Regis University,
Denver CO, USA

Heath Novak is Senior Security Engineer for Trustwave. He holds an MS in information assurance and a BS in computer science, both from Regis University. He is an ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and certified in CompTIA Security+. His current professional interests are focused on security research, specifically in web application, cloud security, penetration testing, and business continuity and on developing cyber competition infrastructure (with experience developing CANVAS 2011, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (RMCCDC) in 2012 and 2013 and to a lesser extent SnowFROC 2013). His academic research continues through development of evolutionary cyber competition infrastructures that take into account emerging attack scenarios in order to augment research artifacts and national workforce capabilities.