Speaker Biographies
Ryan Guest – E-ISAC Ryan Guest is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with over 13 years of experience focused in areas of threat intelligence, threat analysis, and incident response. Ryan joined the E-ISAC Threat Intelligence team in March of 2021 with the goal of assisting the electricity sector with reducing risk and improving cyber situational awareness through information sharing and analysis. Current responsibilities include research on the evolving cyber threat landscape, supporting electricity sector member requests for information, and contributing to the E-ISAC’s mission to spread broad cyber situational awareness. Prior to joining the E-ISAC, Ryan worked as part of the Technology Security team at Southern Company where, as a senior analyst, he was responsible for planning, collection, triage, production, and dissemination of Cyber Threat Intelligence tactical and operational deliverables. Ryan has a Bacholer’s of Science degree in Information Security from American Intercontinental University and holds several industry recognizable SANs Institute certifications.
Sharon Darwin – Southern Company Sharon began her career with Southern Company in 2011 as co-op student in Distribution. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Alabama in 2013. Upon graduation, Sharon became a Field Test Engineer in Protection & Controls. In 2017, she moved to Bulk Power Operations and earned her RC certification. As part of BPO, she has supported the RC desk, set TTCs, and served as the Southern Company Transmission Outage Coordinator prior to moving to the Training organization earlier this year .
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