Scott Blough is a seasoned physical, cyber and international security professional. He is the CISO and Executive Director of the Center for Cyber Defense & Forensics at Tiffin University, which is an NSA Center of Academic Excellence. He serves on NATO's Combined Joint Operations for the Sea Centre of Excellence’s Maritime Security Information Sharing Working Group, Chairs the Ohio Cyber Collaboration Committee’s Governance Subcommittee and is the Chief Technology Officer for Ohio Cyber Women. He has conducted presentations for NATO’s Combined Joint Operations for the Sea Centre of Excellence, DHS Centers of Excellence, USCG, academia, and industry. He is a Senior Mentor for the Maritime Risk Symposium and was the National Co-Chair for the Maritime Risk Symposium 2017: Cyber Security in the Maritime Transportation System. He has authored numerous publications on cyber security and consults on cyber security, physical security, policy, and investigations.