Q3 Security User Group (SUG)

Jason Smith is the Senior Technology Advisor for Cybersecurity at Internetwork Engineering. He is an author, blogger, and strategic technologist. Jason, in his role, has worked with dozens of organizations to find innovative, cost-effective solutions to complex technology problems. He holds multiple security and compliance certifications and is a trainer for ISACA.

Jason draws on more than twenty years of experience in IT, IT Security, and Compliance to provide a unique insight into challenging business problems. He is a graduate of Western Carolina University (BS, Criminal Justice) and East Carolina University (MS, Technology Systems-Information Security).

Evan Taylor is as a Senior Vice President for NFP’s Property & Casualty Group where he is responsible for client relationships throughout the southeast. Over his career, Evan has developed an expertise in a number of insurance disciplines to include workers’ compensation, cyber liability insurance and alternative risk financing for complex organizations. His client base primarily includes manufacturing, construction and distribution related businesses. He currently holds the professional designations as a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Authority in Workers’ Compensation (CAWC) and received both the Business Insurance 2020 Break Out Award and Risk & Insurance Manufacturing Power Broker Award in 2020.

Evan began his career at the FBI, where he assisted in managing both cyber and counterintelligence investigations across North Carolina. Subsequently, Evan worked with BB&T Bank for several years before joining NFP in 2016.

Evan earned his BA from Wake Forest University and a MS from Pfeiffer University.

Derrick Whisel has worked in IT for over 20 years, with extensive experience in project engineering, management, scoping, budgeting and design. He began his career in the military, and after being honorably discharged as an IT2 Second Class Petty Officer, moved into the private sector where he now works as a Senior Technical Advisor for Security Solutions here at Internetwork Engineering.