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ElevateIT: DFW Technology Summit 2023

Irving Convention Center

June 7, 2023

500 Las Colinas Blvd W Irving, TX 75039

Optimizing IT & Cybersecurity to Accelerate Business Enablement

Join us at the ElevateIT: Dallas/Fort Worth Technology Summit 2023 and hear from Key Regional C-Suite Technology Executives, Industry & Subject Matter Experts, and Law Enforcement as we address the following questions, share insights and expertise and discuss best practices on how to optimize & secure your business to accelerate profitability and growth.

How do I help my company keep and grow its market base within one of the most disruptive chaotic times in history?
Can I capitalize on the disruption to create a competitive advantage?
How do I create value while maintaining digital trust?

Today without question, process automation, data protection, and process security (cybersecurity) are the top strategic components of governance and innovation. Adding digital cybersecurity for accuracy and speed can be key to adding value and trust. And “trust” is THE key characteristic to business growth.

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2022 Keynote Cybersecurity Panel

Panelists

Tera Davis

Managing Director
CyberOne Security
Moderator

Richard Murray

Supervisory Special Agent
FBI Dallas Cyber Task Force
Keynote Speaker

Chris Bates

Chief Information Security Officer
SentinelOne
Panelist

Mike Anderson

Chief Digital & Information Officer
Netskope
Panelist

Cybersecurity: Gaps and Predictions For 2022

Tech Theater I | 9am - 10am

Formerly categorized as a necessary overhead expense, cybersecurity has been recategorized as a necessary investment equipped with its own key performance indicators and return on investment (ROI) expectations.

Compliance has become the baseline benchmark from which to build. The focus for Top Executives has shifted to demonstrating value and protecting revenue streams.

Dependence on and expectations from third-party partners have taken center stage to fill many of the cybersecurity gaps including the visibility gap, fragmentation gap, and talent gap.

Top Enterprise Leaders are sifting through and targeting their most prevalent data to feed into third-party tools in order to obtain accurate 360-degree visibility and reduced risk.

The first goal is to reduce overly redundant and outmoded systems that introduce an extra layer of vulnerabilities while reducing costs from their removal. The second goal is to reduce false positives by boosting Automated Software-as-a-Service (ASaaS) with transparency. Viewing components such as vulnerabilities, unpatched systems, and misconfigurations enables prioritization.

The third goal is to acquire the necessary missing elements which can include talent as well as automated tools. What we will see is more open positions for Cybersecurity Architects, Analysts as well as highly skilled Analytics and Sales Engineers provided by third-party partners. With the talent pool being limited and highly competitive, ASaaS accompanied by proven critical thinking analytics skills both internally and from third-party partners will take center stage within key stakeholders’ budgets.

Increased complexity for governance and therefore security professionals especially for the CISO as the Top Enterprise Security Leader is driven by continued demand for “data regulations, expanded data-sovereignty laws, and an increased privacy demand from customers. Duplicating policies, security controls, and frameworks has led to the proliferation of stopgap actions to retrofit data classification and data tagging along with meeting customer expectations.

So, with these overwhelming challenges and complexities, where do we start and how do we plan? First, we begin with compliance as the baseline which will also begin at the endpoint. A priority is the ASaaS gathering of data from multiple data sources while normalizing and standardizing for faster, accurate analysis.

What do we do with all those legacy systems? How do we deal with disparate and poorly implemented systems? How do we create a nimble, resilient ecosystem? Join these best and brightest third-party leaders speedily creating a path forward for their advice and possible roadmap in an interactive open discussion.

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ElevateIT inspires and empowers idea creation through a disruptive transformational culture by attracting the finest speakers and vendors imparting solid strategies able to quickly be implemented within Enterprises and Start-Ups alike.

We strive to bring together the ever-changing multi-facets of the Technology Industry in a fun, safe and informative atmosphere and feel fortunate to have good friends, good partners and a priceless reputation with our industry community. See what we mean for yourself by watching our summit videos.

Gold Sponsors

www.blackberry.com

Security. Trust. Innovation. The Internet of Things represents the next great wave in business transformation. Today, BlackBerry already secures more than 500M endpoints including 175M cars on the road. Through independent research, Frost & Sullivan determined that BlackBerry is well-positioned to secure all IoT endpoints, and upwards of 96% of all cyber threats in the current landscape (read .... the Frost & Sullivan Assessment). BlackBerry is leading the way with a single platform for securing, managing and optimizing how intelligent endpoints are deployed in the enterprise, enabling our customers to stay ahead of the technology curve that will reshape every industry.

www.esentire.com

The Authority in Managed Detection and Response, eSentire is recognized industry-wide because we offer the world’s most complete threat response capability. Through Managed Risk, Managed Detection and Response, and Digital Forensics and Incident Response services, we put your business ahead of disruption.

www.malwarebytes.com

Malwarebytes secures endpoints, making workplaces resilient. Our adaptive cyber protection predicts and detects attacks with multi-layer detection across the kill chain. We enable active threat response with machine learning that is actionable and automated, allowing for full recovery when a compromise occurs. We empower enterprise endpoint orchestration across siloed IT and Security organizations .... , simplifying security management and making responses effective. Malwarebytes makes endpoints resilient so workplaces can protect and remediate, and employees can regain control of their digital lives.

Lunch & Learn Sponsors

www.meetaiden.com

Aiden is a team of do’ers bringing deep experience and fresh energy to solve IT’s tenacious threats. We’re experienced entrepreneurs, software architects, and developers with billion-dollar experience. technology should just work without requiring legions of IT professionals to maintain constant vigilance and perform routine tasks automatically. every risk, every update, and every new insigh .... t matters and should be shared to benefit everyone. enhancing the capabilities of organizations previously left out of technological innovation will keep all of us safer, healthier, and more productive. everyone deserves access to the IT sophistication usually only available to the top 1% of businesses. Democratizing access and understanding drive everything we do. clarity reigns supreme. Every communication and configuration must be easy to understand.

www.cloud.google.com/security

Cloud compliance We undergo independent verification of our security, privacy, and compliance controls to help you meet your regulatory and policy objectives. Find details on our full set of compliance offerings, like ISO/IEC 27001/27017/27018/27701, SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, VPAT (WCAG, U.S. Section 508, EN 301 549) and FedRAMP certifications, and alignment with HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA, among others, in .... our compliance resource center. Data privacy Protecting the privacy of Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace customers is a priority and codified in our Enterprise Privacy Commitments, which guide our security and privacy practices. Learn more about how we protect privacy and keep you in control in our privacy resource center. Transparency We work to earn your trust through transparency. We state and adhere to a concrete set of trust principles that govern our approach to security. We only process data in accordance with our terms and data protection agreements and clearly outline our policies on responding to government requests.

Breakfast Sponsors

www.scalecomputing.com

Why Scale Computing Scale Computing Chief Executive Officer Jeff Ready and cofounders Jason Collier and Scott Loughmiller set out to simplify IT and revolutionize the virtualization market when they created Scale Computing. Scale Computing engineered HC3, the IT infrastructure platform that allows organizations to do more with less. Scale Computing HC3® software eliminates the need for tradit .... ional IT silos of virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available platform for running applications. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the HC3 self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects problems in the infrastructure in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce.

Breakout Presentation Sponsors

www.axonius.com

AXONIUS. /Ax-OH-nee-us/ (noun) 1. A team of ambitious, hard-working, and driven people taking on the biggest challenges in IT and security today. (See also: Axonians.) 2. A platform that correlates asset data from existing solutions to provide an always up-to-date inventory, uncover gaps, and automate action to control complexity. Solving a Foundational Challenge Without an accurate understand .... ing of what’s in your environment, everything else suffers. But IT and security teams struggle to manage a complex sprawl of devices, users, cloud services, and software. And traditional approaches to compiling an asset inventory are manual and error-prone. So in 2017, after years in the Israel Defense Forces’ Unit 8200, our co-founders came together to solve that age-old problem.

www.arcserve.com

As the world’s most experienced provider of backup and disaster recovery solutions, for 35 years we’ve been solving the challenges of IT teams by bringing innovation, ambition, and countless hours of iteration to the solutions they rely on to keep businesses running smoothly. In the process, we’ve redefined the way companies protect their data – the very foundation of modern business in an .... era where immediate access to critical systems and applications is key to business continuity and essential to continuing growth and success.

www.cbisecure.com

For over three decades, our customers have come to rely on CBI as their trusted advisor to meet their unique needs with solutions from the best professionals in the industry. We are a privately owned, services-led team of individuals that are obsessed with cybersecurity and making this world a safer place for everyone. Cybersecurity continues to shift and change. So does CBI. Our passion to ele .... vate our clients’ cybersecurity posture is the force that drives our growth. We work to continually advance our skills and technologies, innovate and evolve our services, and improve our client satisfaction. Our connected team of sales and technology experts is a growing presence throughout the U.S., providing global capabilities to clients of all sizes and industries. Comprised of strategists, former CISOs, and security experts, we eagerly spend our time and energy identifying and stopping would-be threats before they crop up on our clients’ radars. It’s with this team of experts that we are able to deliver on our promise — to help defend and secure your network and endpoints; test and monitor areas of operational risk; and protect your data.

www.gosecure.net

GoSecure Titan Managed Detection and Response helps all organizations reduce dwell time by preventing breaches before they happen. GoSecure Titan MDR offers a market-leading portfolio of modular detection and response capabilities, delivered as a cloud service, to protect critical data and assets. GoSecure is the first and only security provider to offer a full spectrum from managed threat hunting .... to managed incident response and forensics services across the endpoint, network and inbox.

www.lookout.com

Our mission is to secure and empower productivity in a privacy-focused world, where work and play can happen anywhere. With everything now in the cloud, it’s critical that cybersecurity follows you wherever you go, securing your data from the endpoint all the way to the cloud. Mobility and cloud technology have become essential, as most of us now work and manage our personal lives digitally. .... With a platform that integrates endpoint and cloud security technologies, Lookout solutions can be tailored for any industry and any company size, from individual users to large global enterprises and governmental organizations. In 2007, Lookout co-founders, John Hering, Kevin Mahaffey and James Burgess came together with a goal of protecting people from the security and privacy risks that emerge as the world becomes more connected. Before smartphones were in everyone’s pocket, they recognized that mobility would have a profound impact on the way we work and live. Fast forward to today, Lookout is the leader in delivering integrated endpoint-to-cloud security. With a cloud-delivered platform, we secure data for the world’s leading enterprises and ensure they comply with regulations while respecting the privacy of their team who now work anywhere. We are also trusted by millions of individuals around the world to protect their digital identity and mobile devices.

www.sentinelips.com

NETWORK SECURITY ISN’T JUST OUR BUSINESS. IT’S OUR PASSION. The first iteration of Sentinel Intrusion Prevention Systems began in Dallas, Texas, in 1995, at the dawn of the World Wide Web. Although we started as web developers, we soon shifted our focus to network security, driven by the belief that everyone—and every sized company—has the fundamental right to be secure on the Internet. .... Small businesses, state and local government entities, and companies with lean IT departments that simply didn’t have the security expertise or the time to put one more thing on their already overflowing plates. We couldn’t find an integrated solution that checked all the boxes, so, we assembled a team of innovators and developed our own.

www.meetup.com/web-3-texas

You may be asking yourself: What the heck is Web3? Was there such thing as a Web1 and Web2? How did we get to Web3? What is the metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, Crypto, Decentralization, Blockchain and how are they all related? Here is a good place to start: https://www.notboring.co/p/the-value-chain-of-the-open-metaverse Next best way to learn is to join us at our upcoming events! < M I S S .... I O N > To make Web3 accessible to all through simplified, captivating, and adaptive learning experiences on all mediums. < W H O > The Web3 Texas community is a collective medium for developers, designers, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts who want to learn more about Web3 and its associated technologies, protocols, business models, theories, ideologies, etc. and to discuss them with like-minded, curious people. < W H A T > We cover a variety of technical topics across a spectrum of Web3 protocols and technologies such as blockchains, bridges, coins/tokens, blockchain explorers, wallets (software, multisig, hardware) NFTs, marketplaces, hash graphs, ERC standards, decentralized finance, Bitcoin, Ethereum, alt coins, meme coins, real estate tokens/fictionalization, metaverses, virtual real estate, wearables, and so much more. We also cover academic and theory-based topics that relate to the aforementioned technologies and also include other topics such as decentralized trust, consensus algorithms, crypto-economics, rug-pulls/scams, ICOs, non-fungible vs fungible vs semi-fungible, peer-to-peer communications and the social implications of distributed systems. < W H E N > We will aim to host either an educational event or social event at least once a month. < W H E R E > We proudly hail from the great city of Mckinney, Texas. We will strive to keep as many events within the local Dallas area. < W H O > Our events are open to all humans from beginner to expert. Come along to learn more and have some fun! From time-to-time we will have sponsors who will speak at our meetups, as they are an important participant in our community. < G L O B A L F A M > Web3 Sydney: https://www.meetup.com/web3sydney/ Original source and credit Description: Web3 Sydney - https://www.meetup.com/web3sydney/ Code of Conduct for Meetups: Austin JavaScript - https://austinjavascript.com/code-of-conduct/

versa-networks.com

We accelerate your Digital Transformation. Versa is unique among SASE vendors, providing an end-to-end solution that both simplifies and secures the modern network. Versa SASE, based on VOS™, delivers a broad set of capabilities via the cloud and on-premises for building agile and secure enterprise networks, as well as highly efficient managed service offerings. The Versa mission is to addre .... ss the security and networking challenges that Enterprises and Service Providers face, and connect branch offices, home offices, and users to applications wherever they exist. To simplify and secure your business. In 2012, we saw that forward-thinking enterprises and service providers were becoming concerned about their ongoing reliance on legacy network hardware and complex, static WAN architectures that prohibited their organizations from digitizing their business and embracing the cloud. We saw the need to converge and integrate in the cloud and on-premises security, networking, and analytics within a single software operation system (VOS). This, combined with a single-pass parallel processing architecture, was necessary to decrease latency, increase performance, improve security, reduce complexity, and enhance visibility network-wide.

Silver Sponsors

www.bluevoyant.com

We deliver purpose-built cyber security services that proactively defend business ecosystems of all sizes against today’s threats by utilizing large, real-time datasets with industry leading analytics, and technologies. Our threat intelligence data detects your most potent cybersecurity risks, while intuitive automations mitigate threats against your attack surface effectively and efficiently, p .... roviding the business and technical outcomes you need to both stay secure and to support your business objectives. Our highly-skilled team brings a unique and diverse range of backgrounds and frontline experience to the table, including former government cyber officials from organizations such as the National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Unit 8200, GCHQ, as well as seasoned veterans from across the cyber security industry. Our expertise, combined with the largest commercially available and exclusive-use dataset available and an extensive set of automation playbooks and data connectors, allows us to deliver on our philosophy of operational threat alerting, mitigation and resolution.

www.cequence.ai

Organizations that increasingly rely on APIs to power their businesses trust Cequence Security to deliver the most comprehensive API Security Platform on the market. The Platform has proven to be effective in preventing online fraud, business logic attacks, exploits and unintended data leakage, which helps our F500 customers remain resilient in today’s ever-changing business and threat landscape .... . Cequence is the only API Security Platform vendor that unifies runtime API visibility, security risk monitoring, and patented behavioral fingerprinting technology to consistently detect and protect against ever evolving online attacks without the development and deployment friction associated with alternative offerings.

www.fastly.com

Where developers dream bigger. Developers change the way the world experiences the web: they drive the next groundbreaking innovation, power the companies that connect us and create experiences that can transform our lives. And we built Fastly to make sure they always have what they need to make it happen. Our powerful edge cloud network empowers developers to run, secure, and deliver websites .... and applications — as close to the users as possible, to create unforgettable experiences a global scale. Built by developers. Driven by values. There’s so much more to Fastly than technology. At the heart of our work, we aim to improve human lives — and from the beginning, we’ve grown with a deliberate focus on transparency, integrity, and inclusion.

www.seclore.com

Delivering solutions that ensure information remains secure and trackable no matter how or where it travels, without hindering collaboration effectiveness, has been our mission for over eight years. As an early and on-going innovator in Rights Management technology, we have now expanded our solution suite with an open, agile Data-Centric Security Platform. The Platform enables organizations to .... unify best-of-breed Data-Centric Security Solutions with existing Enterprise systems to address the inherent limitations in various data protection point solutions. The cohesive Data-Centric Security framework also automates the protection of documents as they are discovered, classified, downloaded and shared, ensuring the sensitive information is consistently protected without impacting collaboration workflow. Our combination of deep expertise in data security, a drive to provide the most innovative solutions, and unwavering commitment to customer success, is enabling organizations to leverage the best technologies available on the market to ensure that their sensitive information is secure throughout its lifecycle.

Drink Sponsor

www.immuta.com

Our mission is to enable legal and ethical data operations. That means ensuring data is accessible to only those who need it, for the right reasons, and in the right form. With proper data access controls, organizations can truly maximize the utility of their data. Since our founding in 2015, Immuta has now become the leader in cloud data access control. That comes by applying our expertise in .... engineering, security, ethics, and law. But, more importantly, it requires a relentless focus on our customers’ needs.

Registration Sponsor

www.bolster.ai

We believe that a safe internet is like clean water – a universal right. Bolster builds AI/ML technology to protect regular citizens from bad actors on the internet. Your favorite brands from technology to eCommerce use our software to detect and takedown threats that might attack their customers, employees, or partners. Bolster the internet. Online fraud prevention has centered around commun .... ity-powered blacklists for years. For a site to get on the list, a human had to look at it. As the internet and the scam sites on it continue to grow, we don’t think that human intervention is scalable. We built a suite of computer vision, natural language processing, and deep learning models to mimic how a person looks at and categorizes a page. With 100ms verdicts and 1/100,000 false positives, our AI is faster and more accurate than a human. With a focus on intelligent infrastructure, scalable deep learning, and elegant design, we constantly innovate on our technology – making it more accessible for engineers, easier to use for operations teams, and more extensible for the future of online fraud.

Happy Hour Reception Sponsors

www.wiz.io

Why Wiz? At its core, magic is defined by a deep understanding of your environment and using natural means to create seemingly impossible outcomes. We wanted our company name to be born out of this notion that our approach to security is solving customer problems that seem impossible today. It allows us to emphasize our ambitious objective to completely change how we’re approaching cloud securit .... y as an industry. The magic ingredient? Every single person on team Wiz. We truly believe that as a company we are in a unique position to drive change and our name -Wiz- is the ultimate representation of exactly that.

VIP Sponsor

www.synack.com

Synack, the most trusted crowdsourced security testing platform, delivers smarter penetration testing for dynamic attack surfaces on a continuous cadence. The company’s hacker-powered, AI-enabled pen test provides access to the best worldwide talent, scalable and smart technology, and insights that secure our nation's critical infrastructure and leading brands and businesses.

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Tech Theater 1

May 26, 2022

Breakfast - Sponsored by Scale Computing: IT Infrastructure - Living on the Edge

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Read About
Jason Anderson

Join Scale Computing as they demonstrate how right-sized infrastructure at the edge can benefit your organization. Edge Computing allows IT leaders to run mission-critical applications and infrastructure outside the four walls of the datacenter. Edge deployments place storage and compute resources where they are needed and run on a small or tiny hardware footprint.

Edge deployments need a high degree of automation and low touch IT management, and must be cost effective with a measurable Return on Investment (ROI). With the introduction of HC3 Platform, these edge deployments become an easily managed part of the infrastructure picture!

Vendor CISO Keynote - Cybersecurity: Gaps and Predictions For 2022

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Formerly categorized as a necessary overhead expense, cybersecurity has been recategorized as a necessary investment equipped with its own key performance indicators and return on investment (ROI) expectations.

Compliance has become the baseline benchmark form which to build from. The focus for Top Executives has shifted to demonstrating value and protecting revenue streams.

Dependence on and expectations from third-party partners have taken center stage to fill many of the cybersecurity gaps including the visibility gap, fragmentation gap and talent gap.

Top Enterprise Leaders are sifting through and targeting their most prevalent data to feed into third-party tools in order to obtain accurate 360-degree visibility and reduced risk.

The first goal is to reduce overly redundant and outmoded systems that introduce an extra layer of vulnerabilities while reducing costs from their removal. The second goal is to reduce false positives by boosting Automated Software-as-a-Service (ASaaS) with transparency. Viewing components such as vulnerabilities, unpatched systems, and misconfigurations enables prioritization.

The third goal is to acquire the necessary missing elements which can include talent as well as automated tools. What we will see is more open positions for Cybersecurity Architects, Analysts as well as highly skilled Analytics and Sales Engineers provided by third-party partners. With the talent pool being limited and highly competitive, ASaaS accompanied by proven critical thinking analytics skills both internally and from third-party partners will take center stage within key stakeholders’ budgets.

Increased complexity for governance and therefore security professionals especially for the CISO as the Top Enterprise Security Leader is driven by continued demand for “data regulations, expanded data-sovereignty laws and an increase privacy demand from customers. Duplicating policies, security controls and frameworks has led to the proliferation of stopgap actions to retrofit for data classification and data tagging along with meeting customer expectations.

So, with these overwhelming challenges and complexities, where do we start and how do we plan? First, we begin with compliance as the baseline which will also begin at the endpoint. A priority is the ASaaS gathering of data from multiple data sources while normalizing and standardizing for faster, accurate analysis.

What do we do with all those legacy systems? How do we deal with the disparate and poorly implemented systems? How do we create a nimble, resilient ecosystem? Join these best and brightest third-party leaders speedily creating a path forward for their advice and possible roadmap in an interactive open discussion.

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Malwarebytes 2022 Threat Review: Cyberprotection starts with understanding the latest attacks, cybercrimes, and privacy breaches

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Read About
Adam Kujawa

The Malwarebytes 2022 Threat Review is an annual report on the latest threats, attack trends and privacy breaches impacting individuals, organizations, and national security. Researchers detail threat intelligence across operating systems, examine how privacy has shifted and the ways that cybercriminals and crimes are evolving. With a stronger understanding of the threat landscape, organizations and individuals can make more informed security and cyberprotection decisions.

Closed

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

eSentire - Improving Resilience through Focused Incident Response Preparedness

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Read About
Eldon Sprickerhoff

How can enterprises become more resilient, given the increased velocity and severity of new attack vectors? Eldon Sprickerhoff will discuss co-ordinated methods to consistently improve your firm's preparedness for the eventual incident.

Blackberry - Navigating Your XDR Strategy with AI Prevention First Approach

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Read About
Doug Field

A XDR centric approach, maturing from EDR, provides your organization the ability leveraging existing tech stack elements while also upgrading or adding new ones that will increase your security posture applying a Zero Trust methodology approach while providing you a more robust security posture where all your layered security products are working together in contextual way using Cylance AI with a leaning in prevention approach.

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

ThreatGen Cybersecurity Skills Challenge

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Prize Announcement

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Tech Theater 2

May 26, 2022

Closed

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Closed

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Arcserve - Modern Ransomware: Fight the Good Fight

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Read About
Shawn Massey

When it comes to cyberattacks, catastrophe is just around the corner, and even data security best practices may not be good enough for today’s onslaught of evolving threats.

The only way to ensure IT systems and data are safe is to use a multi-layer solution that includes anti-ransomware and other threat prevention technologies and DR for protection against data loss.

Learn how you can prevent cyberattacks and immediately restore business-critical data – no ransom required.

Aiden Technologies - The IT-Security Paradigm Shift: Improving Synergy through AI & Hyperautomation

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Read About
Dave Ruedger

Read About
Joshua Aaron

Synergy between IT and security teams has never been more critical. The threat landscape has expanded, and hackers are using automation to exploit vulnerabilities 6 times faster than they’re being remediated. Discover the critical paradigm shift that’s bridging the gap between IT and security through hyperautomation and AI in highly regulated industries.

CBI Secure | Check Point- Defining SASE in the Borderless Environment

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Read About
Dan Gregory

Driven by a dramatic increase in remote workers and the need for secure data access everywhere, more organizations are considering a move to the secure access service edge (SASE) model. SASE brings scalable services, threat detection, and data security together to secure the dynamic edge of your network, but is it the right choice for your organization? During this session, you will get a deeper look into what is driving SASE into security architecture, what to consider before adopting it in your organization, and what lessons can be learned from early implementations.

Versa SASE: WHAT IS SASE, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT, WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A SOLUTION

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Read About
Eddie Curl

As companies shift to the cloud, work from anywhere, how do companies securely connect their branches, Data Centers, IaaS, mobile users and more? Implementing a SASE architecture will help companies build out the Next Generation network that enables businesses to achieve their business objectives.

Between Cloud First, a mobile workforce, Versa’s customers can build out a Secure Next Generation network that enables them to say Yes to the business and company initiatives while also providing more visibility and agility with cost savings.

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Closed

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

GoSecure - Into the Abyss: cybersecurity tool selection, rationalization, and decommissioning

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Read About
Jeff Schmidt

The information security space is awash in point technology solutions. As a defender, how does one choose where to spend a limited security budget when faced with this sea of choices? How can we minimize overlap within the highly dynamic toolset we already own, rationalize vendor relationships, and decommission tools that overlap or no longer justify their operating expense?

We are debilitated by too many choices and similarity of products in security where even experienced practitioners find it difficult to understand the rapid technological evolution and the trade-offs in play.

When clear objectives, goals, and decision-making criteria are not present, people often make buying decisions based on less scientific considerations: what they perceive “everyone else” is buying, unsubstantiated “gut feelings,” pre-existing relationships with vendors or sales individuals, or even who invites them to the best parties or nominates them for the most coveted industry awards.

The practice of information security is maturing rapidly. This transition to more scientific approaches to prioritizing security investments is becoming the standard to justify value. Security practitioners must embrace these mature approaches to strategic defense planning and resource allocation. This presentation will discuss ways to make the best choices to maximize defense coverage with appropriate resource allocation.

Tech Theater 3

May 26, 2022

Closed

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Closed

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Sentinel IPS - CIS Controls in the Real World

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Read About
Ted Gruenloh

As a vendor, we witness first-hand the tangible effect that best practices like the CIS Controls have on our customers' network security. From our perspective, it's easy to see who is on top of their security game ... and who could really benefit from the guidance these controls provide. In this discussion, we'll walk through several of the CIS Controls, review the changes to the new V8, and provide real-world case studies to illustrate how different security tools and services can work together - sometimes in not-so-obvious ways - to reduce risk, and keep your network safe and secure.

Lunch & Learn - Google Security - Lessons learned from Google's security transformation over the last 10 years

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Read About
Wade Walters

Learn how Google tremendously shifted its security operations over the last decade, what some of these decisions were based on, and what's to come in the future.

Lookout - Got sensitive data? 5 Security Must Haves as You Move to the Cloud

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Read About
Madhu Dodda

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Stephan Banda

Organizations of all types are undergoing digital transformations as they move business operations and data to the cloud to drive efficiency, boost productivity and enhance collaboration. In doing so, they must not only overcome the challenges of migrating core on-premises business systems to the cloud, but they also need to ensure they have the right security solutions for this new environment.

In this session, Lookout experts surface five security trends guiding digital transformation strategies to reduce the risk of data breaches as organizations move to the cloud. In this session, you will learn how to:

Gain visibility and control into apps and data
Prevent both internal and external threats
Stop inadvertent data leakage
Collaborate securely with third parties
Comply with regulatory requirements

Axonius - Security that Empowers IT and the Business

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Read About
Chris Cochran

It is a tale as old as time, "IT, the business, and Security have different priorities". But is this true? IT wants technology to work, Security wants technology to be safe and the business wants to innovate. There is a growing sentiment that security is the "Department of No" for IT. Phrases like, "You can't do that." and "You cannot use that application." come to mind.

This may be true in some places today, but it does not have to stay that way. So how do we begin? It all starts with empathy and performance.

Join this session with Chris Cochran of Axonius to learn:

How security is a business enabler
A framework for security to be impactful
How security and IT can perform better in an ever-changing landscape

Closed - Please Tour and Evaluate Exhibitors

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Web3 Texas - Crypto Wallets and Security

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Read About
Nick James

Maybe you purchased some crypto or bought an NFT, on the whim of a YouTube or TikTok video or maybe a family member or friend showed you how.

In order to have purchased that crypto or NFT, let’s call them “digital assets”, it very likely that you created what’s called a digital wallet, or more commonly referred to as a crypto wallet.

The reality of the future is that in order to participate in the next version of the Web, aka Web3, you WILL need a digital wallet, just as you need a browser or app to access the internet today.

Little do many know, self-custody of these digital assets in one’s digital wallet poses a significant risk, if one does not know how to manage and secure the digital wallet.

In keeping with our mission, Web3 Texas will be presenting on this very topic at a very foundational level.

During this session, you can expect to learn at least, if not more, of the follow basics on digital wallets:

1. What is Web3

2. What is a digital wallet

3. Why you need a digital wallet

4. Types of Wallets - custodial v non-custodial

5. Wallet Mediums - hot v cold

6. Multi-sig and why this is important

7. How does the wallet work with the blockchain

8. Best practices (e.g., Protecting Private Key, Password Management, Seed Phrase backup, Multi Wallet strategy Using .eth addresses, etc.)

9. Signing transactions

10. How to get a wallet

We here at Web3 Texas believe that foundational learning is crucial in everyone’s foray into Web3.

So please join us, in-person or virtually, as we explore Digital Wallets.

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May 26, 2022

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CISO Roundtable - Data Protection and Risk Strategy for 2022 and Beyond

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Brian Gardner

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David Belanger

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Sandra Mereos Crosswell

The majority of key stakeholders have moved Data Protection to the top of budget provision and its addressable challenges for 2022. With the acceptance that a data breach is no longer “if” but “when”, Leadership Executives are finalizing their “risk appetite” posture and applying risk measurability as it applies to business outcomes.

With the limited cybersecurity talent available, there will be an increasing reliance on third-party partners who are tightening up a more comprehensive offering including a fusion of products and services. Along with that, a more comprehensive partner risk management agreement must be included in this risk posture.

Increasing digitization and automation for detection and response will be high on the list. Immediacy and accuracy are purviews of platforms that focus on built in machine learning and intelligent automation.

Continued emphasis on awareness training and hygiene are top budgetary items along with a full governance cybersecurity investment and measurement framework. Forming a corporate “Task Force” with both internal and partnership characteristics operating and reporting as a whole to the board is taking on new life. Come and participate in this powerful discussion with these critical thought leaders for the future.

Google Security - Lessons learned from Google's security transformation over the last 10 years

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

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Wade Walters

Learn how Google tremendously shifted its security operations over the last decade, what some of these decisions were based on, and what's to come in the future.

Women In Technology Roundtable - Fostering Diversity & Inclusion in Our Workplace

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Why do we need to bother about Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)? Is there value in taking the critical steps to evolve into a more diverse culture? Research has found that D&I 1) helps foster and contribute to enriched innovation, collaboration, and creativity; 2) broadens the talent pool and attracts enhanced skill sets. 3) Improves market reputation and trust therefore increasing customer base. 4) Improves investor and regulatory relationships and much more.

Have you taken the initiative to measure your company’s D&I so that you know where to begin and what gaps you need to fill? By performing a full gap analysis based on D&I it can promote credibility and key stakeholders buy-in and highlight your strengths and weaknesses. Continued measured results based on qualified quantifying markers, like customer and employee surveys and monitored project goals and revenue goals, will help spearhead forward progress.

Although most Top Executives believe D&I is important, how to implement a successful policy while successfully embedding it into the current culture is not clear and not easy. Many leaders are not predisposed to discussing diversity and inclusion openly. Many don’t know even how to begin or whether the discussion will be well received. By inviting in third party professional trainers and advisors planning and forward progression will go more smoothly.

Forward-thinking Executives will make Diversity and Inclusion a priority to create a competitive edge and maintain resilience. Interact with these amazing thought leaders and take steps toward improving D&I.

CIO Roundtable - Agile, Aligned and Automated are Keys to Unlock 2022 Resiliency

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

How can CIOs transform and thrive in a highly disruptive and chaotic ecosystem?

According to Gartner, “57% of boards of directors believe an economically and politically polarized society is the biggest source of risk.”

Preparing and planning for uncertainty and embracing change is an art and essential for 2022 Executives. With the world in chaos and our businesses in constant disruption, Leadership must position and execute agile processes and teams that are completely aligned with the business. Embracing automation will be a game changer.

Accessibility to key stakeholders including an aligned board member capable of making quick decisive decisions can make the difference between success and failure.

An agile modular decision-making governance strategy, aligned with the business, must have a clear and decisive pathway to the top. Governance means the possibility of pivoting quickly with process that can do the same. Transparency and accessibility along with expressed and clearly communicated risk factors are elements of what is now called a “compossible” business.

Effective automation, a chief attribute of a composable business, facilitates agility and can be a possible game changer to every process from a cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and all the way through the supply chain. Implementing and integrating partnership tools focused on infusing products and services including controlled automation throughout the ecosystem offers resiliency, accuracy and speed.

Going forward CIOs must be able to think on their feet, be decisive and make quick decisions. Preparedness and staying at least 3 steps ahead for the unthinkable for the impossible and for the inevitable. That is the world we live in today. Please join these amazing and brilliant leaders for their insights.