implementing a data base of sensitive information on Federal data centers

Responsible for growth and management of a $30+M program at SRA providing services from security and incident management to system development to program support for clients at IRS, FAA and financial agencies.

Extensive experience as a senior executive in Government and industry managing mission-critical, high visibility IT programs at OMB, IRS and GSA including acquisition policy reviews, cloud computing, compliance with CMMI 3 standards for service delivery, budgeting, staffing and quality.

Ned Miller, a 30+ year technology industry veteran is responsible for McAfee’s MVISION Cloud Business Unit
for the US Public Sector. In addition, he has served as the Chief Technology Strategist for the McAfee’s Public
Sector Division. Mr. Miller primarily collaborates with government thought leaders to ensure that McAfee’s
technologies and services align to government requirements and standards initiatives such as FedRAMP and
the NIST Risk Management Frameworks. Mr. Miller strives to be a trusted advisor and guides customers
towards creating positive outcomes and solving the most complex challenges facing cyber security and
privacy professionals today.

In addition, Mr. Miller acts as the internal customer advocate within McAfee’s Public Sector Team. In many
instances Mr. Miller is requested to participate as an adviser to our customers on how to achieve the best
possible cyber defensive outcomes for their cyber security programs. Mr. Miller is a strong advocate for
planning horizons and encourages belief that architecture drives velocity which directly impacts efficacy and
efficiency. Mr. Miller holds several educational workshops throughout the year to reinforce this messaging.

Prior to joining McAfee, Mr. Miller served in several executive, sales, business, technical and corporate development leadership capacities. Most recently, Mr. Miller held executive sales and technical leadership positions with Hewlett Packard including the Global Chief Technology Strategist for Hewlett Packard’s Enterprise Security Products team. In addition, Mr. Miller worked for Symantec as the Corporate Development leader for Symantec’s Public Sector organization responsible for advising sales leadership and driving innovative solution approaches in support of standards initiatives and programs.

Mr. Miller has been and continues to be an active participant influencing next generation security standards and controls with NIST, DHS and the DoD as well as Cloud Security efforts such as FedRAMP and was an early advocate in the first generation efforts around the Security Content Automation Protocol (S-CAP).

Prior to joining Symantec Mr. Miller was the founder and CEO of the IT security firm, Secure Elements. Secure Elements was an early pioneer in the development of security standards. Prior to Secure Elements Mr. Miller ran the US Government Division for Foundstone. In addition, Mr. Miller has authored numerous white papers on enterprise security management and is the co-inventor of a series of next generation network security patents. Mr. Miller is also recognized by the US Government as a subject matter expert on the topic of Security Automation and Information Protection and is an active moderator and panelist across the IT industry. Mr. Miller is also an active member on the NIST Security and Cloud Standards Working Groups, former Chair of the Cyber Security SIG of the ISSA, and a member of AFCEA, CSIA, Tech America’s Cloud - State & Local Government Commission.

JJ Green is the National Security Correspondent at WTOP radio. He reports daily on international security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments and provides regular on-air analysis.

He joined WTOP on March 11, 2004. In the years since then, he has traveled to dozens of countries investigating, reporting and analyzing the U.S. war against terrorism and has interviewed the leadership of all the key national security components of the U.S. government and many security and foreign government officials around the world.

He hosts the weekly podcast, Target USA, which examines the threats facing U.S. He also hosts the weekly broadcast program “The Hunt,” and conducts in-depth interviews with experts on ISIS, al-Qaida, the Taliban and other emerging terror threats.

He’s been embedded with the U.S. military three times in war zones. He has reported from Kandahar, Zabul province and Kabul in Afghanistan. While embedded with the U.S. Air Force in 2006, he traveled 18,000 miles, to 10 countries, including Iraq, Djibouti, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and others in 31 days, covering the war effort.

He has traveled to Israel, the Golan Heights, Israel’s borders with Syria and Lebanon, and Gaza. He interviewed Israeli and Palestinian political officials about the conflict there and the prospects for peace, and the roadblocks. Since 2013 he has spent a lot of time in North Africa, covering the rise and fall of ISIS and the flow of foreign fighters.

He is the recipient of the 2017 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense for his series Anatomy of a Russian attack. He has also received a National Edward R. Murrow Award (2009) for “Hidden Hunter” — his reporting aboard a nuclear-powered, Los Angeles Class submarine underway in the Atlantic Ocean. He also won the prestigious Associated Press Douglas S. Freeman award in 2010 for his investigative series, “Dignity Denied,” which explored decades of neglect at America’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery.

He has also won more than two dozen regional and local awards since he started working at WTOP. In 2012, he was honored by the University of Maryland, University College as their commencement speaker, in recognition of his broad body of national security reporting accomplishments. He has also been recognized by top national security officials for his deep knowledge of international affairs and ability to succinctly analyze complex issues.

In addition to his work at WTOP, JJ lectures regularly at universities and colleges on national security issues and speaks often to U.S. government, military and national security organizations. He is also a contributor to Jane’s Intelligence Review magazine.

Before joining team WTOP, he traveled to and reported on the events, issues, people and places of Africa, Latin America and Europe for the six years on public and international television. He began his career in Washington in 1989 at WMAL radio. In the mid-1990s he was trained as a TV correspondent at ABC News’ “Nightline.” Later he worked as a general assignment part-time correspondent at CNN. In the late 90s he was brought on at CSPAN as weekend host of the Washington Journal. In 1998, JJ began working as a correspondent for the Voice of America Television on Window on America and as host and correspondent of Africa Journal while traveling there frequently until he joined WTOP in 2004.

JJ graduated magna cum laude from Hampton University. He’s fluent in Spanish, speaks working level French and is studying Korean. An avid athlete, he is an accomplished speed skater, a regular runner, and swimmer, cross trainer and is an expert kickboxer.

You can email J.J. at jgreen@wtop.com or follow him on Twitter.