Deb Wigley is the Director of Kindness and Generosity for Black Hills Information Security (BHIS). She joined the team in 2019 after celebrating 20 years of working in customer engagement and satisfaction in the Automotive Industry. She brings her passion for helping and serving people to the work she does at BHIS. The part of her role she enjoys the most is interacting with the community through our webcasts and educational content, our Discord servers, and conferences. She loves being a mom to her four kiddos and in her spare time, she enjoys reading, hiking, frequently entertaining a beach day, and being whisked away on rewilding adventures with her husband of 20+ years as much as possible.

Jason Blanchard has been happily adopted into the hacker community at Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) since 2019, even though he “works in marketing.” He’s had every dream job imaginable: teaching filmmaking, owning the world’s most famous comic book store, and fostering the infosec community efforts for SANS. While some at BHIS call him the “Director of Excitement,” he is formally known as the Excitement Co-Creator. In his day-to-day work of “sucking at capitalism,” Jason enjoys helping others, sharing his knowledge, and giving away lots of free stuff. When he’s not working, Jason spends time with his wife and daughter, hosts a semiweekly job-hunting Twitch stream, and enjoys writing short stories and performing stand-up comedy.

Ethan Robish has worked with Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) since 2008 — first as an intern and then as a full-time Security Consultant starting in 2012. In his current role as a Threat Hunter, Ethan is involved with customer engagement, research, working with Active Countermeasures’ AC-Hunter, as well as improving BHIS HTOC and SOC offerings. Previously, he implemented defensive security solutions for the Exchange Online security team as a Microsoft intern. While in college, he competed in the International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) World Finals. In his time off, he enjoys cooking, playing the piano, and reading fantasy novels.

Tom Smith joined the Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) team in 2021 as a Business Consultant. He works with clients to identify their correct testing solution needs and proposal requests. Prior to his time at BHIS, he directed a business operations team in real estate. He decided it was time to make the switch when he realized he could work from home and fell in love with the energy at BHIS. Outside his time at work, he is a father to seven children, enjoys reading, playing guitar, and home improvement projects.

William Corbin is a SOC Operator at Black Hills Information Security, where he investigates alerts and triages potential threats across a diverse customer base. Over the past year, he has specialized in Detection Engineering, building and tuning detection rules to improve threat coverage across client environments. Before joining BHIS in 2024, William spent most of his career as a chef – a background that gave him a sharp eye for detail and the ability to stay composed under pressure. When he’s not working, William enjoys playing guitar and bass, reading, and playing video games.