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As software development evolves and global regulatory pressures increase, ensuring the security of your software supply chain has never been more critical. In this exclusive panel series hosted by Sonatype and Futurum, industry experts will explore the vital components of software supply chain security: Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), and compliance. T
Presenters
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Amanda Scheldt
Cybersecurity Writer and Webinar Host
Amanda Scheldt is a cybersecurity writer with an extensive background in cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, national security intelligence, and security awareness training. She has a Masters of Science in Cybersecurity from Webster University. Amanda combines her past industry expertise along with a passion for writing to promote more awareness and education in cybersecurity.
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Audrey Newell
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Tyler Warden
SVP, Product - Sonatype
Tyler Warden leads the product strategy and vision for Sonatype's platform that helps engineering teams develop and maintain secure, quality and innovative software at scale. He joined Sonatype in 2022 after serving as SVP of Product and Engineering at Syniti, a data management company. He has over 15 years of experience in product and engineering roles.
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Mitch Ashley
Chief Technology Advisor, The Futurum Group CTO, Techstrong Group
Mitch Ashley is a technology executive and entrepreneur who is an advisor, analyst, product creator and tech leader, bringing 30+ years in cybersecurity, cloud, AI, product development, software engineering and networking. Mitch is Chief Technology Advisor with The Futurum Group and CTO of Techstrong Group’s tech media platforms covering digital leadership, DevOps, cybersecurity, AI, cloud native, cloud infrastructure, platforms and ITSM. A highly sought-after advisor, analyst, CTO, CIO and head of engineering, Mitch’s analyst research is available on TechstrongResearch.com and FuturumGroup.com.
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Chris Blask
Vice President of Strategy - Cybeats
For more than thirty years Chris has been involved with emergent areas of cybersecurity from inventing an early firewall and building a multi billion dollar Cisco product line to co-founding a SIEM company, chairing an ISAC, working with public and private sector groups, and contributing to standards developed along the way. Today he is Vice President of Strategy for Cybeats, an SBOM management provider, co-facilitates supply chain security working groups, advises various organizations, and hosts the Inevitability Curve podcast.
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Allan Friedman
Senior Advisor - Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Allan Friedman is Senior Advisor and Strategist at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. He coordinates the global cross-sector community efforts around software bill of materials (SBOM). He was previously the Director of Cybersecurity Initiatives at NTIA, leading pioneering work on vulnerability disclosure, SBOM, and other security topics. Prior to joining the Federal government, Friedman spent over a decade as a noted information security and technology policy scholar at Harvard’s Computer Science department, the Brookings Institution, and George Washington University’s Engineering School. He is the co-author of the popular text Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know, has a C.S. degree from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.