Event Schedule

Times for this Event are in Eastern Time (EDT/EST).

The Conference will be open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Thursday, June 15th.

• Welcome to the Boston Cybersecurity Conference
• Welcome / Introductions
• Translating Cyber Risk into Financial Risk: A Language Everyone Understands 8:30 am
  Add to Calendar20230615 8:30 am20230615 8:50 amAmerica/New_YorkTranslating Cyber Risk into Financial Risk: A Language Everyone Understands

  The department of the CISO is responsible for qualifying cyber risk, preferably in financial terms, then producing a replicable experience to insure & account for human behavior within the company’s risk tolerance. In this session, Eddie Doyle will demonstrate how to translate cyber risk into the universal language of money, opening up the cyber conversation to the CFO, CEO, Insurers, Litigators etc.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Check Point Software Technologies

  The department of the CISO is responsible for qualifying cyber risk, preferably in financial terms, then producing a replicable experience to insure & account for human behavior within the company’s risk tolerance. In this session, Eddie Doyle will demonstrate how to translate cyber risk into the universal language of money, opening up the cyber conversation to the CFO, CEO, Insurers, Litigators etc.

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  Speaker:

  Eddie Doyle

  Eddie Doyle

  Cyber Security Evangelist at Check point Software Solutions

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• Building an Effective Cyber Resilience Strategy in the Ongoing Fight Against Ransomware 9:00 am
  Add to Calendar20230615 9:00 am20230615 9:20 amAmerica/New_YorkBuilding an Effective Cyber Resilience Strategy in the Ongoing Fight Against Ransomware

  Ransomware attacks are persistent and evolving threats that do not discriminate based on organization locations, industry, and size. These attacks require extensive safeguards by organizations, going beyond zero-trust principles to ensure organizations can maintain their cyber resilience goals and meet today’s demanding SLAs. This presentation will explore the latest in countering ransomware threats and best practices for preparedness and survival, including:

  • Eliminating data silos and boosting the value of all your data—at lower TCO
  • Gaining better control and visibility into data security threats and compliance risk
  • Modernizing data centers by consolidating backups, archives, file shares, object stores, and data used in analytics and dev/test
  • How to predictably recover with a multilayered data security architecture

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Cohesity

  Ransomware attacks are persistent and evolving threats that do not discriminate based on organization locations, industry, and size. These attacks require extensive safeguards by organizations, going beyond zero-trust principles to ensure organizations can maintain their cyber resilience goals and meet today’s demanding SLAs. This presentation will explore the latest in countering ransomware threats and best practices for preparedness and survival, including:

  • Eliminating data silos and boosting the value of all your data—at lower TCO
  • Gaining better control and visibility into data security threats and compliance risk
  • Modernizing data centers by consolidating backups, archives, file shares, object stores, and data used in analytics and dev/test
  • How to predictably recover with a multilayered data security architecture

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  Speaker:

  Ron Nixon

  Ron Nixon

  Field CISO at Cohesity

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• MDR Done Right 9:55 am
  Add to Calendar20230615 9:55 am20230615 10:15 amAmerica/New_YorkMDR Done Right

  Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is an attractive time- and cost-saving solution that allows you to remediate advanced threats in your environment while unburdening your staff. But what does effective MDR really mean—and what does it take to deliver it well? 

  We’ll look at trigger points for investing in MDR and the best criteria for selecting an MDR vendor. We’ll also highlight a day in the life of a SecOps analyst and share practical advice on maximizing your MDR investment. 

  Join us to hear insights on how MDR can make an impact on your organization in helping you beat the threats.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by SecureWorks

  Managed Detection & Response (MDR) is an attractive time- and cost-saving solution that allows you to remediate advanced threats in your environment while unburdening your staff. But what does effective MDR really mean—and what does it take to deliver it well? 

  We’ll look at trigger points for investing in MDR and the best criteria for selecting an MDR vendor. We’ll also highlight a day in the life of a SecOps analyst and share practical advice on maximizing your MDR investment. 

  Join us to hear insights on how MDR can make an impact on your organization in helping you beat the threats.

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  Speaker:

  Eric DeSouza

  Eric DeSouza

  Senior Systems Engineer at SecureWorks

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• Getting Ahead of The Breach 10:25 am
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  The day of a breach, commonly referred to as “cyber game day,” is not the opportune moment to determine your ability to effectively counteract an attack and execute an effective incident response. One must adopt an attacker’s mindset as the sole means of honing their craft. It is imperative to assess one’s capabilities prior to the actual breach proactively. Learn how to rigorously challenge and evaluate the efficacy of your preventive and detection measures in the face of real-world attacks on a continuous basis. Quantify your security posture and how to ensure confidence in your resilience to everyday threat actors in an ever changing threat landscape.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Picus Security

  The day of a breach, commonly referred to as “cyber game day,” is not the opportune moment to determine your ability to effectively counteract an attack and execute an effective incident response. One must adopt an attacker’s mindset as the sole means of honing their craft. It is imperative to assess one’s capabilities prior to the actual breach proactively. Learn how to rigorously challenge and evaluate the efficacy of your preventive and detection measures in the face of real-world attacks on a continuous basis. Quantify your security posture and how to ensure confidence in your resilience to everyday threat actors in an ever changing threat landscape.

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  Speaker:

  Eric Bang

  Eric Bang

  Senior Solutions Architect at Picus Security

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• Protecting Against Cyber Attacks 10:45 am
  Add to Calendar20230615 10:45 am20230615 11:10 amAmerica/New_YorkProtecting Against Cyber Attacks

  For every new technology that cybersecurity professionals invent, it’s only a matter of time before malicious actors find a way around it. During this panel discussion, you’ll get the inside track on solutions and suggestions for protecting against the constantly evolving threats we’re all facing every day.  Take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of the panelists on this stage to learn the most up-to-date methods of guarding your company against cyber attacks.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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  For every new technology that cybersecurity professionals invent, it’s only a matter of time before malicious actors find a way around it. During this panel discussion, you’ll get the inside track on solutions and suggestions for protecting against the constantly evolving threats we’re all facing every day.  Take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of the panelists on this stage to learn the most up-to-date methods of guarding your company against cyber attacks.

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  Panel Participants:

  Justin Scarpaci

  Justin Scarpaci

  Technical Strategist at Sevco Security

  Satya Moutairou

  Satya Moutairou

  Director of Compliance at Kintent

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• Go ahead. Click that link. 11:35 am
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  Malware detection fails for zero days and other novel attacks. People are getting better at detecting phishing and other malware, but are not reliable enough to be enterprise grade! We provide protection without relying on detection, and in a form that is largely transparent to the user.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by HP

  Malware detection fails for zero days and other novel attacks. People are getting better at detecting phishing and other malware, but are not reliable enough to be enterprise grade! We provide protection without relying on detection, and in a form that is largely transparent to the user.

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  Speaker:

  Andy Levitt

  Andy Levitt

  Cybersecurity Specialist at HP

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• Defining Risk for 5G Cellular WANs 12:05 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 12:05 pm20230615 12:25 pmAmerica/New_YorkDefining Risk for 5G Cellular WANs

  While 5G promises new levels of high bandwidth throughput and low latency for businesses, adding technology to an enterprise network environment requires a risk assessment to evaluate how it will affect the security posture of the organization. Join Alex Ryan, Sr. Threat Intelligence Analyst at Cradlepoint, as she evaluates the latest countermeasures to mitigate risk introduced by the 5G technology eco-system, and maps example threats to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Cradlepoint

  While 5G promises new levels of high bandwidth throughput and low latency for businesses, adding technology to an enterprise network environment requires a risk assessment to evaluate how it will affect the security posture of the organization. Join Alex Ryan, Sr. Threat Intelligence Analyst at Cradlepoint, as she evaluates the latest countermeasures to mitigate risk introduced by the 5G technology eco-system, and maps example threats to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

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  Speaker:

  Alex Ryan

  Alex Ryan

  Sr Intelligence Analyst, Threat Research and Analysis Team at Cradlepoint

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• Lunch Break
• Lunch Demo: Sponsored by ColorTokens 12:50 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 12:50 pm20230615 1:10 pmAmerica/New_YorkLunch Demo: Sponsored by ColorTokens2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by ColorTokens

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• Lunch Demo: Sponsored by Darktrace 1:00 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 1:00 pm20230615 1:20 pmAmerica/New_YorkLunch Demo: Sponsored by Darktrace2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Darktrace

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• Keynote Presentation: Ira Winkler 1:10 pm
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  Cybersecurity budgets are typically determined by a percentage of the IT budget, which is irrelevant to actual organizational risk. This presentation presents a methodology to use risk to determine return on investment for countermeasures to justify the needed program.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Deserving the Budget You Need

  Cybersecurity budgets are typically determined by a percentage of the IT budget, which is irrelevant to actual organizational risk. This presentation presents a methodology to use risk to determine return on investment for countermeasures to justify the needed program.

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  Speaker:

  Ira Winkler

  Ira Winkler

  Field CISO and Vice President at CYE Security

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• Signed Books by Keynote Speaker Ira Winkler 1:50 pm
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  Newton, MA 02466

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  About the Book:

  You CAN Stop Stupid

  You CAN Stop Stupid

  You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions by Ira Winkler

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• Cyber Ready: Overview on Zero Trust, What Comes Next and What You Can Do Now. 2:05 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 2:05 pm20230615 2:25 pmAmerica/New_YorkCyber Ready: Overview on Zero Trust, What Comes Next and What You Can Do Now.

  What does it mean to be in a constant state of Cyber Readiness? What is Zero Trust architecture and how do you get there from a state of legacy networks and security? How can Battle-Tested Systems convert your organization from defense to offense?

  The new era of Cyber Security requires an organization to be Cyber Ready, not just passively prepared. We will present what that journey looks like and how it is driven by a Zero Trust framework and Battle-Tested Systems. Continuous improvement is key, and, on too many occasions, organizations believe they are protected and do not try to improve their systems until an actual, potentially catastrophic breach has occurred. This moment of epiphany is entirely avoidable, and we will show you that path to being proactive.

  Posture Matters, and in this presentation, we will answer all these questions as well as some of your own. We will show you the why, the how, and what you can do right now to fortify your perimeter against the increasingly sophisticated attacks of today and tomorrow while in any stage of your Zero Trust Journey.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Ridge IT Cyber

  What does it mean to be in a constant state of Cyber Readiness? What is Zero Trust architecture and how do you get there from a state of legacy networks and security? How can Battle-Tested Systems convert your organization from defense to offense?

  The new era of Cyber Security requires an organization to be Cyber Ready, not just passively prepared. We will present what that journey looks like and how it is driven by a Zero Trust framework and Battle-Tested Systems. Continuous improvement is key, and, on too many occasions, organizations believe they are protected and do not try to improve their systems until an actual, potentially catastrophic breach has occurred. This moment of epiphany is entirely avoidable, and we will show you that path to being proactive.

  Posture Matters, and in this presentation, we will answer all these questions as well as some of your own. We will show you the why, the how, and what you can do right now to fortify your perimeter against the increasingly sophisticated attacks of today and tomorrow while in any stage of your Zero Trust Journey.

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  Speaker:

  Chad Koslow

  Chad Koslow

  CEO and Co-Founder at Ridge IT Cyber

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• Zero Trust, UEBA, and You: The Power of Human Insight in Cybersecurity 2:25 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 2:25 pm20230615 2:45 pmAmerica/New_YorkZero Trust, UEBA, and You: The Power of Human Insight in Cybersecurity

   In this presentation, we will discuss the synergies between Zero Trust and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) in addressing human-related security threats. Zero Trust is an effective approach to securing access to applications and resources, but it still requires a comprehensive strategy to addressing human-related security threats. UEBA uses machine learning algorithms to detect and respond to anomalous behavior in users and devices, providing an additional layer of security to Zero Trust. We will provide practical insights on how to implement Zero Trust and UEBA, including key considerations such as data privacy, compliance, and governance. Attendees will gain an understanding of how these technologies can be used to build a comprehensive and proactive approach to cybersecurity.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

  Presented by Manage Engine

   In this presentation, we will discuss the synergies between Zero Trust and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) in addressing human-related security threats. Zero Trust is an effective approach to securing access to applications and resources, but it still requires a comprehensive strategy to addressing human-related security threats. UEBA uses machine learning algorithms to detect and respond to anomalous behavior in users and devices, providing an additional layer of security to Zero Trust. We will provide practical insights on how to implement Zero Trust and UEBA, including key considerations such as data privacy, compliance, and governance. Attendees will gain an understanding of how these technologies can be used to build a comprehensive and proactive approach to cybersecurity.

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  Speaker:

  Ray Manash

  Ray Manash

  Manager - Customer Success at Manage Engine

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• 2023 Trends & Directions in CyberSecurity 2:45 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 2:45 pm20230615 3:10 pmAmerica/New_York2023 Trends & Directions in CyberSecurity

  As we’re getting closer to the halfway point of 2023, it’s clear that cybercriminals are still coming up with new, more complex ways to cash in.  During this panel discussion, you’ll get insights on the latest trends from these experts who live on the leading edge of cybersecurity technology. You’ll hear about some of the newest tactics for defending against unprecedented attacks. 

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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  As we’re getting closer to the halfway point of 2023, it’s clear that cybercriminals are still coming up with new, more complex ways to cash in.  During this panel discussion, you’ll get insights on the latest trends from these experts who live on the leading edge of cybersecurity technology. You’ll hear about some of the newest tactics for defending against unprecedented attacks. 

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  Panel Participants:

  Larry Whiteside Jr.

  Larry Whiteside Jr.

  CISO at RegScale

  Ashley Feffer

  Ashley Feffer

  Manager, Solutions Engineering at LogicGate, Inc.

  Paul Crutchfield

  Paul Crutchfield

  Sales Engineering Leader, North America at Ionix

  Andrew Fongemie

  Andrew Fongemie

  Data Protection Specialist at Pure Storage

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• Guest Keynote 3:30 pm
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  Newton, MA 02466

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• Cyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel 4:00 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 4:00 pm20230615 4:45 pmAmerica/New_YorkCyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel

  We hear it all the time – cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. That’s why it’s so important for officials from all levels and sectors of government to collaborate in their approach, which is why they’re with us today.  In this panel, representatives from local and federal agencies are here to talk about what their organizations are doing to support the advancement of cybersecurity preparedness in the region, nationally, and worldwide.

   

  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.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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  We hear it all the time – cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. That’s why it’s so important for officials from all levels and sectors of government to collaborate in their approach, which is why they’re with us today.  In this panel, representatives from local and federal agencies are here to talk about what their organizations are doing to support the advancement of cybersecurity preparedness in the region, nationally, and worldwide.

   

  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:

  Peter Prunty

  Peter Prunty

  Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation

  Sean Garvey

  Sean Garvey

  Agent at Department of Homeland Security

  Jason Oliver

  Jason Oliver

  Special Agent at Department of Homeland Security

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• Cyber Executive RoundTable 4:45 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 4:45 pm20230615 5:30 pmAmerica/New_YorkCyber Executive RoundTable

   Our cybersecurity executive roundtable discussion is always a big highlight of our conferences and is usually a lot of fun!  It’s your opportunity to get unbiased opinions and experiences from executive cybersecurity leaders in this region.  We’re very honored they took the time to be here with us today so let’s make good use of their time and ask them some of those burning questions you have for them.

   

  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.

  2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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   Our cybersecurity executive roundtable discussion is always a big highlight of our conferences and is usually a lot of fun!  It’s your opportunity to get unbiased opinions and experiences from executive cybersecurity leaders in this region.  We’re very honored they took the time to be here with us today so let’s make good use of their time and ask them some of those burning questions you have for them.

   

  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:

  Eric Hussey

  Eric Hussey

  CISO at Aptiv

  Larry Whiteside Jr.

  Larry Whiteside Jr.

  CISO at RegScale

  Dennis McDermitt

  Dennis McDermitt

  U.S. Chief Information Security Officer

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• Conference Closing Session 5:20 pm
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  Newton, MA 02466

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• Happy Hour Networking Reception 5:30 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 5:30 pm20230615 6:30 pmAmerica/New_YorkHappy Hour Networking Reception2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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• Community Partner Dinner 6:45 pm
  Add to Calendar20230615 6:45 pm20230615 7:05 pmAmerica/New_YorkCommunity Partner Dinner2345 Commonwealth Ave.
  Newton, MA 02466

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