James McQuiggan, CISO Advisor

James McQuiggan is CISO Advisor for KnowBe4. In this role, he delivers thought leadership and strategic evangelism through conference speaking, content creation, and media engagement. McQuiggan works to create takeaways and action items for audiences with his unique perspective of current and future trends surrounding human risk management and other related security issues.

He brings over 20 years of cybersecurity expertise to KnowBe4, having previously held senior cybersecurity roles at Siemens Energy and Wind Divisions spanning cybersecurity standards, incident response, and industrial control system security. He also serves as part-time faculty at Full Sail University, where he teaches Cyber Threat Intelligence.

James holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and maintains certifications including CISSP from ISC2, SACP for Security Awareness and Culture, and OSC for Open Source Certification. A dedicated community leader, McQuiggan volunteers with ISC2 as Co-chair of the North American Region Advisory Council and Chair of the Southeast Chapter Regional Management Committee, following eight years as President of the (ISC)² Central Florida Chapter.

Language: English

Speaker Topics:

The Dark Side of AI: How cybercriminals are using AI as an attack vector and what organizations need to do to protect themselves
AI in the Boardroom: What the board needs to know and what questions the CISO needs to answer
Using Humor in your cybersecurity program
Ransomware, Ransom-war and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked
AI vs AI: AI Agents Transforming Cybersecurity Through Proactive Technologies
OSINT - How Cybercriminals Use OSINT to Attack Your Organization

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