Event Schedule

Times for this Event are in Central Time (CDT/CST).

The Conference will be open from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM Thursday, September 29th.

• Welcome / Introductions
• The Battle of the Algorithms: How AI is Beating AI at its Own Game 9:15 am

  Presented by Darktrace

  Among rapidly evolving technological advancements, the emergence of AI-enhanced malware is making cyber-attacks exponentially more dangerous, and harder to identify. As AI-driven attacks evolve, they will be almost indistinguishable from genuine activity, and conducted at an unprecedented speed and scale. In the face of offensive AI, only defensive AI can fight back, detecting even the most subtle indicators of attack in real time, and respond with surgical actions to neutralize threats – wherever they strike.

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  Panel Participants:

  Grant LaRocca

  Grant LaRocca

  Cyber Technology Specialist at Darktrace

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• 4G/5G Network Security 9:35 am

  Presented by Cradlepoint

  Protecting organizational infrastructure, networks, and hardware devices is a never ending pursuit these days.  There is a secure network solution that offers a simple to manage alternative to complex VPN infrastructures for securely connecting sites, vehicles, IoT, and remote workers.  This session will cover how to secure remote sites with ease, reduce attack surfaces by building undiscoverable network resources, and how to provide any-to-any connectivity.  Learn how to unlock operational agility through built-in tunnel orchestration and simplified configuration. It’s all about end-to-end WAN and network security services that tightly integrate with routing and security devices to establish encrypted connections to access applications and resources in the cloud or data center.  

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  Speaker:

  Greg Henderson

  Greg Henderson

  Global Consulting Engineer for 5G/PCN Cradlepoint, Part of Ericsson

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• How to Keeping Your Business Flowing: Securing Email and Collaboration Tools 10:20 am

  Presented by Check Point

  As businesses rely more on email and collaboration tools to run their operations, cyber-criminals are finding new ways to compromise remote workforces. Harmony Email and Collaboration protects cloud email and collaboration suites from cyber-attacks that evade default and advanced security tools. Its invisible, multi-layer security enables full-suite protection for cloud collaboration solutions such as O365, Gmail, OneDrive, G-Suite, Teams, Slack, and many others. The platform deploys in 5 minutes via API to preventatively block phishing, spam, malware, data leakage, account takeover, BEC, and shadow IT across the organization.

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  Speaker:

  Augusto Morales

  Augusto Morales

  Technology Lead, Threat Solutions - Office of CTO at Check Point

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• Protecting Against Cyber Attacks 10:40 am

  We’ve seen the real-world consequences of cyberattacks – from the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline to the slowing of care for hospital patients, to major disruptions in the food supply lines. The impact of a single attack can be far-reaching and devastating to all those affected. When paired with unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty, it’s never been more important for organizations to be vigilant against bad actors.

  Learn the latest techniques for developing your security posture with this expert panel discussion. Come prepared with your thoughts and questions and gain an insider’s perspective on the latest threats and most effective security strategies during this thoughtful, interactive session.

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  Panel Participants:

  Jason Miller

  Jason Miller

  Founder & CEO at BitLyft

  TJ Adamowicz

  TJ Adamowicz

  Cyber Resilience Solution Strategist

  Scott Holt

  Scott Holt

  Security Strategist at Elastic

  Frank Kyazze

  Frank Kyazze

  Privacy Director at Kintent

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• Insider Risk Program: Where Do I Start? 11:35 am

  Presented by Code42

  Many of you may be reading this from home, on the road, on a plane, in the office, a coffee shop or anywhere in between. The way in which work has fundamentally changed forever. And the way businesses safeguard their information also needs to change. Savvy security leaders are looking for proactive ways to better their security posture. Enter Insider Risk Management. Join Beth Miller, Senior Risk Advisor with Code42 to learn how, and where to start with an Insider Risk Program. During the session you will learn: 

  -What is insider risk, and why is it important to understand 

  -Why this approach is critical to the way we work today 

  -The path forward: People, process and technology 

  -Tips on how to get started

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  Speaker:

  Beth Miller

  Beth Miller

  Senior Insider Risk Advisor, Code42

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• Managing Cloud Risk Without Slowing App Delivery 11:55 am

  Presented by Sysdig

  As organizations move workloads to the cloud they realize their software development approach needs to radically change. Securing the cloud requires a total re-think as well. Although security teams still need to manage access rights, fix vulnerabilities, and detect runtime threats, the techniques have evolved. 

  Learn how the largest financial services, media and software companies address cloud security. You will gain insight into the top security challenges and pragmatic techniques to manage cloud risk without slowing down application delivery. Nick Fisher, VP of Product Marketing, will share our customers’ best practices for securing containers, Kubernetes and cloud services.

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  Speaker:

  Nick Fisher

  Nick Fisher

  VP of Product Management at Sysdig

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• Lunch Break
• Your First 100 Days as a CISO 12:50 pm

  Is there really a formal set of plans for your First 100 Days as a CISO? Yes and no. On my 3rd tour as a CISO, it’s always good to have a plan for your First 100 days– more than likely, those plans will be great references at the very least. Every organization is different, you need to understand compliance and contractual obligations, risks and threats, business complexities, assets (IT assets, data, etc), service providers, leaders and people, past incidents, and many others. On your first 100 days, understanding of the business is key and the maturity and gaps of the organization’s security program – will be crucial. There is one critical area that will take time to understand and that “thing” plays an important factor in the success of your security program.

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  Speaker:

  Cecil Pineda

  Cecil Pineda

  Senior VP & CISO at R1 RCM, Inc.

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• Immutable Storage: Level-Up Your Ransomware Readiness 1:50 pm

  Presented by Arcserve

   Data is expected to grow to 200 ZB by the end of 2025. That means more data to manage, more data to protect. IDC now recommends a 3-2-1-1 best practice as a mid-market data protection strategy. The addition of the new “1” is a copy of the data on immutable storage. Backup data is a key tool in business continuity & disaster recovery planning. Securing this backup data and maintaining multiple copies allows for a resilient recovery plan – and it’s critical that your cyber security plan includes a reliable recovery plan. In the event of any disaster, natural or man-made, like a ransomware attack, getting your IT systems and workloads back on their feet as fast as possible is essential. Join us for this do-not-miss discussion as we share best practices to help keep your data protected and secure via multiple layers of defense.

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  Speaker:

  Shawn Massey

  Shawn Massey

  VP, Principal Consulting at Arcserve

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• Threat Hunting: How to Grow and Retain Cyber Security Ninjas 2:10 pm

  Presented by Secureworks

  In an ever-evolving threat landscape your current Prevent and Detect controls may not be enough. In this presentation Secureworks threat hunter Robert Higham will explain what exactly threat hunting is and how it can help your organization. Hear the top five lessons learned from threat hunting and a few tips on what you can do to get started and help your business beat the threat.

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  Speaker:

  Robert Higham

  Robert Higham

  CTU Senior Consultant – InfoSec Research at Secureworks

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• Reducing 3rd Party Cyber Risk with Actionable Insights 2:50 pm

  Presented by Cyber Watch Systems and CyberGRX

  On average, 200 third parties have access to an enterprise organization’s systems on a given day and that number is expected to grow by 15% in the next year. Each of those 3rd parties represent an opportunity for a bad actor and the risk of data loss for your company. Traditional 3rd party cyber risk management has not been properly prioritized or effective at preventing data breach with approximately 52% of breaches originating outside the organization.

  At the heart of an effective 3rd party risk program is data intelligence that can provide complete visibility and even predictive risk analysis at scale. We will discuss methods to increase the effectiveness of your 3rd party cyber risk program by using a holistic approach to produce actionable insights, reduce time to value, and expand the scope of coverage.

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  Speaker:

  Bill Theissen

  Bill Theissen

  Managing Partner, VP Consulting Services at Cyber Watch Systems

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• CISA Briefing 3:10 pm

  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) first issued its “Shields Up” warning in mid-February. Working with other agencies, important information is updated regularly at cisa.gov/shields-up.  Consolidating that information and a host of the intelligence that CISA has made available, Mr. Chad Adams, Cyber Security Advisor, Region 6, will go over the nature of the current threats posed by these and other pressing headlines.

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  Speaker:

  Chad Adams

  Chad Adams

  Cyber Security Advisor, Region 6 at DHS/CISA

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• Cyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel 3:40 pm

  Moderator:

  Chad Adams

  Chad Adams

  Cyber Security Advisor, Region 6 at DHS/CISA

  Panel Participants:

  Wendy Cassidy

  Wendy Cassidy

  Senior Special Agent at USSS

  David Grantham

  David Grantham

  Chief of Intelligence and Technology at Tarrant County

  Jeremy Ehrhardt

  Jeremy Ehrhardt

  ATSAIC at USSS

  Michael Jackson

  Michael Jackson

  CyberSecurity Advisor, Region 6 and State Coordinator OKC at CISA

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• Cyber Executive Panel 4:30 pm

  Submit your bio for consideration to participate in one of our Cyber Executive Panels

  to [email protected] or fill out our Call for Speakers form here.

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  Moderator:

  Dave Belanger

  Dave Belanger

  Chief Security Officer at Bestow Insurance

  Panel Participants:

  Raymond King

  Raymond King

  Dir Information Security, Compliance, Privacy at Dallas Cowboys

  Cecil Pineda

  Cecil Pineda

  Senior VP & CISO at R1 RCM, Inc.

  Sailaja Kotra-Turner

  Sailaja Kotra-Turner

  Global Information Security Leader, CISO - Brown-Forman

  Dewakar Garg

  Dewakar Garg

  CISO at Mavenir

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• Conference Closing Session 5:15 pm

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• Happy Hour Networking Reception 5:30 pm

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