Charlie Vedaa

Charlie Vedaa is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in the field. Currently serving as a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) since April 2010, Charlie has previously held significant roles including Founder of PacketProtector.org, a project focused on enhancing security for wireless routers, and Network Architect at VariQ within the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. Other notable positions include CIO at Electronic On-Ramp, Director of Security Engineering at SecureInfo, Lead Network Security Engineer at GD-AIS, and Integration Engineer at SecureInfo / VA-CIRC. Charlie's early career included a role as NetOpsNOC Manager at AOL. Educationally, Charlie holds both a Bachelor of Science (BS) and a Master of Science (MS) in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University.