Security leaders have a crucial position in their organization’s security posture. As the number and severity of cybersecurity attacks continues to increase, effective security leaders can leverage their position to create a holistic resiliency plan that addresses both technical and leadership challenges. In this fireside chat, Amy Bogac and Joe Burkard share insights on:

• Building technical resiliency but
• fostering business and personal resiliency
• Adapting leadership to key challenges

In this collaborative small group discussion, local security leaders from Northwestern Mutual share insights on developing, implementing, and tracking the improvements made to their governance strategy. Discussion will address:

• Developing the right strategy to improve governance
• Overcoming pain points to improve effectiveness of governess program

Finding the right strategy to approach leveraging AI for your organization is a key component of developing long term success. In this discussion, local security leaders share insights on practical AI projects that have impacted the way their organizations do business. Learn how to:

• Enable AI initiatives across the organization
• Manage and communicate AI empowered results

Even if a CISO has the right operational technology (OT) security strategy for their organization’s risk appetite, there is no guarantee that key stakeholders will understand, support, and act on that vision. In this collaborative small group discussion, local security leaders share insights on translating their OT strategy. Learn how to:

• Develop buy in with OT engineers and key stakeholders
• Create a strategy to address both short term and long term OT risks

Evaluating risk, building security cultures, and implementing innovative technologies is second nature to cybersecurity leaders, but these key won’t protect your organization when a third or fourth party’s incident impacts your business. Join this roundtable discussion to gain insight on: 

• Developing insights into third party security practices
• Partnering with critical vendors to improve security outcomes
• Fostering awareness with the leadership team to reduce impact

As cybersecurity becomes an increasingly critical component to long term business success, CISOs must develop a program that adapts to emerging risks and manages the executive team’s perception of their cybersecurity program. This panel discussion brings together diverse perspectives to share insights on:

• Emerging trends in the risk landscape
• Understanding how leaders discuss security behind closed doors
• Preparing for the future of cybersecurity leadership

CISOs operate from the uncomfortable position of protecting an organization that constantly takes on additional risk. Navigating this conflict requires a keen understanding of security risk, its potential impact to the enterprise, and agile communication skills to advise on risk acceptance or reduction. This small group discussion explores:

• Approaches for CISOs to help the business make informed decisions
• Practical examples of innovative and successful communication with the board

CISOs are expected to achieve more mature security programs but often given fewer resources to do so. This boardroom is an opportunity for peer-driven discussion on your budgetary challenges and best practices to maintain a steady security state while investing in critical new initiatives. Explore: 

• Expected budgetary changes in the next 12 months 
• Prioritizing security initiatives and communicating risk  
• Ensuring optimization on prior technology purchases     

Security incidents can be unpredictable, and the increased complexity of an organization’s environment requires security teams to act quickly in a high-pressure situation. This session explores the challenges, best practices, and resources to prepare your team and enterprise for controlled, confident action amidst the chaos.  

• Effective tabletop exercises to prepare and practice IR enterprise wide 
• Adapting to key threats in the cybersecurity landscape
• Creating a feedback loop between threat detection, mitigation, and IR preparedness