#misec, An Open Community
About #misec
Converge Detroit
A security conference in May!
GrrCon
A security conference in October!
OWASP Oakland County
Our local brach of OWASP goodness
Michigan Cyber Security Conference
Contact #misec
Meet our leadership team
Brian Martinez
Lansing Director
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) analyst with a propensity for relationship building and communicating the importance of education, security, and risk. Previously an IT auditor and a Unix sysadmin (stuck in the body of a Windows sysadmin). Presented at EDUCAUSE 2018, #misec Lansing, BSides Detroit, and performed at Go! Comedy in Ferndale.
Nick Wright (MoonyThinker)
Lansing Chapter Co-Director & Director of Education and Outreach
Moony (Nick) is an information technology professional and enthusiast with an equal passion for community building. With the Lansing Chapter, Nick focuses on working with the chapter members to help create and coordinate events to help boost professional social gatherings and knowledge building. Additionally, as the Director of Education and Outreach for #misec, Moony works to educate Michigan’s residents about how they can reduce risks and technical exhaustion while increasing technical confidence.
In addition to #misec, Moony is involved and a board member of many other Michigan-based organizations and non-profits. He is also heavily engaged in various art communities and projects.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoonyThinker
Email: Lansing@misec.us
Jason Foster
Grand Rapids Director
Jason is an application security geek who enjoys hardware & software hacking. He is also blessed to get to teach for the University of Michigan as an Adjunct Professor in their College of Engineering Nexus. 6.5+ years of his life was devoted to helping Uncle Sam & his defense contractors protect their collective assets. He enjoys speaking about security & cryptography.
Ben Banfield
Marquette Director
Ben Banfield is a cybersecurity enthusiast who lives in Negaunee, MI with his wife, kids, dog and cats. When he isn’t glued to his computer messing around with try-hack-me and hack-the-box, he spends time mountain biking, rock climbing and camping at the most remote places he can find. When he isn’t doing those things, he is playing hockey or softball.