**Dr. Travis Paakki** is a recent graduate from Colorado Technical University with a computer science doctorate with a focus on information assurance where he focused on public sector infosec challenges. During the day he is an infosec leader in K through 12 education, which led to his dissertation studying information security in K through 12 schools. He has been an avid cybersecurity researcher and advocate since the age of 12 and teaches masters-level networking and cybersecurity at multiple universities.