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- Wednesday, September 23, 20269:00 am[PLUS Course] Securing & Enabling AI: Transform Chaos into Competitive AdvantageCyber Risk Analyst, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLCRegistration Level:
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9:00 am - 3:00 pmYour CEO just asked about AI security. Do you have a clear answer?While you’re counting vulnerabilities, your competitors are deploying AI at scale.While security teams are still cataloging vulnerabilities, business units are deploying AI at scale. Marketing is using generative AI for campaigns. Sales is rolling out AI SDRs. Customer service is automating with chatbots.Every Monday, another department launches an AI tool. Marketing uses ChatGPT for campaigns. Sales deploys AI Sales Development Reps. Customer service automates with chatbots. And your cybersecurity team? Still writing policies nobody reads.In this interactive workshop, learn you how to secure AI while accelerating innovation—not blocking it. Transform from AI Firefighter to Strategic Business Enabler, with a 90-day roadmap for secure AI deployment in your organization.What You’ll Master-
The AIR-MAP Methodology™ — Your proven 90-day roadmap from AI chaos to governance
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Executive Translation — Turn technical AI risks into boardroom language
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NIST AI RMF Implementation — Practical application, not theory
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The $12M Question — Secure against deepfake fraud and AI-enabled attacks
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Shadow AI Discovery — Find and govern the AI already in your organization
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Business-First Security — Protect value, not just systems
Who Should AttendIdeal for:-
CISOs facing board questions about AI
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Information Security Directors enabling digital transformation
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IT VPs without dedicated security teams
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Cybersecurity Consultants serving enterprise clients
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Risk Managers governing AI initiatives
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Aspiring decision makers and those reporting to one
Not designed for:-
Developers wanting to code AI models
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Analysts seeking technical certifications
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Anyone looking for hands-on hacking labs
What This Workshop Is (and Isn’t)This workshop is NOT about:-
Prompt injection techniques
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Model architecture security
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Technical vulnerability scanning
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Writing 200-page policies
This workshop IS about:-
Speaking profit-and-loss to executives
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Enabling your AI transformations
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Building cybersecurity into AI from day one
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Becoming the trusted AI advisor
What You’ll Leave With1. The Complete AIR-MAP Toolkit-
90-day implementation roadmap
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Discovery templates and workflows
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Risk scoring calculators
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Executive presentation templates
2. Ready-to-Deploy Governance Assets-
AI Acceptable Use Policy (customize in minutes)
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Vendor assessment questionnaires
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Incident Response playbooks
3. A 30-Minute Strategy SessionA complimentary private consultation to apply AIR-MAP directly to your organization’s AI strategy and risk posture. - Thursday, September 24, 20267:30 amRegistration openRegistration Level:
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7:30 am - 4:15 pmLocation / Room: Registration DeskCome to the Registration desk in the lobby to check-in and get your badge. SecureWorld staff will be available throughout the day if you have any questions.
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8:00 am - 4:45 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallYour opportunity to visit our solution vendor partners, whose sponsorship makes SecureWorld possible, as well as association chapters! Booths have staff ready to answer your questions. Look for participating Dash For Prizes sponsors to be entered to win prizes.
Also, look for “Cyber Connect” discussions on select topics and join the conversation.
8:00 amAdvisory Council Roundtable Breakfast (VIP / Invite only)Registration Level:
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8:00 am - 8:45 amModerated discussion for SecureWorld Advisory Council members. By invite only.
8:00 amAssociation Chapter MeetingsRegistration Level:
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8:00 am - 8:45 amParticipating professional associations and details to be announced.
8:45 amNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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8:45 am - 9:00 amLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
9:00 am[Opening Keynote] The AI Train Isn't Stopping—What CISOs Do NextEVP, CISO, EquifaxRegistration Level:
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9:00 am - 9:45 amLocation / Room: Keynote TheaterAI isn’t slowing down. It’s writing code. Agents are showing up in tools your team never approved. Whatever hesitation exists in the boardroom about cost or risk, the train keeps moving—fast, and often in directions nobody sees until they’ve already arrived. The question isn’t whether AI keeps accelerating. It’s what we do while it does.This opening keynote brings security leaders together for a candid, unscripted conversation about the tensions nobody has fully resolved: Can you argue some jobs shouldn’t be replaced by AI and still stay competitive? What guardrails do we actually need when adoption outpaces governance? How do you enable AI agents—web-based, local, or buried in third-party tools—without losing visibility into your own data? No hype, no vendor spin—just an honest look at a moment of real uncertainty, and the kind of peer conversation that sends everyone home with more clarity than they came in with.9:45 amNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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9:45 am - 10:15 amLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
10:15 am[Panel] Cyber Insurance in Today's New WorldRegional Director, Cyber/Professional Liability - Midsouth Region, USI InsuranceSoutheast Regional Cyber Manager, Bowhead SpecialtySVP, Global Chief Security Officer, Blue YonderRegistration Level:
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10:15 am - 10:50 amToday’s challenges are based on modernization, cloud native, adoption of AI, and more. What people often don’t think about is their overall cyber insurance, the benefits, the trade-offs, and how to leverage trends being used to help you in the industry navigate some of these areas. Our session will give you real-world information to think about your cyber insurance, the lens of a CISO and how we think about insurance, and then what are the impacts we are also seeing in the industry.
10:15 amWatching the Watchlist: Continuous Monitoring in the Age of Vendor AIVP, Enterprise Technology, TPRM, TruistRegistration Level:
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10:15 am - 10:50 amYour vendors are using AI. Their vendors are using AI. And most third-party risk programs were never built to answer the questions: Where is our data going? Which suppliers just became riskier than they were last quarter?
In this session, Keith Deininger makes the case for moving third-party risk from point-in-time assessments to a proactive posture. Keith will discuss his experience working with continuous monitoring groups that map the vendor landscape to flag which suppliers pose elevated risk—and how he structures investigations when a vendor’s AI practices raise red flags. Attendees will leave with practical approaches for gaining visibility into third-party AI use and turning early warning signals into action.
10:15 amBuilding a Timeless SOC with Cisco & SplunkSr. Solutions Architect, C1Registration Level:
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10:15 am - 10:50 amIn the ancient world, the strength of a city lay not just in its walls but in the equanimity and readiness of its defenders. Today, the “walls” are fluid, and the defenders are facing a digital siege characterized by “data gravity” and a new workforce of autonomous AI agents.
In this session, we’ll explore how to bridge 10+ years of traditional infrastructure with the future of Agentic AI. We will dive into the Cisco + Splunk synergy, moving beyond simple log ingestion to a unified “Data Fabric” that powers proactive orchestration. Learn how to architect a SOC that remains timeless—balancing the human element of security with autonomous agents that detect, reason, and act at machine speed.
10:50 amNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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10:50 am - 11:10 amLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
11:10 amAPI Security: Managing the Fastest-Growing Attack SurfaceRegistration Level:
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11:10 am - 11:45 amSession details to come.
11:10 amThe Rise of AI Assistants: New Insider Threat and Data Exposure ChallengesRegistration Level:
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11:10 am[Panel] Navigating the Evolving Digital BattlefieldFocus Areas: Identity-First Security; Attack Surface Management; Supply Chain & Fourth-Party RiskRegistration Level:
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11:10 am - 11:45 amAs organizational footprints expand across cloud, SaaS, OT/IoT, and dispersed workforces, defenders face a more complex and interconnected digital battlefield. This panel brings together experts to explore how today’s threat actors combine automation, social engineering, identity breaches, and software supply-chain attacks into highly coordinated assaults.
Panelists will examine the expanding importance of identity in the modern SOC, the emergence of AI-driven threats such as automated reconnaissance and deepfake-assisted breaches, and how fourth-party dependencies are changing risk visibility. The discussion also connects these trends to organizational resilience—showing how teams can improve detection, response, and business continuity across an evolving attack surface. This comprehensive session provides practical insights for any security leader seeking clarity amid converging threats.
11:45 amNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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11:45 am - 12:00 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
12:00 pm[Lunch Keynote] Resilience over Reaction: Securing Critical Functions in an Age of Systemic RiskRegistration Level:
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12:00 pm - 12:45 pmLocation / Room: Keynote TheaterSession details to come.
12:00 pmAdvisory Council Roundtable Lunch (VIP / Invite Only)Registration Level:
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12:00 pm - 12:45 pmModerated discussion for SecureWorld Advisory Council members. By invite only.
12:45 pmNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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12:45 pm - 1:15 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
1:15 pmBurnout in Cybersecurity: Recognizing, Preventing, and Managing Team FatigueRegistration Level:
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1:15 pmIdentity Security Beyond MFA: Continuous Verification and Risk-Based ControlsRegistration Level:
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1:15 pm[Panel] The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Cyber DefenseFocus Areas: AI-Powered SecOps; Adversarial AI & Synthetic Media; AI Governance & AssuranceRegistration Level:
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1:15 pm - 1:50 pmAI is revolutionizing cybersecurity at all levels, speeding up detection and enabling automated attacks on an unprecedented scale. This session examines AI’s dual role as both a powerful defensive tool and a new threat vector for attackers. Panelists will discuss how AI copilots enhance analyst workflows, triage, and anomaly detection, while also addressing emerging risks such as LLM data leakage, prompt injection, model poisoning, and hallucinations within high-trust SOC processes.
The discussion will cover AI governance and assurance frameworks, evolving regulatory expectations, and the impact of synthetic content—including deepfakes, audio spoofing, and hyper-personalized phishing—on social engineering defenses. Attendees will leave with a solid understanding of AI’s potential, the safety measures needed for responsible deployment, and practical steps for preparing teams and pipelines for an AI-driven threat environment.
1:50 pmNetworking BreakRegistration Level:
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1:50 pm - 2:10 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallVisit the Networking Hall to network with attendees and connect with our supporting solution providers and association partners.
2:10 pmDisgruntled Employees to Deepfaked Identities: Navigating Insider ResponseVP, Research Director, Forrester ResearchRegistration Level:
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2:10 pm - 2:45 pmInsider threat presents a unique challenge to organizations, one that requires a different and discrete response across multiple functions. This session will detail the essential elements of insider threat response and help attendees define an escalation path for insider incidents and clarify roles and responsibilities between security, legal, HR, and third parties during an insider incident.
2:10 pmOT/ICS Security: Bridging the Air Gap and Achieving Visibility in Critical InfrastructureRegistration Level:
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2:10 pm[Panel] The Human Layer: Insider Risk, Behavioral Analytics, and the AI Threat MultiplierVP, CISO, Government Accounts, Needling WorldwideRegistration Level:
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2:10 pm - 2:45 pmPeople have always been the most targeted layer in any organization’s security posture—but AI is rewriting the rules of engagement. Sophisticated phishing campaigns now arrive personalized at scale, deepfake audio and video are eroding the credibility of internal communications, and MFA fatigue attacks are turning security controls against the users they were designed to protect. The threat surface hasn’t changed, but the speed, precision, and plausibility of attacks targeting it have.
At the same time, defenders are gaining new tools. Behavioral analytics and UEBA platforms are surfacing anomalies that static rules would miss, and AI-assisted policy frameworks are helping organizations govern workforce behavior—including how employees interact with AI tools themselves—without sacrificing productivity. This panel brings together practitioners navigating insider risk, identity-based threats, and the governance questions that arise when the line between human error and AI-augmented deception becomes increasingly hard to draw.
2:45 pmNetworking Break & Cyber ConnectFinal Entries for Dash for Prizes and PassportRegistration Level:
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2:45 pm - 3:00 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallThis is your final chance to visit the Networking Hall and get scanned by our participating partners for our Dash for Prizes. You can also turn in your Passport cards at the Registration Desk before we announce our winner!
3:00 pm[Closing Keynote] Why Incident Response Begins with Relationships, Not RunbooksState CISO, State of GeorgiaRegistration Level:
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pmLocation / Room: Keynote TheaterModern cyber incidents move faster than traditional response models can often support. With adversaries capable of moving from initial access to lateral movement in seconds, organizations can no longer rely on incident response processes assembled after confirmation.
This talk argues that effective incident response begins before the alert fires—in the relationships among security, IT, identity, cloud, legal, communications, vendors, business owners, and executive leadership. Runbooks matter, but relationships determine whether an organization can make decisions, authorize containment, communicate clearly, and protect critical services under pressure.
The session introduces Continuous Incident Response, decision latency, and mean time to decide as practical concepts for evaluating cyber resilience. Attendees will learn why tabletop exercises should test decision velocity, why pre-authorized response actions matter, and why speed is ultimately a governance outcome, not just a technical capability.
3:45 pmHappy Hour & Dash for PrizesRegistration Level:
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3:45 pm - 4:45 pmLocation / Room: Networking HallJoin your peers for conversation and complimentary beverages. This is a great opportunity to network with other security professionals from the area and discuss the hot topics from the day.
Participating sponsors will announce their Dash for Prizes winners. Must be present to win.
- AppOmniBooth: TBD
AppOmni SaaS security helps security and IT teams protect and monitor their entire SaaS environment, from each vendor to every end-user.
- Arctic Wolf NetworksBooth: TBD
Arctic Wolf Networks provides SOC-as-a-service that is redefining the economics of security. The AWN CyberSOC™ service is anchored by Concierge Security™ teams and includes 24×7 monitoring, custom alerting, and incident investigation and response. There is no hardware or software to purchase, and the end-to-end service includes a proprietary cloud-based SIEM, threat intelligence subscriptions and all the expertise and tools required. For more information about Arctic Wolf, visit https://www.arcticwolf.com.
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C1’s Cybersecurity Solutions deliver advanced protection across networks, users, applications, endpoints, and cloud environments. Designed to ease the burden on IT teams, our services simplify security management, enhance efficiency, and proactively defend against emerging threats, ensuring your enterprise remains resilient and secure. C1 collaborates with most of the Fortune 100 companies along with other key global industry partners to deliver solutions with a total lifecycle approach. C1 holds more than 5,600 technical certifications across thousands of engineers throughout North America, including three Customer Success Centers.
- Canary TrapBooth: TBD
Canary Trap is a recognized industry leader in offensive security, security advisory and assessment services. Founded by ethical hackers and certified security experts who share in the common goal of protecting organizations from becoming a victim of the next cyber-attack.
Canary Trap combines human expertise with sophisticated tools and, where appropriate, threat intelligence to ensure a thorough, in-depth approach to all security testing and assessments.
- Concentric AIBooth: TBD
Concentric AI is intelligent data security made easy. Its Semantic Intelligence™ platform uses context-aware AI to discover sensitive data, monitor risks, automate remediation, simplify compliance, and accelerate investigations. It delivers smart, targeted protection by understanding how data is used, shared, and exposed. Concentric AI also offers managed services to keep security programs lean, scalable, and effective. This end-to-end platform protects data at rest, data in motion, and all the GenAI tools users interact with—so organizations can stay compliant, reduce exposure, and safeguard critical information wherever it lives and however it travels.
- Cloud Security Alliance Atlanta ChapterBooth: TBD
The Atlanta Chapter advances cloud and cybersecurity best practices across the Southeast. We host meetups, trainings, research collaborations, and leadership forums. Our mission is to connect people, share practical methods, and support careers in a rapidly changing cloud landscape.
- Cyversity Atlanta ChapterBooth: TBD
Our mission is to achieve the consistent representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the cybersecurity industry through programs designed to diversify, educate, and empower. Cyversity tackles the “great cyber divide” with scholarship opportunities, diverse workforce development, innovative outreach, and mentoring programs.
- InfraGard Atlanta Members AllianceBooth: TBD
InfraGard Atlanta Members Alliance (IAMA) is a non-profit organization serving as a public-private partnership among U.S. Businesses, individuals involved in the protection and resilience of the U.S. critical Infrastructure and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), which consists of local InfraGard Members Alliances (IMAs) throughout the country. An InfraGard “chapter” refers to the local FBI, the local IMA, and the local InfraGard members working together.
IAMA is the Atlanta chapter of InfraGard. It is a local association of persons who represent businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, non-profit organizations and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.
- ISACA AtlantaBooth: TBD
The aim of the ISACA Atlanta Chapter is to sponsor local educational seminars and workshops, conduct regular chapter meetings, and help further promote and elevate the visibility of the IT audit, risk, control and security professions throughout the local area.
Nearing its 50th year, ISACA is a global association helping individuals and enterprises achieve the positive potential of technology. Today’s world is powered by technology, and ISACA equips professionals with the knowledge, credentials, education and community to advance their careers and transform their organizations. ISACA leverages the expertise of its half-million engaged professionals in information and cyber security, governance, assurance, risk and innovation, as well as its enterprise performance subsidiary, CMMI Institute, to help advance innovation through technology.
- ISC2 AtlantaBooth: TBD
ISC2 Atlanta chapter encompasses the Atlanta Metro area. Our chapter program provides members a forum to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas, development of leadership and professional skills, and advancement of information systems security. We also provide our members with access to a variety of industry resource and educational programs to keep our members informed of the latest advances in technology and techniques.
Our mission is to advance information security in local communities throughout Atlanta, Georgia, by providing our members and other security professionals with the opportunity to share knowledge, grow professionally, educate others, and collaborate on projects.
- ISSA Metro Atlanta ChapterBooth: TBD
The ISSA Metro Atlanta chapter has developed over the years into one of the largest ISSA chapters worldwide and the largest IT Security organization in the Metro Atlanta area. The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members.
- KeysightBooth: TBD
Keysight’s portfolio of network security solutions simulate threats, eliminate blind spots, taking control of a rapidly-changing attack surface. Be a hero, not a headline, by proving your network is secure simulating attacks, exposing gaps early, and course correct with step-by-step fixes; protecting users and applications with increased the efficiency, performance, and reliability of your security systems; patrolling every packet eliminating vulnerable blind spots and decrypt threats hiding in SSL traffic; and practice your cyber skills enhancing your security and attack response skills against real-world threats.
- Needling WorldwideBooth: TBD
Needling Worldwide helps organizations assess, strategize, and build a robust and comprehensive Information Security Management System. Our consultants bring decades of information security domain and compliance expertise to help each organization reach its certification/compliance requirements quickly and effectively. In addition, Needling Worldwide offers services that can prepare your organization for the following certifications: CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, FIPS/FISMA, HIPAA, HITECH, FEDRAMP, ISO 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, SOC2 Type 2, and MARS-e. Our team will sit down and walk through the entire certification process and/or regulatory compliance requirements. We will also help your organization understand all aspects of the process, including certification readiness, security risk assessments, internal audits, policy development, compliance analysis, and security awareness training.
- P0 SecurityBooth: TBD
P0 Security is helping companies modernize PAM for multi-cloud and hybrid environments with the most agile way to ensure least-privileged, short-lived and auditable production access for users, NHIs and agents. Centralized governance, just-enough-privilege and just-in-time controls deliver secure access to production, as simply and scalably as possible. Every identity. Every system. All the time.
P0’s Access Graph and Identity DNA data layer make up the foundational architecture that powers privilege insights and access control across all identities, production resources and environments. With P0, production access is least-privilege, short-lived and auditable by default, including the new class of AI-driven agentic workloads emerging in modern environments.
To explore P0 Security further or book a demo, visit p0.dev.
- Seceon Inc.Booth: TBD
Seceon delivers a next-generation cybersecurity platform that empowers enterprises, MSPs, and MSSPs to detect, respond, and remediate threats in real-time, eliminating the need for 20+ security tools.
What Sets Seceon Apart:
- Unified Platform: Combines SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, EDR, NDR, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, and Compliance into one AI-powered solution.
- AI-Powered Threat Detection & Auto-Response: Leverages ML, AI, and Dynamic Threat Models for real-time threat identification and automated remediation.
- Scalable & Multi-Tenant: Supports massive scale, processing 10M+ events per second, across enterprises and MSSPs from a single dashboard.
- Continuous Compliance: Streamlines security analytics and regulatory compliance (NIST, ISO, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, NIS2) with aiSecurity360.
Why Organizations Choose Seceon:- Cut cybersecurity costs by 60% by replacing siloed tools
- Stop threats faster with AI-powered detection and automated response.
- Achieve full visibility by correlating real-time logs, flows, identities, for situational awareness and historical threat intelligence.
Faster protection, full visibility, and lower costs. Seceon powers the future of cybersecurity.
- SemperisBooth: TBD
For security teams charged with defending hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Semperis ensures the integrity and availability of critical enterprise directory services at every step in the cyber kill chain and cuts recovery time by 90%. Purpose-built for securing hybrid Active Directory environments, Semperis’ patented technology protects more than 50 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational errors. The world’s leading organizations trust Semperis to spot directory vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress, and quickly recover from ransomware and other data integrity emergencies.
As part of its mission is to be a force for good, Semperis offers a variety of cyber community resources, including the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference, HIP Podcast and free identity security tools Purple Knight and Forest Druid.
- Splunk, a Cisco CompanyBooth: TBD
Splunk helps build a safer and more resilient digital world. Organizations trust Splunk to prevent security, infrastructure and application incidents from becoming major issues, absorb shocks from digital disruptions and accelerate digital transformation.
- TeramindBooth: TBD
Founded in 2014, Teramind has become the global leader in behavioral solutions as over 10,000 organizations in 125+ countries, across every industry, have turned to Teramind to protect and optimize their business.
The power of Teramind is proven by its track record and has been recognized by numerous publications and industry analysts, including Forbes. - ThreatLockerBooth: TBD
ThreatLocker® is a global cybersecurity leader, providing enterprise-level cybersecurity tools to improve the security of servers and endpoints. ThreatLocker’s combined Application Whitelisting, Ringfencing™, Storage Control, and Privileged Access Management solutions are leading the cybersecurity market towards a more secure approach of blocking unknown application vulnerabilities. To learn more about ThreatLocker visit: www.threatlocker.com
- TorqBooth: TBD
Torq is your security product’s favorite security product. Torq Hyperautomation unifies and automates the entire security infrastructure to deliver unparalleled protection and productivity.
- Trinity CyberBooth: TBD
Trinity Cyber is an international cybersecurity firm that invents and operates innovative solutions to the most difficult cybersecurity challenges. The company’s products and services replace multiple market segments in the traditional cybersecurity market, with customers in over a dozen of the largest market verticals. The company’s founders, management team, and technologists are all award-winning, recognized leaders in their field—and their tech has revolutionized network security.
- Zoho CorporationBooth: TBD
Zoho Corporation is a prominent, bootstrapped Indian multinational technology company founded in 1996 by Sridhar Vembu, specializing in cloud-based business software. Headquartered in Chennai, India, and Austin, TX, it offers 55+ integrated applications for CRM, HR, finance, and productivity, serving over 150 million users globally.
Ahanu Boyle, InstructorCyber Risk Analyst, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLCAhanu is a cyber risk analyst with Cyber Risk Opportunities who brings years of hands-on information security experience to the enterprise AI challenge. They lead cyber risk management initiatives for organizations of all sizes, translating complex security concepts into actionable strategies that business leaders can implement.
Since the emergence of generative AI, Ahanu has been at the forefront of enterprise AI security helping organizations safely integrate LLMs into their operations without sacrificing productivity or innovation. Their specialty lies in building secure AI workflows that actually work in practice, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world business needs.
Ahanu’s approach centers on a core belief: effective security enables innovation rather than blocking it.
Jeremy KoppenEVP, CISO, EquifaxJeremy Koppen is Chief Information Security Officer of Equifax, charged with continuing the company’s leadership in security, a core component of the Equifax EFX2027 Strategic Priorities.
Prior to joining Equifax, Jeremy served as Managing Director of Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, where he led hundreds of cyber engagements for Fortune 100 and 500 companies with a focus on mitigating emerging threats, scaling security operations through automation and AI, and enhancing cyber resilience. Jeremy has provided strategic counsel to government leaders, corporate boards, and C-Suite executives, and has played a key role in responding to some of the most advanced cybersecurity threats across industries.
Jeremy holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Digital Forensics from the University of Rhode Island.
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Jennifer Bolling, CCICRegional Director, Cyber/Professional Liability - Midsouth Region, USI InsuranceJennifer Bolling is a Regional Cyber Director for the Executive & Professional Risk Solutions (EPS) Practice within the Midsouth Region and is based out of the Atlanta, GA office. Jennifer specializes in consulting and broking services for Cyber and Professional Liability and her responsibilities include assessment of exposures, coverage and program structure, strategic action planning, market negotiation and program placement. Jennifer’s 21+ years of insurance industry experience enables her to take an enterprise view of risk across all professional risk lines.
Before joining USI in 2021, she was with Arthur J Gallagher & Co. for nearly 17 years as a Senior Resource Specialist focusing on Management and Cyber Liability. Jennifer has placed management and professional liability coverages and related lines for a variety of organizations, including large publicly traded, privately held and not-for-profit entities in various industries. Prior to Gallagher, Jennifer’s work included marketing and business development for software companies.Jennifer earned a BBA degree from Mercer University – Stetson School of Economics, Macon, GA and was also a Tift College Scholar. She earned her Cyber COPE® Insurance Certification℠ (CCIC) which is an eight-month program developed and delivered by Chubb and Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Policy & Information Systems.
She is a member of Professional Liability Underwriting Society and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), and a winner for Risk & Insurance 2021 Power Broker (Cyber category).
Jennifer grew up in Buford, GA, and currently resides in Birmingham, AL.
April SolanoSoutheast Regional Cyber Manager, Bowhead Specialty
Dr. Erika VossSVP, Global Chief Security Officer, Blue YonderStrategic security executive with over two decades of transformational leadership across the world's most demanding technology and enterprise environments. Proven track record driving enterprise-wide security strategies that align with business objectives while managing complex, global teams and regulatory compliance frameworks. Recognized expert in designing and implementing comprehensive security architectures that enable digital transformation while maintaining the highest standards of protection across application security, infrastructure security, cloud security, identity and access management, third-party risk, and enterprise threat detection.
In her current role as SVP, Global Chief Security Officer at Blue Yonder, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain software and solutions for global enterprises, Dr. Voss sets strategic direction and drives execution across all facets of the organization's security program. Leading a high-performing team of security engineers, architects, and security operations experts, she establishes security policies, procedures, and practices that protect enterprise assets while enabling business velocity and innovation. Her responsibilities encompass application security, infrastructure security, access control and identity management, third-party risk management, threat detection and response, and regulatory compliance for complex global supply chains.
Drawing on her extensive tenure at industry-leading organizations including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Public Cloud, Salesforce, and Capital One, Dr. Voss has consistently delivered transformational security programs that reduce risk, enhance operational resilience, and support scalable growth. Her expertise spans foundational security architecture, fraud detection and prevention, identity management, and enterprise cloud security practices.
Keith DeiningerVP, Enterprise Technology, TPRM, TruistProfessional Background:
Keith Deininger’s career spans more than 35 years across technology, engineering, cybersecurity, and third-party risk management. He began his career after earning a degree in Computer Science and Information Systems, developing mainframe financial applications. Driven by a desire for new challenges, he later returned to university to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering Technologies and went on to design controllers for several of Japan’s largest electronics manufacturers. As cybersecurity emerged as a critical discipline, Keith expanded his expertise by earning degrees in Cybersecurity Assurance and Risk Management. He now helps to lead the Third-Party Risk Management program at Truist.Speaking and Thought Leadership:
For the past 12 years, Keith has been an active presenter at nationally recognized cybersecurity conferences. His presentations have covered a broad range of topics, including Agentic AI Risks and Rewards, Developing Effective Third-Party Risk Management Programs, Data Governance and Cybersecurity Risk, Cybersecurity Trends in 2026, Preventing Social Engineering, Developing Zero-Trust Networks, and Cybersecurity Threats to National Infrastructure.Certifications and Industry Contributions:
Keith holds active certifications from ISACA and ISC2. He has also been recognized by ISC2 as a Global Subject Matter Expert and Certified Exam Writer for the CISSP, SSCP, CCSP, and CGRC certifications for more than a decade. In addition, Keith serves on a number of cybersecurity advisory boards and leadership councils, helping to shape cybersecurity initiatives and advance the profession.Personal Philosophy:
Keith often shares a guiding belief: we are all teachers, and we are all students of one another. His philosophy is simple and enduring, never stop learning and never stop sharing knowledge with others.
Lucas PersellSr. Solutions Architect, C1Lucas brings more than a decade of cybersecurity expertise to the C1 team, specializing in creating outcome-based security roadmaps for complex enterprise environments. With a background spanning systems engineering at Cisco and cloud architecture, he excels at bridging the gap between technical defense and business risk. Lucas is dedicated to helping clients navigate the evolving threat landscape through strategic design, zero-trust frameworks, and a relentless focus on long-term security resilience.
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Joseph BlankenshipVP, Research Director, Forrester ResearchJoseph supports security and risk (S&R) leaders, helping clients develop security strategies and make informed cybersecurity decisions. As a research director, he leads the analyst team researching security leadership, the role of the CISO, detection and response, and Forrester’s Zero Trust model. His research focuses on insider risk management, security operations, and security management. His over 20 years of security experience includes roles at Solutionary, McAfee, Vigilar, and IBM (ISS), where he focused on managed security and consulting services, email security, network security, and compliance. Joseph holds an MBA from Kennesaw State University and a BA from Auburn University.
Wes KnightVP, CISO, Government Accounts, Needling WorldwideFor more than four 4 decades, Wes has been building a successful career in Information Security. He is an award-winning professional and sought-after speaker. Wes was recruited by IBM in 1979 and based in Atlanta, where he spent many years with the Fortune 50 legend. In 1996, Wes began his entrepreneurial journey by providing consulting and training services to Network Security clientele.
Wes was given an outstanding opportunity to work with Georgia’s Department of Revenue (DOR) in 2008. Throughout his tenure, he has fulfilled many roles. Before his retirement in 2020, Wes was the Chief Information Security Officer and managed the DOR Office of Information Security. Following his retirement from the State, Wes accepted a position as CISO and Vice President for Government Accounts at Needling Worldwide, LLC. There, he manages and conducts CMMC and NIST-based audits and assessments, as well as vCISO services.
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Steve HodgesState CISO, State of GeorgiaSteve Hodges is the State Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Georgia, where he leads enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, operations, and modernization across a large and complex public-sector environment.
Steve has spent more than 30 years working across technology, operations, and cybersecurity. His career began close to the technology—with programming, databases, networks, infrastructure, and operations—and later evolved through enterprise architecture, business continuity, disaster recovery, governance, risk, and cybersecurity leadership. That experience has shaped how he thinks about security today.
Steve understands what happens when a security decision reaches the operational environment. His work increasingly focuses on the organizational challenges that determine whether an enterprise can act when time matters: trust, decision rights, relationships across organizational boundaries, and the ability to move from information to decision to action.
He speaks and writes about cybersecurity leadership, enterprise resilience, decision velocity, trust, governance, organizational transformation, and emerging technology. His recent work explores Continuous Incident Response and the need to build the trust, authority, and alignment required to act before an incident begins—not try to assemble them after an attacker is already moving.
Steve is a frequent speaker at cybersecurity, technology, and executive leadership events, including SecureWorld, Info-Tech LIVE, AWS Public Sector Innovation Day, StateScoop’s Cybersecurity Modernization Summit, the Georgia Digital Government Summit, and other industry and government forums.
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