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June 13-14th, 2023

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2023 Featured Speakers

Adam Ely

Adam Ely

Fidelity
CISO

Shaun Marion

Shaun Marion

McDonald’s
VP, CISO

Kathy Wang

Kathy Wang

Discord
CSO

Lena Smart

Lena Smart

MongoDB
CISO

Jason Shockey

Jason Shockey

Cenlar FSB
SVP, CISO

Igor Varnava

Igor Varnava

Five9
SVP, CISO

Brian Markham

Brian Markham

EAB
CISO

Chris Castaldo

Chris Castaldo

Crossbean
CISO

Michael Piacente

Michael Piacente

Hitch Partners
Managing Partner

Evan Wolff

Evan Wolff

Crowell & Moring
Partner

Evan Wolff

Jonathan Jaffe

Lemondade
CISO

2023 Agenda is Coming Soon

Designed for senior level cybersecurity leaders to discuss, share and learn innovative information security and risk management strategies, SecurityWeek’s CISO Forum, will take place in 2023 as a virtual event.

Throughout this two-day virtual event, sessions will have a strong focus on participation from CISOs in panel discussions along with talks from industry experts, analysts and other end users, and thought leadership, strategy and technical sessions.

Through a cutting-edge platform, attendees will be able to interact with speakers and sponsors, and visit networking lounges, subject-specific discussion areas, and sponsor booths in a virtual expo hall.


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Throughout this two-day virtual event, sessions will have a strong focus on participation from CISOs in panel discussions along with talks from industry experts, analysts and other end users, and thought leadership, strategy and technical sessions.

Through a cutting-edge platform, attendees will be able to interact with speakers and sponsors, and visit networking lounges, subject-specific discussion areas, and sponsor booths in a virtual expo hall.

Previous CISO Forum Speakers

Adrian Stone

Adrian Stone

Peloton
VP, CISO

Anne Marie Zettlemoyer

Anne Marie Zettlemoyer

Mastercard
VP, Security Engineering

Caleb Sima

Caleb Sima

Robinhood
CISO

Allan Friedman

Allan Friedman

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
SBOM Champion

Summer Craze Fowler

Summer Craze Fowler

Argo AI
CISO/CIO

Fredrick Lee

Fredrick ‘Flee’ Lee

Gusto
Chief Security Officer

Shaila Shankar

Shaila Shankar

Cisco
SVP and General Manager of Cisco Cloud Network and Security

Jonathan Jaffe

Jonathan Jaffe

Lemonade
CISO

Aanchal Gupta

Aanchal Gupta

Microsoft
VP, Azure Security

Lena Smart

Lena Smart

MongoDB
CISO

Sounil Yu

Sounil Yu

JupiterOne
CISO

Theresa Payton

Theresa Payton

Former White House CIO
Star of CBS TV series, “Hunted”, and Leading Cybersecurity Expert

CISOs: Five Ways to Ramp Up Your Security Strategy

12/21/2015 0

Every day, and usually without people realizing it, networks are breached. With confidential information exposed to the wrong eyes, secrets can become commodities capable of ruining corporate and personal reputations. We live in a world where network incidents are so common that no one can deny their existence. As attacks proliferate, problems mount. With the attack surface continually growing, new devices plugging into networks, and data in motion growing in volume, the challenges for corporate leaders are more complex than ever. Fortunately, most enterprise companies are taking steps to increase their defense in depth, but the security strategy does not become more effective by merely adding another layer of software to the stack. We need rethink the entire approach.

As most security professionals will attest, the task of setting up, maintaining and altering an integrated enterprise security system, often containing multiple vendor solutions, is not simple. There is no lack of solutions for security teams to choose from. What is important is knowing what type of solution to implement and why. The first step to combatting this challenge is to examine a number of common variables at work that point towards why cyber security problems seem to be getting worse despite the availability of innovative solutions in the market.

Expanding networks. Agile hackers. Let’s look at the variables.

  • Networks are getting larger with each user connecting multiple devices into the system.

  • While not necessarily smarter, attackers are more agile than most organizations and can afford a “low and slow” approach before pulling the trigger.

  • The explosion of social networking and the subsequent high volume of data and users it has created help hackers get even easier access into corporate networks.

  • The widespread reach of black markets and rampant utilization of automated systems has created a marketplace primed for maleficence.

  • The proliferation of technology has created a world that is more diverse and disparate than ever. We continue to be pulled in a million directions as information travels quicker.

The above scenarios are just the tip of the ‘cyber-risk iceberg’. In reality, there are hundreds of variables to identify, assess, and use when looking for the right solution. In this brief write-up, we will do our best to turn those variables into tangible steps in search for a more comprehensive security strategy.

Understand. Articulate. Act.

Where is a cyber security professional to begin when the stakes are set against the corporation? The key is better preparation. Below are five steps that will provide an approach to help build a strategy that offers the potential to outsmart the attacker.

  1. Stop guessing. Assume your enterprise has already been breached. This is where detection technology is critical. Implementing a signature-based system is helpful but it is not sufficient. What is needed is a system that detects behavior anomalies by correlating seemingly disparate events. Think of a night watchman on patrol, noticing potentially unrelated incidents that he can then tie together. He sees a security light has gone dark; this is not necessarily cause for alarm, but it could be if there is broken glass where the bulb was broken, not burnt out. Thus, it is the pinning together of isolated events that could shine light on abnormal behavior that leads to the discovery of a malicious intruder.

  2. Assess the most critical assets and potential compromises within your network.For example, are your end users reliant on mobile devices? Are your employees constantly working remote or on-the-go? The 2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report shows that 59% of respondents experienced an increase in mobile threats over the past year. If you have a mobile-heavy workforce, make sure you’re monitoring all apps and mobile traffic. Also, know the storage location of the most critical assets of your organization, such as corporate IP, client info, project plans, etc., and have consistent management of access permission settings.

  3. Understand your risks and core infrastructure. You must be aware of the most vulnerable risks posed to your organization in the event of a breach. What assets pose the greatest danger to your stability if they fall into the wrong hands? What is the level of security as defined by your existing cyber security stack? How much of your resources have been deployed to your perimeter versus network core?

  4. Articulate. Learn the way in which your organization’s board communicates and receives information best. They typically do not have time to review hundreds of metrics; therefore you must be able to organize your findings in a succinct, action-oriented manner that makes it easier for them to make decisions that help your organization. They certainly have the means to move resources. Make them your advocates.

  5. Act. Once a plan is in place, execution is vital. Make sure you put the necessary time and effort into building a resilient and secure system prepared to fight off invaders both inside and outside the firewall. In the end, it will save your organization valuable time and money while protecting your reputation.

Securing your network from the inside out via detection is crucial. Since we know that more than 90% of networks already have intruders present, we must take steps to detect their presence, identify how they got in, and make a plan to protect the network from future intrusion.


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