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Cricket is one of the world’s leading experts on the Domain Name System (DNS), and serves as the liaison between Infoblox and the DNS community. Before joining Infoblox, he founded an Internet consulting and training company, Acme Byte & Wire, after running the hp.com domain at Hewlett-Packard. Cricket is a prolific speaker and author, having written a number of books including “DNS and BIND,” one of the most widely used references in the field, now in its fifth edition.

Director, Security Architecture, Infoblox

Chris Usserman advises government agencies globally about the benefits of protective DNS and related regulations. His expertise, spanning over 30 years in the U.S. intelligence community, not only contributes to the U.S. Government’s security efforts but also fosters collaborations to bolster security across various sectors and communities of interest. Chris’s profound insights have earned him invitations to speak on DNS and cybersecurity at numerous esteemed international conferences.

Dr. Renée Burton is the Head of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox, where she leads the company’s global team that specializes in the creation of original intelligence. A DNS expert, Dr. Burton spent 22 years at the National Security Agency (NSA) and holds a PhD in mathematics. Dr. Burton is an avid believer in DNS as both an important control point within a network and a source to hunt threats that escape the perimeter devices.

Ross Gibson is a practicing DNS expert and co-author of the recently published book The Hidden Potential of DNS in Security (available now on Amazon). He regularly advises clients worldwide on a variety of topics including DNS security, DNS architecture, and global server load balancing (GSLB), among others. Ross has spent more than 20 years working in the networking industry, 14 of which have been focused on DNS.