Mr. Applegate is the Global Director for Cyber Security Operations at Dentons, the largest global law firm in the world, where he manages cyber security operations and cyber threat intelligence for 200 offices in more than 80 countries.
A retired military officer with more than 30 years of experience in leadership, management, communications, and security, Mr. Applegate has served in a variety of positions in peacetime and war including two combat tours in Iraq.
Among his assignments, Mr. Applegate served as the Joint Staff, J5, Cyber Policy Division, Deputy Division Chief and program manager for the Joint Staff's Cyberspace Security Cooperation and International Engagement portfolio; as the Current Operations Director for Defensive Cyberspace Operations for the U.S. Army, managing the defense and incident response of 2.2 million computers across multiple networks; and as the Director of the U.S. Army Red Team conducting multidisciplinary, information warfare-based vulnerability assessments of major military commands on three continents.
Mr. Applegate has a Bachelors Degree and two Masters Degrees. He has been teaching graduate-level courses in cybersecurity since 2012. He is a published author and speaker. He currently holds the CISSP-ISSMP, CISSP, GCIH, GCTI, and CEH certifications. Mr. Applegate lives in northern Virginia with his wife Sara, and their two children Preston and Marley. In his spare time, he cooks, brews homemade beer, and enjoys running and exercise.