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, January 26th.

• Welcome / Introductions
• Reducing Cyber Risk 9:10 am

  Presented by Arctic Wolf

  Reducing Cyber Risk comes with challenges. Lack of actionable information, excess noise, and too many tools deteriorates security postures and efficiency. Overcoming these challenges can be accomplished with a new perspective on Security.

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  Speaker:

  Chris Martinez

  Chris Martinez

  Senior Systems Engineer

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• Automating Cyber Risk Prioritization 9:30 am

  Presented by Fortify Data

  With increasing threats, challenging economic environments, budget limitations, and cyber talent shortages, how can security leaders efficiently manage cyber risk at scale?   

  This session discusses opportunities for identifying, automating, and prioritizing cyber risk throughout an organization’s attack surface.   

  • What opportunities are there for automating the identification of the most impactful threats amongst the noise in the vast amounts of vulnerability and threat data?   
  • Incorporating context to the likelihood of threat scenarios and the impact to organizations goes beyond traditional CVSS-based vulnerability ranking.

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  Speaker:

  Eric Smith

  Eric Smith

  Director of Technical Services Delivery, Fortify Data

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• Users Love Passwordless, But What Does IT Get Out of It? 10:15 am

  Presented by Secret Double Octopus

  Can you imagine returning to the bad old days of typing 6-digit pins on your smartphone? Phishing-resistant passwordless MFA is like that, the workforce loves it, but the big winner is IT. Relieving users from password management separates them from infrastructure administration, giving IT speed and agility without user coordination. It is the one thing IT leaders bring to the business that delights users, slashes the attack surface, lowers operating costs, and placates regulators and cyber insurance actuaries. 

  Join this session to learn the dollars & sense and explore implementation options for going passwordless.

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  Speaker:

  Don Shin

  Don Shin

  Identity Security Strategist at Secret Double Octopus

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• Importance of Validating Your Security Posture 10:45 am

  Presented by Picus

  For years, organizations have invested millions of dollars into best-of-breed security solutions. Yet, organizations are breached daily. Modern challenges require modern solutions. Stop assuming you are secure and prove security effectiveness before attackers come after your organization.

  The audience will gain understanding in:

  • Proactive security models vs. reactive models
  • Answers to the test is NOT cheating
  • Optimizing security solutions to become ransomware resilient
  • Quantify risk in your environment with binary artifacts.

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  Speaker:

  Critt Golden

  Critt Golden

  Head of Solutions Architects at Picus Security

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• APIs, Botnets, DDOS: Target of Multi-Mode Attacks 11:25 am

  Presented by Cyber Watch Systems & Threatx

  APIs and web applications are often the holy grail for attackers. These adversaries see great value in these assets and exert significant time and creativity to evade rules-based detection techniques. ThreatX goes far beyond the basics of rules by inspecting the specific behaviors of an adversary over time. Through this inspection, ThreatX’s Attacker-Centric Behavioral Analytics (ACBA) enable security teams to stay ahead of an ever-changing threat landscape and defend against attackers’ intent on exploiting traditionally vulnerable web applications and APIs.

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  Speaker:

  Bret Settle

  Bret Settle

  Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Threatx & Cyber Watch Systems

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• Protecting Against Cyber Attacks 11:45 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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  Moderator:

  Bill Theissen

  Bill Theissen

  Managing Partner, VP Consulting Services at Cyber Watch Systems

  Speakers:

  Richa Tiwari

  Richa Tiwari

  Compliance Director at Kintent

  Eric Smith

  Eric Smith

  Director of Technical Services Delivery, Fortify Data

  Don Shin

  Don Shin

  Identity Security Strategist at Secret Double Octopus

  Tim Savage

  Tim Savage

  Top of Funnel Optimizer at Conceal

  Reilyn Garton

  Reilyn Garton

  Director of Global Development at Cyberpion

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• Lunch Break
• Keynote Presentation - Chris Wolski 12:55 pm

  Are You Ready!!!

  It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when.”  The “when” happened at Port of Houston and it didn’t come the way most companies prepare for.  When it happened, we were ready to execute the response and, through proper delegation, stopped the attack. 

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  Speaker:

  Chris Wolski

  Chris Wolski

  Sr. Director Information Security/Enterprise Risk Officer, CSAT Solutions

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• Risky Links - It is More Than Just Email 2:00 pm

  Presented by Conceal

  Risky links come to us in several ways;slack, LinkedIn, SMS – it’s almost unending. In fact, it just may be. The good news is that a link opens mostly in one place, the browser. ConcealBrowse will isolate the risky links when they are opening and protect the user from the malware being deployed.

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  Speaker:

  Tim Savage

  Tim Savage

  Top of Funnel Optimizer at Conceal

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• Maximizing Your Current Toolset with a Visibility Fabric 2:20 pm

  Presented by Keysight

  How to maximize the value of your existing toolset for Visibility

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  Speakers:

  Ray Tatom

  Ray Tatom

  Regional Manager at Keysight Technologies

  Loyd McBride

  Loyd McBride

  Sr Systems Engineer at Keysight Technologies (Ixia)

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• Guest Keynote Presentation - Sgt. Mike Alvarez 3:00 pm

  Discussion surrounding the USSS Houston CFTF

  Speaker:

  Mike Alvarez

  Mike Alvarez

  Network Intrusion Forensic Analyst, USSS

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• Cyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel 3:30 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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  Panel Participants:

  Clarke Skoby

  Clarke Skoby

  Advanced Digital Forensics Expert and Technical Staff Assistant at USSS - Houston Field Office

  Steve Lupo

  Steve Lupo

  Special Agent, FBI

  Scott McHugh

  Scott McHugh

  Program Executive

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• Cyber Executive Roundtable 4:25 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:

  Chris Wolski

  Chris Wolski

  Sr. Director Information Security/Enterprise Risk Officer, CSAT Solutions

  Panel Participants:

  Philippe Flichy

  Philippe Flichy

  Fractional Chief Information Security Officer, Cykur

  Pierluigi Stella

  Pierluigi Stella

  CTO, Network Box USA

  Chris Nicolaou

  Chris Nicolaou

  CISO, Cloudspace USA

  Michael Oberlaender

  Michael Oberlaender

  Global CISO, 8xCISO / Industry leader / Author

  Harvey Nusz

  Harvey Nusz

  Chief Privacy Officer, Data Protection Officer, vCPO, vDPO, PM, BA at 4IT Security

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• Conference Closing Session 5:05 pm

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• Happy Hour Networking Reception 5:10 pm

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