Speaker: David Henning, Global Director Cybersecurity Operations, Hughes Network Systems – An EchoStar Company

David has over 26 years of experience in the Information Security field, 21 of them with Hughes Network Systems. He has worked for major universities, large government agencies, and as a consultant for a variety of corporations. David is currently the Director of the Security Operations Center team at HughesNet. He started out as a firewall and IDS analyst heading up the first IDS ever installed at the USDA. He went on to perform penetration testing, risk assessments, and worked at an MSSP monitoring customer IDS. David earned his CISSP in 2005, GCPM Gold in 2009, PCI ISA in 2015, and GSTRT in 2024. Previously, David has worked for SANS building demonstration networks at security conferences and mentoring CISSP training sessions. At Hughes, David is also responsible for PCI and other compliance efforts. He is looking forward to sharing his experiences ensuring the security of manufacturing systems.