Speakers

Sarah Nur is a seasoned cybersecurity executive leader who serves as the Department of Treasury’s Associate Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (ACIO-CS) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Upon assuming the ACIO-CS/CISO role in 2019, Sarah’s initial focus was on improving the Enterprise Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Cybersecurity grade. She led the direction and execution of Treasury’s cybersecurity priorities and engagement, which resulted in significant improvement in raising Treasury’s FITARA Cybersecurity grade from “D” to “B.” In addition to governing nine Bureaus, each with its own operating Bureau CISO, Sarah serves as the chairman for the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) CISO Subcommittee. This forum brings together CISOs from the financial sector, including banking institutions and regulators, to exchange cybersecurity information, collaborate on best practices and common Cyber initiatives, engage in vulnerability and threat management, and discuss incident handling. Prior to joining the Treasury in 2016, Sarah Nur held numerous leadership positions in systems engineering, IT network deployment (worldwide), and operational cybersecurity supporting public and private organizations. She is a proud alumna of Howard University and a long-standing certified member of PMI, (ISC)2, ISACA, ITIL, and EC-Council. Sarah is a proven leader who thrives in complex environments. She loves building teams, mentoring students, and inspiring interest in pursuing a career in IT and cybersecurity.

Before joining Splunk, Mick Baccio held the title of chief information security officer at Pete for America, holding the honor of being the first CISO in the history of presidential campaigns. Mick was also the White House threat intelligence branch chief in both the Obama and Trump administrations, and helped create a threat intelligence program during the rollout of the Affordable Care Act at the Department of Health and Human Services. He is still trying to do “that.”

As a Global Security Advisor, Mick leverages his unique background and technical expertise to help customers solve complex security problems. In his spare time, when not pondering about the upcoming election, Mick teaches lockpicking and is a ThruntCon founder.