Cybastion’s Chief Technical Officer spent 22 years in the US Navy, where he worked as a software and systems engineer on a project to bring internet access to ships at sea. Following this highly successful project, he led the team that built a Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC). This project entailed providing services to the commands ashore and ships at sea in the Norwegian sea and the Atlantic Ocean. He served as the Leading Chief of Information Security at the NOSC for six years.

He is an instructor, curriculum developer, technical editor and has written Computer Forensics and Hacking courses. He chaired the Cyber-crime and Cyber-defense Summit in Oman and was Executive Chairman of the Oil and Gas Cyber-Defense Summit. He is the author of several books on defense, deception, and advanced penetration testing.

Cardwell’s qualifications and certifications include:

• BSc in Computer Science from National University in California
• MSc in Software Engineering from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Texas.
• Certified as a CEH and ECSA. LPT Master, APT, CTIA, CSA CHFI, and ECIH.CPENT