Derek Melber

Derek Melber, Strategic Advisor for Enterprise Identity, has been helping enterprises for over 25 years with identity security, Active Directory/Azure Active Directory, cloud identity, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, Microsoft Defender, CTEM, PAM, MFA, Group Policy, and other integrated technologies.  His professional experience includes Active Directory and Entra ID security assessments, specializing in network, wireless, and application penetration testing.  Often asked to speak at events around the world, Derek has spoken and given Keynotes in over 40 countries at events such as RSA, Gartner, Blackhat, and more. Derek has worked for and with companies leading in these areas such as Microsoft, AWS, BeyondTrust, Quest, ManageEngine, SpectreOps, Tenable, and more. You can follow Derek on LinkedIn at @derekmelber and contact him at derek.melber@guidepointsecurity.com. Derek has been awarded 20 Microsoft MVP awards in Active Directory, Group Policy and Security over the past 22 years, where he has contributed to these communities around the world.