Merlin Namuth is CISO at City and County of Denver. He has worked in cybersecurity for over 26 years. His comprehensive experience spanning several industries includes leading 6 different security programs, creating strategy and building security programs from the ground up, advancing existing security programs, mergers & acquisitions, managing incident response teams, digital forensics, compliance, architecture, and engineering complex security solutions. Namuth has served as an advisor to security startup companies. He has presented at numerous conferences, including RSA Conference 6 times both domestically and internationally, been interviewed on renowned security podcasts, and frequently writes blogs and articles.