2026 Speaker

Aurora Johnson is an information security researcher and cybersecurity policy expert with experience working in both the public and private sectors. She currently serves as the Manager of Security Research Partnerships for SpyCloud Labs. Previously, she worked as a Senior Analyst for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Aurora participates in a range of public-private initiatives to track and disrupt cyber threat actors, and was a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2023 for work with the U.S. government to combat cybersecurity threats. She holds both a BS and MA from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.