Faculty

John Kindervag

Creator of Zero Trust, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy, ON2IT Group Fellow
ON2IT Cybersecurity

Biography

Kindervag joined Palo Alto Networks as Field CTO in 2017 after eight and one half years at Forrester Research where he was a Vice President and Principal Analyst on the Security and Risk Team. John is considered one of the world’s foremost cybersecurity experts. He is best known for creating the revolutionary Zero Trust Model of Cybersecurity. He currently advises both public and private sector organizations with the design and building of Zero Trust Networks and other Cybersecurity topics. He holds, or has held, numerous industry certifications, including QSA, CISSP, CEH, and CCNA. John has a practitioner background, having served as a security consultant, penetration tester, and security architect. He has particular expertise in the areas of secure network design, wireless security, and voice-over-IP hacking. He has been interviewed and published in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The New York Times. He has also appeared on television networks such as CNBC, Fox News, PBS, and Bloomberg discussion information security topics. John has spoken at many security conferences and events, including RSA, SXSW, ToorCon, ShmoCon, InfoSec Europe, and InfoSec World. John has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the University of Iowa and lives in Dallas, TX.

Company

Creator of Zero Trust, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy, ON2IT Group Fellow, ON2IT Cybersecurity

Future Events

October 4-6, 2024

CISO Engage: Offsite, Jaisalmer

October 10, 2024

Simplifying Security: Understanding SASE Fundamentals

October 23, 2024

The Elastic and Google Cloud GenAI Roadshow London: Explore the Next Generation of AI-Driven Search and Insight

Future Events

October 4-6, 2024

CISO Engage: Offsite, Jaisalmer

October 10, 2024

Simplifying Security: Understanding SASE Fundamentals

October 23, 2024

The Elastic and Google Cloud GenAI Roadshow London: Explore the Next Generation of AI-Driven Search and Insight

October 24, 2024

The Elastic and Google Cloud GenAI Roadshow Seattle: Explore the Next Generation of AI-Driven Search and Insight

October 29-30, 2024

Virtual Government Cybersecurity Summit