Don Warden II

Don Warden II has over 28 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity and IT. Don is currently working as the Director of Incident Response at Cyber Guards and leads a team of cybersecurity professionals in detecting, responding to, and mitigating security incidents and breaches. Additionally, they work as a Senior Associate at Alvaka Networks in the cybersecurity threat response practice. Don is the owner and Chief Technology Pro at CyberCloudPro that offers various cybersecurity services to clients. Don also worked as a Senior Associate at CORTAC Group and as President and CEO at TeamLogic IT of Middle Tennessee. Don led a region as Regional Vice President at Core BTS and provided consulting services to small to medium enterprise customers throughout the US in their role as Principal/Owner at Don Warden Consulting. Moreover, they worked as the Director of Networks and Systems at Central Parking System and Senior Systems Engineer at Cottonwood.

Don Warden II holds a Master's degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, which they earned in 2020. Don received a BSBA in Management from Colorado Technical University in 2007. In 1994-1996, they studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville but did not earn a degree. In 1992-1994, they studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Hawaii Pacific University without earning a degree. Don earned their High School Diploma from Franklin High School in 1985. Don has several certifications including Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (C)DFE from Mile2 in 2020, Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in 2003, Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) from EC-Council in 2021, Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) from Fortinet in 2020, and SentinelOne Incident Response Engineer (SIREN) from SentinelOne (year and month not specified).