Dan Bradley is a Director of Cyber Solutions Architecture at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he focuses on Zero Trust, Security Operations, and RMF reform. Previously, he served as CISA’s Zero Trust Initiative Technical Lead and led assessments of Federal Security Operations Centers.

With more than 24 years in cybersecurity across the DoD and federal government, Dan has helped design and secure some of the government’s most mission-critical systems. He is known for pairing deep technical expertise with practical, creative problem-solving and for delivering it all with irreverent humor and a strategic use of cat pictures. (Reports of 900 cats in a 20-minute briefing are greatly exaggerated. It was closer to 860.)

Dan speaks on topics including Zero Trust architecture, security operations effectiveness, and navigating cybersecurity careers in government. Expect hard-won insights, plain-spoken advice, and the occasional “amen” from the audience.

He holds an M.S. in Network Security from Capitol Technology University and maintains CISSP, ISSEP, CGRC, GCIA, GCIH, GDSA, and GPEN certifications.