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  • Tuesday, November 14, 2023
    9:00 am
    [PLUS Course] Topic TBD
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    9:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Topic(s) and instructor to be announced.

    Our PLUS courses provide 6 hours of in-depth training onsite the day before the conference. Learn in a small group of your peers from an instructor with subject matter expertise on a critical, timely security issue.

    Includes a Conference Pass; earn 12 CPE credits total!

  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023
    7:30 am
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    7:30 am - 4:30 pm
    Location / Room: Registration Desk

    Come 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.

    8:00 am
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    8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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    Your opportunity to visit our solution vendor partners, whose sponsorship makes SecureWorld possible! Booths have staff ready to answer your questions. Look for participating Dash For Prizes sponsors to be entered to win prizes.

    8:00 am
    Association Chapter Meetings
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    8:00 am - 8:50 am

    Participating professional associations and details to be announced.

    8:00 am
    Advisory Council Roundtable Breakfast – (VIP / Invite only)
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    8:00 am - 8:50 am

    This roundtable discussion is for our Advisory Council members only.

    9:00 am
    [Executive Panel] Making the Cybersecurity Music: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Today's InfoSec Landscape
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    9:00 am - 9:45 am
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater
    Over the last few years, the workforce and the way we work has entirely shifted and evolved. Much like conducting a grand orchestra, cybersecurity executives are now called upon to more than just conduct procedures and make “good music.” Listen to local cybersecurity executives who are in the trenches navigating the “new normal,” the threats impacting the industry, and their different key takeaways and lessons learned along the way. This discussion is followed by a live Q&A, so come prepared to ask your local executives your burning workforce questions!
    9:45 am
    Networking Break
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    9:45 am - 10:15 am
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    10:15 am
    Cyber World on Fire: A Look at Internet Security in Today’s Age of Conflict
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    CNN Military Analyst; USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Cedric Leighton Associates, LLC
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    10:15 am - 11:00 am

    This informative session analyses the growing threat of cyberattacks and risks to internet security in today’s world. Col. Leighton explores the various types of attacks and vectors, including how bad actors can impact businesses and individuals. The session also examines the role of governments and international organizations—partnering with public and private businesses—in protecting against cyber threats.

    Col. Leighton describes how nefarious actions are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and widespread, with hackers targeting not just large corporations but also smaller businesses and even individuals. He emphasizes the need for organizations to take proactive measures to protect their networks and data, including investing in advanced security technologies and providing regular training to employees.

    He shares examples of cyber activity—good and bad; offensive and defensive—from Ukraine, China, and around the globe.

    10:15 am
    Securing Your Sensitive Assets in a Cloud-First World
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    10:15 am - 11:00 am

    Key take-away: 
    How to rethink database security controls in a cloud-first world.

    For most organizations, data repositories hold our most sensitive, mission critical assets. As enterprises continue their digital transformation journeys, data repositories and the sensitive assets within are more exposed than ever before for several reasons, including a dramatic rise in the:

    • Amount of data created, collected, and stored
    • Number of repositories storing sensitive data across clouds
    • Number of users and applications that need access to data
    10:15 am
    Developing a Crisis Management Playbook
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    10:15 am - 11:00 am

    When a data breach or other cyber incident happens, having a plan in place can mean the difference between a quick recovery and unwanted headlines and irreparable harm to stakeholder trust.

    11:00 am
    Networking Break
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    11:00 am - 11:10 am
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    11:10 am
    Lean On Me: Effective Interdepartmental Communication in Modern Times
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    Cybersecurity Director, Gannett Fleming
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    11:10 am - 11:55 am
    It is now more important than ever for security professionals to communicate effectively with team members and business stakeholders at all levels, both in-person and virtually. Interdepartmental communication and collaboration can increase compliance and maintain a safe and secure organization. This session focuses on fostering effective communication and collaboration across various departments within the organization.
    11:10 am
    [Panel] There's a Bad Moon on the Rise – Are You Ready?
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    Identifying the Current Threat Landscape
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    11:10 am - 11:55 am

    Like the main character in the 1981 horror movie, An American Werewolf in London, cybercriminals continue to morph into something evil, lurking in the night (and day) to cause harm to people, organizations, and governments. Cue the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, Bad Moon Rising.

    The cybersecurity community is smart and more than capable of thwarting bad actors, fangs and all. They have tools, technologies, partnerships across private and public entities, and solution vendors to help them along the way. Don’t forget about the consultants working hard to stay ahead of those wanting to do harm, as well.

    Hear our panelists’ views on the current threat landscape, solutions they have to offer, and ideas they have for turning a bad moon into a harvest moon.

    11:10 am
    BEC Attacks: The Stealthiest and Most Lucrative Threat
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    11:10 am - 11:55 am
    12:00 pm
    LUNCH KEYNOTE
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    12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
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    12:00 pm
    Advisory Council Lunch Roundtable – (VIP / Invite Only)
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    12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

    Advisory Council – VIP / INVITE ONLY

    12:45 pm
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    12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
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    1:15 pm
    Ransomware: How to Stay Off the Front Pages
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    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    1:15 pm
    [Panel] Lucy in the Cloud with Diamonds
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    Securing Your Cloud Environment
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    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

    Can you “imagine” if The Beatles, when first starting out, had to deal with having their catalog of music hacked, stolen, and held for ransom simply because it was in an unsecure cloud setting? While it is possible for that to happen with their hit-laden collection of songs today, it’s merely a tiny example of how businesses operate at a minimum in a hybrid cloud environment—many in a cloud-only platform.

    With that comes security issues and another major area which cybersecurity professionals must work diligently to protect.

    Our panel of experts share the good, the bad, and the ugly of operating in a cloud environment, what it takes to make the move to hybrid or multi-cloud successful, how to protect data from insider and outsider threats, and what it takes to provide the support DevOps teams need.

    2:15 pm
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    2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
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    2:30 pm
    [Fireside Chat] Sustainable Cybersecurity and Resiliency
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    2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

    As the nation’s cyber defense agency, CISA leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure. Since the majority of our nation’s critical infrastructure is privately owned, ensuring the nation’s cybersecurity posture requires continued collaboration between government and the private sector. During this fireside chat, CISA will discuss the current cyber threat landscape, the agency’s latest initiatives to help critical infrastructure owners and operators protect and defend their networks, and the catalog of CISA services available to organizations to become more cyber resilient.

    2:30 pm
    Demystifying Zero Trust and Its Role in Cybersecurity
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    2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    2:30 pm
    Benchmarking Your Cybersecurity Framework
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    2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

    Measuring one’s cybersecurity framework against others in the same industry, or even outside of their vertical, can provide valuable insights into areas to improve or adjust.

    3:15 pm
    Networking Break and Dash for Prizes
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    3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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    Visit the solution sponsor booths in the Exhibitor Hall and connect with other attendees.

    Participating sponsors will announce their Dash for Prizes winners. Must be present to win.

    3:45 pm
    CLOSING KEYNOTE
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    3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater
Exhibitors
  • CREST
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    CREST is an international not-for-profit accreditation and certification body that represents and supports the technical information security market. CREST provides internationally recognised accreditations for organisations and professional level certifications for individuals providing penetration testing, cyber incident response, threat intelligence, and Security Operations Centre (SOC) services.

  • Endace
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    Customers choose Endace products for one primary reason: they deliver, where competitor products fail. Whether it is capture accuracy, fidelity of time stamps, write-to-disk performance or speed of traffic retrieval, Endace is famous for delivering the very best performing products. Telcos, broadcasters, governments, defence departments, investment banks and many other large enterprises trust our products to help them manage their critical data networks.

  • Envision Technology Advisors
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    Envision Technology Advisors is a business and technology consultancy specializing in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Infrastructure Consulting, Web Design and Development, and much more. With offices in Rhode Island and the Boston area, Envision serves clients throughout New England and beyond.

  • LogRhythm
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    LogRhythm, a leader in security intelligence and analytics, empowers organizations around the globe to rapidly detect, respond to and neutralize damaging cyber threats. The company’s patented award-winning platform uniquely unifies next-generation SIEM, log management, network and endpoint monitoring, user entity and behavior analytics (UEBA), security automation and orchestration and advanced security analytics. In addition to protecting customers from the risks associated with cyber threats, LogRhythm provides unparalleled compliance automation and assurance, and enhanced IT intelligence.

  • Lookout
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    Lookout is a cybersecurity company that makes it possible for individuals and enterprises to be both mobile and secure. With 100 million mobile sensors fueling a dataset of virtually all the mobile code in the world, the Lookout Security Cloud can identify connections that would otherwise go unseen—predicting and stopping mobile attacks before they do harm.

  • SecureAuth
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    SecureAuth enables companies to determine identities with absolute confidence. Whether you’re seeking to continuously secure employee,
    customer or partner access, SecureAuth’s flexible and adaptive platform makes everything fast, frictionless and pain-free. Guaranteed.

  • SentinelOne
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    SentinelOne delivers real-time cloud workload protection, to stop runtime threats targeting VMs, containers and Kubernetes clusters. From endpoints to workloads, to data center and public cloud, innovate quickly knowing SentinelOne has you protected. To learn more, visit www.sentinelone.com or follow us at @SentinelOne, or on LinkedIn and Facebook.

  • Rubrik
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    Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company, delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises. Rubrik’s big idea is to provide data security and data protection on a single platform, including Zero Trust Data Protection, ransomware investigation, incident containment, sensitive data discovery and orchestrated application recovery. This means data is ready at all times so you can recover the data you need and avoid paying a ransom. Because when you secure your data, you secure your applications, and you secure your business.

  • TechTarget
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    TechTarget (NASDAQ: TTGT) is the online intersection of serious technology buyers, targeted technical content and technology providers worldwide. Our media, powered by TechTarget’s Activity Intelligence platform, redefines how technology buyers are viewed and engaged based on their active projects, specific technical priorities and business needs. With more than 100 technology specific websites, we provide technology marketers innovative media that delivers unmatched reach via custom advertising, branding and lead generation solutions all built on our extensive network of online and social media. TechTarget is based in Boston and has locations in Atlanta, Beijing, Cincinnati, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, and Sydney.

  • Team Cymru
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    Team Cymru’s mission is to save and improve human lives.  We are unrivalled across three disciplines; digital business risk platforms, free to use community services and support services to over 143 Government CSIRT teams.

    Our business risk and threat intelligence platforms empower global organizations with unmatched Threat Reconnaissance and Attack Surface Management capabilities to meet the challenges of today’s cyber threats.

    Community Services equip those who run the internet to defend it from criminals who wish to disrupt and cause harm, and CSIRT enables Governments the tools to outmaneuver nation state threat actors.

    Since 2005, our reputation remains unchallenged.

  • ThreatLocker
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    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

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    Col. Cedric Leighton
    CNN Military Analyst; USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Cedric Leighton Associates, LLC

    Founder of a strategic risk consultancy after serving 26 years in the US Air Force, Cedric Leighton oversaw numerous critical intelligence missions throughout his career. He served at US Special Operations Command, the Joint Staff and the National Security Agency, where he helped train the nation's cyber warriors. A Middle East combat veteran, he is the recipient of numerous military awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Bronze Star.

    Currently, Cedric advises multinational businesses on cyber attacks and the management of complex global strategies to reduce risk and unpredictability.

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    Tamika Bass
    Cybersecurity Director, Gannett Fleming

    Tamika Bass is an Information Security professional with more than 17 years’ experience in information security, including information security governance and risk management. Tamika is passionate about improving communication and understanding of information security in the industry. Tamika is an active speaker, college professor and enjoys spending her time educating technical staff on the importance of communicating effectively in the Information Technology space. Tamika holds the following certifications: CISA,CRISC, HCISPP, CBCP.

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