Brandon Helms has dedicated most of his career to leading some of the most advanced cyber operations for both the DoD and private sector. Brandon was a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy where he ran IT and security operations for submarines and then transitioned into a technical director at the NSA. After his military career, Brandon entered the private sector as a Business Information Security Officer supporting numerous Nation States and Fortune 500 companies. Today, he focuses most of his attention training the next generation of cyber security professionals.