Chris Blask is a seasoned global cybersecurity executive with nearly 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. He has held executive positions with leading technology companies such as Unisys and Cisco Systems and has advised public and private organizations in every sector around the world. In his role at the Office of Innovation at Unisys, Mr. Blask created and led the Operational Technology and IoT security practices, invented the Digital Bill of Materials (DBOM) structure, and established the Unisys Marine Living Research Center.

Chris is a well-renowned cybersecurity icon who invented one of the first commercial firewall products, built a multi-billion dollar firewall business at Cisco System, co-founded an early SIEM vendor and authored the first book on SIEM. He is Chair of the Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC), and involved with a wide range of national and international cybersecurity efforts.