Speaker: Harry Hoffman

Harry Hoffman is the Team Lead of the Security Operations group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harry’s team provides information security services to MIT’s diverse community that includes educators, researchers and staff members. For the past 14-years, Harry has spent his professional time focusing on the protection of university networks and assets, holding positions at The University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and the University of Auckland. Harry has taken a few sabbaticals during his time in academia to work in the information security field in the financial sector; holding positions at the Police and Fire Federal Credit Union and PayQuik, Inc. Harry also helped redesign Comcast’s network when they took over for the bankrupt Excite @Home Internet service.

When he’s not staring at a command prompt, you might find Harry practicing Kung Fu and Capoeira in his backyard or at a local gym. Harry loves the great outdoors and often spends time traveling the States, and camping, in his 1989 VW Vanagon.


Speaker: Quinn Shamblin

Quinn's philosophy is that the convenience and security are not mutually exclusive - good security can be achieved simultaneously with user convenience. Contrary to what people believe, the work of a good information security professional is not to say "no" to a business goal or request, but to find a safe way to say "yes". This philosophy comes from experience gathered throughout a very diverse career.

Quinn started his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy, teaching sailors how to operate the nuclear reactors found on U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. He then moved into staff and project management in the IT field, spending several years leading the technical development and support of TIBCO technologies for Procter & Gamble, HP, and Hydus, Inc. In 2006, Quinn joined the University of Cincinnati as a Cybercrime Investigator, then Manager of Information Security and finally, Director of Information Security. Quinn is now the Executive Director of Information Security at Boston University, one of the leading urban research universities in the world, ranked 41st in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report) and 50th in the world (Times of London) in 2013. BU is the fourth largest private university in the U.S. with 33,500 students and 9,000 faculty and staff in 16 Schools and Colleges and association with Boston Medical Center.

Quinn holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati, a B.S. in Physics from Andrews University and numerous professional certifications, including: CISM, CISSP, ITIL and previously, PMP, GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA).