Jennifer Lyn Walker

Director, Cyber Defense at Gate 15

Jennifer Lyn Walker is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles. Currently serving as the Director of Cyber Defense at Gate 15 and FB-ISAO since 2017 and 2018 respectively, Jennifer plays a crucial role in enhancing cybersecurity for critical infrastructure and faith-based organizations. Additionally, as the Director of Infrastructure Cyber Defense at WaterISAC, Jennifer focuses on protecting water sector assets. Jennifer operates as a Sole Proprietor at BasicILY, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity awareness and HIPAA compliance for small healthcare practices. Previous experience at BNY Mellon includes vice president roles focused on cyber threat intelligence and information risk management. Jennifer's early career involved positions in network engineering and consulting. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management Information Systems from Robert Morris University.

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Pittsburgh, United States

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Gate 15

Providing a Threat-Informed, Risk-Based Approach to Analysis, Preparedness and Operations, Gate 15 is a Virginia-based Veteran-Owned Small Business registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Small, Women and Minority (SWaM) Vendor. We support our clients’ and partners'​ risk management and organizational security and resilience activities by providing expertise in threat analysis, operations and preparedness (planning, training, exercise and continuity) support. Our team maintains extensive relationships across the private and public sector critical infrastructure, homeland security and intelligence communities, and brings unique experience working with Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) and Organizations (ISAOs). Also, unique to Gate 15 is our ability to ensure that any activities we support benefit from our company's active threat monitoring across the global, all-hazards environment, the open source results of which we publish in a free daily Situational Update Notification and two comprehensive weekly reports - the Threat Dashboard and the Torpedo Report. Gate 15 was established as a partnership in the Town of Leesburg, Virginia in 2011 and began operations in 2013. In 2016, Gate 15 became The Gate 15 Company ("Gate 15"​) and is a privately held company Incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia.