Jeff Pergal

EXPERIENCE
Jeff Pergal has 30+ years of experience in IT and security, from startups to Fortune 500 organizations. 

Jeff is a security consultant with more than 15 years of experience in the Information Security field. He most recently developed and matured a large team of security technologists at a Fortune 500 company responsible for adversarial simulation, threat hunting, detection engineering, deception technologies, and threat intelligence. Jeff and his teams pioneered approaches to decreasing active threat resolution from multiple days to a 15-minute average resolution time.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing, with a concentration in Information Systems, Valparaiso University
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Adjunct Instructor, Madison College, IT and security areas for over 20 years
• Speaker at various security and technology-focused national conferenceshttps://security-storm.com[GF1] 
• Member of InfraGard

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Jeff is on a quest to help organizations of all sizes improve their security posture, foster security cultures, and build strong, high-functioning teams. He also has a deep understanding of and empathy for the complexity of balancing priorities, resources, budgets, and other obstacles that sometimes make these things a challenge for many organizations.