SecureWorld Financial Services Virtual Conference Fall 2025

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As AI becomes a cornerstone of innovation across industries, the importance of robust data security has never been more critical. This presentation will explore the essential role of data security in enabling the widespread adoption of AI technologies. Attendees will gain insights into how safeguarding sensitive data builds trust, ensures compliance, and mitigates risks in AI systems. We’ll discuss real-world challenges that encompass data breaches, privacy concerns, and ethical considerations while highlighting strategies to secure data pipelines that promote trustworthy AI deployment.

Zero Trust is more than a buzzword—it’s a mindset shift that reshapes how organizations protect assets. In this session, digital transformation and cybersecurity expert Amy Yee presents a clear, actionable roadmap for adopting Zero Trust. You’ll explore foundational principles and organizational drivers, learn how to assess maturity and identify quick wins, and understand common pitfalls—like fragmented identity policies—before they derail your progress.

Amy dives into key ingredients: identity security, supply chain resilience, essential cross-team conversations, and navigating blockers/enablers. Packed with real-world examples and practical exercises, this talk will leave CISOs, IT leaders, and security teams equipped to design, implement, and sustain a Zero Trust strategy that scales with business needs.

In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, maintaining continuous compliance is no longer a choice, but a necessity. This panel discussion brings together leading experts to explore how organizations can leverage IT to streamline compliance efforts, reduce risk, and achieve sustainable growth.

Discussion Points:

• The Evolving Compliance Landscape: Navigating the complexities of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other industry-specific regulations.
• Automation and Orchestration: Utilizing IT tools and technologies to automate compliance tasks, monitor systems, and ensure adherence to policies.
• Building a Culture of Compliance: Integrating compliance into organizational DNA through training, communication, and accountability.
• The Role of IT in Risk Management: Leveraging IT infrastructure and security protocols to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks.
• Best Practices for Continuous Compliance: Practical strategies and real-world examples of successful IT-driven compliance programs.

Join us for an engaging discussion on how to transform IT from a compliance burden to a strategic enabler.

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In the era of rapid technological change, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity presents both tremendous opportunities and complex challenges. This presentation will explore how AI is transforming security awareness programs and shaping security culture within organizations. Attendees will learn how to leverage AI to build a more resilient and proactive security culture that empowers individuals to become active participants in the fight against cyber threats. We’ll discuss the importance of human behavior in security, practical tools for implementing AI-driven training, and how to create a dynamic culture where employees continuously adapt to emerging threats.

2024 plagued financial services firms with some major breaches. Insider threats, third party risks, and typical threat actors all had hands in high-profile stories like the incidents at LoanDepot, SRP Federal Credit Union, and Navy Federal Credit Union.

In this session, you’ll get a quick overview of this emerging threat landscape and how data security solutions such as data loss prevention, data security posture management, and data detection and response can address the primary risks to your data (insider, third party, threat actors). You’ll come away from this session with the knowledge of how to use these solutions to achieve proactive data security that fits in a zero trust architecture and enables compliance for regulations like PCI DSS 4.0, ISO-27001, GDR, and more.

Join Censys as we discuss securing your FinTech and explore what’s really happening on the internet. See how it’s impacting security professionals, particularly Financial Services organizations, and see tangible examples of exposures that are impacting the data that we protect, and what you can do about it.

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Learn more about how AI is supercharging spear phishing campaigns. Automated OSINT collection, deepfake video and audio, and low-cost datasets with employee mobile phone numbers and social media profiles are taking social engineering threats to new heights. In this session, we’ll walk through some numbers on the risk of highly personalized phishing, compare traditional open-source intelligence to AI-powered spears, and highlight some recent attacks indicative of the next-generation of social engineering.

Join us as we dive into several of the top concerns in Financial Services. From deep web cards to BECs, ransomware, and more! Bring your questions for the panel.

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In the financial services sector, protecting sensitive data is critical to maintaining customer trust and regulatory compliance. Yet, financial and insurance industry experiences more data breaches than most other industries. According to 2024 Verizon DBIR report, financial services organizations were plagued by system intrusion attacks resulting from stolen credentials and human errors such as mis-delivery and misconfigurations.

Join us to hear our experts discuss the unique challenges of protecting information in the financial services industry and how Proofpoint Data Security helps organizations to:

• Prevent sensitive data exfiltration such as customer information

• Strengthen data posture to safeguard valuable data such as financial records

• Comply with strict regulations, such as PCI DSS

• Build insider threat programs

Bring your questions!

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The claims environment remains fraught with cyber threats, particularly ransomware. At the same time, privacy concerns continue to escalate, with a heightened focus on data protection, biometric security, and non-breach privacy claims. Regulatory scrutiny from the FTC and State Privacy Regulators further emphasizes the need for robust cybersecurity measures.

To effectively mitigate risks, organizations must prioritize controls such as EDR, DLP, privileged account management, and technology product risk management. A proactive approach to third-party risk management and supply chain resilience is also essential. Culture and awareness training play a pivotal role in fostering a security-conscious workforce.

Maximizing cyber insurance efforts requires collaboration across departments. CISOs should engage with risk managers and legal teams to ensure alignment in coverage discussions and budget allocation. Cyber underwriting exercises can provide valuable insights for business impact assessments and audit committee reviews, fostering a shared understanding of risk and mitigation strategies.

• Prevention: Discover proactive measures to fortify your defenses, including robust security hygiene, employee awareness training, network segmentation, and vulnerability management. Learn how to minimize your attack surface and make your organization a less attractive target.
• Detection: Understand the key indicators of an active ransomware attack. We will discuss the tools and techniques for early detection, such as monitoring for unusual file activity, network traffic anomalies, and endpoint-level behavioral analysis, enabling a swift response.
• Response: Learn how to develop and implement an effective incident response plan specifically tailored for ransomware. This includes crucial steps like containment, eradication, communication strategies, and decision-making regarding ransom demands.
• Recovery: Explore best practices for restoring encrypted data and systems efficiently and safely. We will cover the importance of reliable backups, an orderly restoration process, and post-incident analysis to strengthen future resilience.