Are you ready to support a remote workforce without compromising security?
Striking a balance between your people’s need for a simple, consistent technology experience and the IT mandate to provide secure, stable operations has always been a challenge. In the wake of COVID-19, the need to support and protect a workforce that’s now all-remote has only added to the complexity for your IT security team.
On Thursday, August 20 at 2 pm ET, we’ll convene with some of the leading voices in the security industry as they discuss their experiences and lessons learned around security during the COVID-19 pandemic and forecast the most important security trends into 2021 and beyond.
In one hour we’ll cover:
Christopher Leach
Senior CISO/CSO AdvisorChris brings his considerable years (25+) of experience in Cyber and InfoSec to advise Cisco’s strategic clients on charting their Cyber Security Strategy. Most recently he was the interim CISO at a financial services company, a client of his firm, the CISO Toolbox. Previous experience includes working with other CISOs, CTOs, CIOs on security strategies, security mega trends and emerging threats at Hewlett Packard and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Previous to his work at HP he was a CISO for a large outsourcing company acquired by Xerox, Affiliated Computer Services in Dallas; and was the CISO for BankOne/JPMC in New York and First Horizon National Corp in Memphis, TN. He views security as a partner with the business and understands that risk can be controlled but never fully eliminated and therefore approaches security from a risk-based model.
Tom Kellermann,
Head of Cybersecurity StrategyPreviously Tom held the position of Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Carbon Black Inc. Prior to joining Carbon Black, Tom was the CEO and founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. In 2020, he was appointed to the Cyber Investigations Advisory Board for the United States Secret Service. On January 19, 2017, Tom was appointed the Wilson Center’s Global Fellow for Cyber Policy. Tom previously held the positions of Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Trend Micro; Vice President of Security for Core Security and Deputy CISO for the World Bank Treasury. In 2008 Tom was appointed a commissioner on the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President of the United States. In 2003 he co-authored the Book "Electronic Safety and Soundness: Securing Finance in a New Age."
Tony Anscombe,
Global Security EvangelistWith over 20 years of security industry experience, Anscombe is an established Author, Blogger and Speaker on the current threat landscape, security technologies and products, data protection, privacy and trust, and Internet safety. His speaking portfolio includes industry conferences RSA, CTIA, MEF, GlobSEC and Child Internet Safety (CIS). He has been quoted in security, technology and business media, including BBC, the Guardian, the Times and USA Today, with broadcast appearances on Bloomberg, BBC, CTV, KRON and CBS. Anscombe has served on the board of MEF and FOSI and holds an executive position with the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO).
Sam McLane
Chief Technology Services OfficerSam McLane is the lead evangelist for all technical endeavors at Arctic Wolf, bringing over 25 years of security and product management experience to the team. Prior to joining Arctic Wolf, Sam led product management and other sales functions for Blue Coat Systems’ Cloud Security Services business. Before Blue Coat, Sam was a sales leader at Lucent Technologies, managing the system engineering team for the eastern US. Prior to Lucent, Sam was a networking consultant at KPMG and network manager at Temple University. Sam holds a Master of Science in Mathematics from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Washington and Lee University.
Andrew Conway
General Manager for Security MarketingPrior to this role, Andrew launched and ran product marketing for Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) and before that business planning and strategy for identity and security. He began his career at Microsoft working in product and partner marketing for Visual Studio.
Before Microsoft, Andrew was a VP at JP Morgan Chase having worked in several business and program management roles with the bank in both New York and London. He began his career as a software developer at Price Waterhouse Management Consultants in London, working in the financial services and insurance sector. Andrew holds a BA in Physics (First Class) from Merton College, Oxford and an MBA from Stanford Business School. Originally from England, Andrew now lives with his family in Seattle, his hobbies include motorcycling, and photography
Chris Pratapas
Director, Business Development, SecurityDuring his 3+ year tenure at Herjavec, Chris was acting Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations where he had overall responsibility for Solution Implementation and Managed Services through the Security Operations Center (SOC), PMO, Client Advocacy, Consulting, Engineering and Incident Response organizations. Prior to this, Chris’ experience includes 3 years as Vice President of Technology Support Services at Hilton Worldwide and 3 years as the Vice President Global Telecommunications for Royal Bank of Canada.
