2025-08-04 –, Misora
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Donald McFarlane is a principal technical advisor in the Office of the CISO at Microsoft.
With over three decades of cybersecurity experience, Donald has served as a transformational financial services CISO securing a $1/2 trillion asset portfolio across 12,000 users in over 100 countries, and brings operational, risk management and audit expertise gained in the defense, financial and consulting sectors.
Donald is passionate about supporting and defending his communities, helping run Skytalks@BSidesLV and Policy@DEF CON and serving as a state legislator. He lives with his wife, son, and dog in a log cabin that he built himself on the side of a mountain in New Hampshire.
Former Air Force officer, counterterrorism practitioner, Pentagon policy wonk, and threat hunting nerd.
With over a decade of experience in cybersecurity and corporate investigations, my journey has led me to serve as the Global Lead for the Defense Industrial Base, Energy, and Transportation at Microsoft. Previously, as the Director for Strategy and Risk and the Sr. Cybersecurity Policy Advisor at the TSA, I developed the agency's first Cybersecurity Roadmap and shaped national security policies. My core competencies lie in fusing industry standards with cybersecurity law to fortify public sector resilience. At Microsoft, my mission is to drive innovation in cybersecurity, ensuring compliance and safeguarding our national critical infrastructure. I am committed to contributing to Microsoft's culture of security and excellence, leveraging my skills in cybersecurity and strengthening our critical infrastructure sectors to enhance our collective security posture.
Noah K has worked in the national security arena for over 20 years. He currently works at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center where he focuses on the intersection of national security and artificial intelligence. For the 14 years prior to his current position, he worked at DoD where he was involved in strategy, war planning, special operations, and cyber operations.
