Event Schedule

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

The Conference will be open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday, May 18th.

• Welcome to the 2023 Midwest Virtual Cybersecurity Summit
• Welcome / Introductions
• "An Endpoint Incident Timeline" 10:00 am

  Presented by Arctic Wolf Networks

   Arctic Wolf keeps an eye on your entire IT environment, including those systems that are out of the office. During this presentation we’ll walk you through a real incident timeline and showcase exactly how fast we can detect malicious activity and isolate compromised assets.

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  Speaker:

  Thomas Blade

  Thomas Blade

  Sr Pre Sales Engineer at Arctic Wolf

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• Keynote Presentation: Mathieu Gorge 10:20 am

  Making sense of Geopoltical Risks in 2023 – Impact on Cybersecurity & Compliance

  There are four main bubbles of risks: IT, Financial, Reputation/Brand, Geopolitical. We will discuss the impact of current geopolitical changes that have made 2022 a year filled with warfare, cybersecurity, compliance and data protection issues. Looking forward in 2023 what can we expect and how do we make sure we are prepared to deal with these evolving geopolitical changes?

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  Speaker:

  Mathieu Gorge

  Mathieu Gorge

  CEO, VigiTrust

  The Cyber Elephant in the Board Room

  The Cyber Elephant in the Board Room

  Cyber-Accountability with the Five Pillars of Security Framework by Mathieu Gorge

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• 2023 Trends & Directions 11:00 am

  If 2022 taught us anything, it’s that cybercriminals are still coming up with new ways to cash in. But with a new year upon us, what can we anticipate for 2023? 

  Get insights on the latest in security from experts who live on the leading edge of cybersecurity technology. You’ll hear from industry luminaries on some of the newest tactics for defending against unprecedented attacks. Get a better sense of how your organization can spend the rest of 2023 with a security strategy that will set you up for success during this insightful discussion. 

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  Panel Participants:

  Jason Miller

  Jason Miller

  Founder & CEO at BitLyft

  Thomas Blade

  Thomas Blade

  Sr Pre Sales Engineer at Arctic Wolf

  Jon Kabrud

  Jon Kabrud

  Head of Sales at SolCyber

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• Before, During and After a Ransomware Attack: A Resilience Strategy 11:45 am

  Presented by Pure Storage

  Ransomware attacks have become such a common occurrence that it’s no longer if your business will be hit, it’s a matter of when. Cyber attacks are so pervasive that an attack happens every 11 seconds. By 2031, it’s expected that an attack will occur every 3 seconds, ballooning the total damages caused by malware, including downtime costs, recovery time, and lost revenues, to grow by 15% per year over the next five years. 

  Join Andrew Miller, Lead Principal Technologist at Pure Storage, as he shares how your organization can protect itself before, during and after a Ransomware attack. Andrew will walk through the Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack, Defense in Depth measures, and then how Pure can help. Whether or not you’re a Pure Storage customer, we believe you’ll find this session educational both around the ransomware landscape and defense principles.

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  Speaker:

  Andrew Miller

  Andrew Miller

  Lead Principal Technologist, Americas at Pure Storage

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• Keynote Presentation: Christopher Salgado 12:05 pm

  Social Engineering: The Dangerous Nexus between the Cyber and Physical Worlds

  Reinforce what modern experts and industry statistics are calling the weakest link in your layered security apparatus: the human involvement (employees). Social engineering is known to have been successfully deployed in >95% of cyberattacks. Avoid throwing away your security investments with untrained employees who can be victimized by the next well-crafted social engineering plot, including pretexting, vishing, smishing, phishing, water hole attacks, whaling and tailgating. Social engineering is no longer reserved for the banking industries and is one of the easiest channels for bad actors to gain access to your sensitive data. As such, it is reported to have increased by significantly and especially targeting remote workers where security infrastructure may be much less enforced. Inform your employees to question everyone. Escalate awareness into action on behalf of your company’s safety and their own.

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  Speaker:

  Christopher Salgado

  Christopher Salgado

  Former Facebook Investigator and CEO at All Points Investigations, LLC.

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• Lunch Break
• Stopping Attacks, Not Your Business: AI & Autonomous Response 12:50 pm

  Presented by Darktrace

  With cyber-attackers continuously searching for new ways to outpace security teams, it can lead to a struggle to fight back without disrupting business operations. Join Smita Nalluri, Cyber Security Team Leader, in this session where he/she explores the benefits of Autonomous Response as a must-have that goes beyond ‘defense’. Includes real-world threat finds and attack scenarios.

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  Speaker:

  Smita Nalluri

  Smita Nalluri

  Cyber Security Team Leader at Darktrace

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• Guest Keynote Presentation: Jim Hoflen 1:10 pm

  Speaker:

  Jim Hoflen

  Jim Hoflen

  Cybersecurity Advisor at CISA

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• Cyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel 1:55 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:

  Jim Hoflen

  Jim Hoflen

  Cybersecurity Advisor at CISA

  James Branham

  James Branham

  Technical Staff Assistant, USSS

  Jacob (Jake) Iverson

  Jacob (Jake) Iverson

  SSA, Cyber Program Coordinator, FBI, Minneapolis

  Stirling Campbell

  Stirling Campbell

  Special Agent at Department of Homeland Security

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• Cyber Executive Roundtable 2:40 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:

  Matt Hellman

  Matt Hellman

  Sr Director of Cyber Defense at Principal

  Aimee Martin

  Aimee Martin

  Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Data Recognition Corporation

  Vinay Gandhi

  Vinay Gandhi

  Global Head - Enterprise Cybersecurity Compliance at Caterpillar

  Michael F. D. Anaya

  Michael F. D. Anaya

  Global Director of Attribution at Palo Alto Networks

  James Morrison

  James Morrison

  National Security Specialist/Security Evangelist at Intelisys, a Scansource company

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• Conference Closing Session 3:15 pm

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