CactusCon 13 Keynotes

Alethe Denis

Alethe Denis is a Senior Security Consultant on the Red Team at Bishop Fox who has advised on, and developed, solutions and strategies that have improved global security programs. Her work has helped businesses unlock opportunities to enhance security awareness as well as security tooling and capabilities through offensive security testing. Alethe is a public speaker at major conferences and a trusted source for national and sector reporters and editors. Her perspectives have been featured in numerous outlets, from The Wall Street Journal and Der Spiegel to DARKReading and The Register. Her work has earned her many distinctions, including a spot in the DEF CON Black Badge Hall of Fame, a seat on the DEF CON Groups Board, and global recognition as an industry expert. However, she finds the most joy in giving back to the community through opportunities ranging from training personnel of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command to presenting to cybersecurity students and personnel at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Shelby Grossman

Shelby Grossman is a research scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory. Her research focuses on Russian and Iranian influence operations, fraud, child safety, and the impact of generative AI on these issues. Shelby is also the co-editor of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, and teaches classes at Stanford on open source investigation and trust and safety. She was previously an assistant professor of political science at the University of Memphis and holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University.