
Caleb Barlow
Vice President, X-Force Threat Intelligence
Caleb leads IBM’s X-Force, and is the visionary behind IBM X-Force Command. A globally recognized security professional and thought leader, he has appeared on the TED stage, and his expertise has been featured in national broadcasts and publications including the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

Chris Crummey
Executive Director, Evangelism and Outreach
Chris leads the X-Force Command Centers and has guided thousands of C-suite executives through mock breaches and briefings at the X-Force Command Cyber Range, where he directs a team of expert advisors. He is a sought-after expert on best practices in breach response.

Erno Doorenspleet
Global Executive Security Advisor
With more than 20 years of experience in IT governance, operations, security risk and management, he is a frequent speaker on the relationship between business and IT, cloud computing and security.

Daniel JW King
Chief of Operations, Colonel, US Army Retired
Daniel spent decades as a leader in global crisis and incident management with the US Department of Defense, including as chief of communication and spokesman for US Cyber Command. He draws on this experience to create integrated response solutions for organizations mitigating national-level challenges.

JC Vega
Executive Security Advisor, Colonel, US Army Retired
JC served 29 years in the US Army in multiple leadership, advisory and mentorship roles, including director of cyber operations and US Military Academy cyber instructor.
He has extensive experience building strategic cyber programs at the Army and national level and preparing teams for combat and support missions in the most hostile environments.

Nat Prakongpan
C-TOC Technical Director
Leading an elite team of engineers and architects, his keen ability to predict technology trends helps him design infrastructure to stay ahead of emerging technologies in cybercrime.

Allison Ritter
Creative Director
She brings talents in media arts and security industry experience to create stories for immersive, highly realistic breach simulations based on real-world attacks.

Matt Dobbs
Chief Integration Architect
At the forefront of developing strategies and solutions, he helps X-Force Command clients increase their situational awareness, threat detection and response orchestration.

Pompeo D'urso
C-TOC Architect
Previously a client architect for financial sector clients, he builds virtual environments within the C-TOC that provide an immersive, lifelike experience.

Timo Ernst
Software Engineer
A highly-skilled software engineer with experience in both Fortune 100 companies and startups, he develops the cutting-edge apps for the X-Force Command experiences.

Sophia Smith
C-TOC Product and Services Architect
With a background as a cybersecurity technical specialist for financial markets, she channels her creative energy into developing client experiences in the C-TOC.

John Clarke
Gamification Strategist
He uses gamification to engage people outside of the classroom. He was a part of IBM's ethical hacking team, and the Honeynet Project, dedicated to investigating the latest attacks.

Hayley Cohen
Threat Gamification Engineer
She uses her Computer Science degree from a top university and experience as a software engineer to build one-of-a-kind scenarios for clients.

Richard Moore
Threat Gamification Engineer
He develops advanced, high-intensity simulated training situations that put clients in the middle of the action.

Louisa Haiduk
Threat Gamification Engineer
An expert in the use of visualization, sound and story, she helps create high-intensity simulations that bring the look and feel of real-world situations to client experiences.

Anthony "Tone" Johnson
Integration and Test Engineer
With a background in technical and client support, QA and engineering, he helps ensure technical quality, support and solutions for X-Force Command experiences.

Alexandra Kroon
C-TOC Facilitator
With both a business background and cybersecurity expertise, she helps C-TOC clients develop robust response plans to reduce the overall business impact of a cyber incident.

Chris Wilkes
Faculty Architect
With over 20 years as an IT operations architect, Chris brings to the X-Force Command Cyber Range real-world experience from the front lines of securing complex, global corporate environments.

Etay Maor
Executive Security Advisor
Etay is an IBM executive security advisor, researcher and evangelist. Previously, he headed the Cyber Threats Research Labs at RSA. A regular presenter at industry events and academic master classes, he has appeared as an expert commentator in the press and broadcast media. He has a master’s degree in counter terrorism, with a focus on cyber, and homeland security studies.
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X-Force Command Cyber Range
The world’s only full-scale, air-gapped cyber range that can accommodate your entire incident command staff and fusion team.
Experience immersive simulations directed by an elite training force.
X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center
A unique cyber experience-on-wheels, the IBM® X-Force® C-TOC can be configured as a cyber range, a sterile environment for running cyber investigations, or an on-site cyber watch floor for special security events.
X-Force Command Executive Briefing Centers
Meet with experienced incident responders, penetration testers, design thinking experts and IBM executives to build and hone your cybersecurity and incident response strategy.
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Managed security services
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Incident response
IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) provides security intelligence and services to help you manage incidents and remediate quickly when the inevitable happens.
Penetration testing
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