From Intelligence to Operations

Threat intelligence only matters if it changes what your team does on Monday morning. Too often, indicators and reports land in an inbox, get skimmed, and never reach the people who could actually use them to block an attack, harden a process, or stop a fraudulent load. This panel brings together intelligence producers and the operational teams who consume their work to talk honestly about what gets in the way. This panel will walk through how trucking-specific intelligence is collected, vetted, and shared, where the handoff between intel and operations breaks down, and what a working intel sharing model looks like for fleets of every size.

Who Should Attend:

This session is built for IT and cybersecurity leaders, SOC and threat intelligence analysts, fleet executives, security and loss prevention teams, and risk managers responsible for turning outside information into internal action. Attendees will leave with a clearer view of the trucking intelligence ecosystem, practical steps for plugging into it, and a framework for translating raw intel into decisions their operations teams can act on.

Tina Ellis

Cybersecurity Analyst, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tina Ellis manages the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) program within the Cyber Security Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. She works across the full intelligence lifecycle—collecting from multiple sources, synthesizing raw data into actionable insight, and operationalizing that intelligence so defenders can act. Tina tracks adversarial activity targeting the energy sector and the national laboratory research enterprise, contextualizing the threats that put PNNL’s mission and national security at risk. 

Alexandra Moore

Manager of Threat Intelligence, ReliaQuest

Alexandra Moore serves as a Manager of Threat Intelligence at ReliaQuest, where she leads intelligence analysis and customer dissemination to help organizations understand and respond to emerging cyber threats. 

Jordan Strawn

Senior Vice President of Logistics, Werner Enterprises

Jordan Strawn is the Senior Vice President of Werner Logistics, a key component of the company’s portfolio of transportation services solutions. Jordan joined the team in 2015 after a decade of experience in the logistics industry. His core responsibilities include planning and budget development to support business goals.

Ben Wilkens

Director of Cybersecurity, NMFTA

Ben Wilkens, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, is the Director of Cybersecurity at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.® (NMFTA)®.

In his role at NMFTA, Ben spearheads research initiatives and leads teams dedicated to developing cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies, methodologies, and strategies to safeguard information systems and networks.