Executive Summit

It's time to mix (drinks) and mingle with your C-Level peers! Join the Atlanta CISO Governing Body for tapas and an interactive cocktail making experience on the eve of the Atlanta CISO Executive Summit at The Iberian Pig.  

There's no denying the power and popularity of generative AI. For good or for evil, its uses seem endless. Predicting exactly how this advanced AI will impact the future of cyber security might seem impossible. Through collaboration with your peers, you might be able to prepare.

Join this interactive session to:

• Share your thoughts on the future of AI
• Gauge the impact this tech advancement is having across industries
• Plan and prepare for the (previously) unexpected

How much money does your organization spend maintaining, upgrading, and managing legacy network appliances? How many security tools does your organization use? Are multiple products performing the same tasks in your environment? – Searching for answers to these questions has led countless businesses to embrace cloud migration. Organizations can enjoy stronger security, improved scalability, and save up to 64% of their IT spend by adopting a cloud-based zero trust framework.  

Join this session to:

• Learn ways to save money and improve security by eliminating point products such as firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers
• Achieve new levels of network monitoring, DMZ management, and technical resiliency at considerably lower costs
• Greatly reduce the risk of business disruptions, compliance violations, data breaches, and insider threats

Despite a dynamic threat landscape and constantly changing malicious TTPs, CISOs must prepare their organizations to thrive in growing complexity. From widely distributed infrastructures to high volumes of tools with different levels of control and responsibility, it can be difficult to maintain true visibility across environments. How can shifting from reactive to proactive threat management be incorporated into your security strategy to help achieve this?

Join this session to discuss:

• Identifying blind spots due to information fragmentation
• Understanding your full attack surface and the challenges of lowering risks
• Reducing the noise and stress being fed into threat management systems and pressure on teams

We live in a world where everything is hybrid and the blend between personal, corporate, private and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has increased and complicated the attack surface and the pressure to converge tools and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans and technology.

Join this interactive session to learn:

• How to build an effective plan for change without adding to the chaos 
• What consolidation approaches save money without sacrificing security
• Use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency while improving user experience

Does your organization use point products from multiple vendors for cybersecurity? You’re not alone. For years, many have responded to the latest threats with point products. This approach created massive complexity, inefficiency and expense–while increasing risk. It’s time for a strategic, consolidated approach to security.  

In this session, Shailesh Rao, SVP and CRO of Palo Alto Networks' Cortex XSIAM will discuss best practices for enabling cyber-transformation by:

• Harnessing the power of ML and Automation to radically improve security outcomes
• Adopting a threat-informed approach to security
• Centralizing and automating security operations with XSIAM

Cybersecurity insurance premiums are on the rise, but the nuances of these agreements can be complex and filled with exceptions. CISOs across industries are feeling the pressure to manage these increasing costs without compromising the business’ security posture. 

Join this session to explore: 

• Factors that may impact premiums and coverage 
• Methods to effectively communicate the risk and cost tradeoff of cybersecurity insurance 
• Ways to engage with stakeholders to address business risk with adequate insurance coverage

Despite the challenges posed by organizational and technological silos, the modern CISO is stepping up to the plate. Impactful digital transformation through intentional technology decisions can minimize organizational obstacles. 

Join this fireside chat to discover:

• Embracing digital transformation to stay competitive and secure in today's business world
• Leveraging SASE to simplify your security architecture, level-up compliance monitoring and improve visibility
• Driving meaningful change with a holistic approach that considers not just security, but also organizational culture, processes, and people

Managing cyber risk across an enterprise IT infrastructure has never been harder. Remote workers, advancing attack methods, and an ever-expanding vendor network are challenging every firm, as total visibility into threats has become nearly impossible. As digital business strategy matures, more organizations are becoming dependent on the cyber posture and protection of third parties. Third-party risks present a unique challenge because you are depending on vendors and partners to operate securely to keep your data and information safe. How are you mitigating the associated risks and demonstrating this to the business to ensure effective security programs?

Join our session to hear about:

• Common failings across TPRM programs that led to breach events
• How executives can provide strategic direction for third-party risk teams
• Key practices being implemented by leading vendor risk firms to maintain strong supply chain risk management

Adversaries are increasingly fast and stealthy, don’t respect time zones or holidays, and often execute damaging intrusions in hours. Every second matters when under attack and the first steps taken in the wake of a threat can determine success or downtime and disruption. How are you ensuring you have the tools and processes to protect your endpoints and the organization from today’s threats?

Join this interactive discussion for strategies to:

• Deploy the right endpoint security tools and extended capabilities to stop an adversary with speed
• Identify resources to appropriately implement, operate and maintain an effective security program
• Secure critical applications even in a state of compromise

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

CISOs across industries share similar priorities, but there is plenty to learn from other industry standards and approaches to shared challenges. Leaders across industries are coming together to share their unique perspectives on Evanta’s annual Leadership Perspective Survey topics.

Join this interactive panel discussion to:

• Explore diverse perspectives, ideas and approaches to shared challenges
• Hear innovative best practices and lessons learned
• Generate ideas that are immediately actionable

There is an emerging trend in understanding that even the most layered set of “protection” technologies and processes are allowing threat actors to compromise the integrity of an identity. In response, technologies and processes appear to be pivoting to detect and respond to these threats, but what should the CISO be looking for?

Join this boardroom session to discuss:

• How to accurately define detection, response, and how protection fits in to managing identities
• Why the cloud complicates identity and risk management
• How various detection and response solutions compare

In today’s threat landscape, security teams are frequently forced into reactive positions, lowering security program efficacy and sustainability. Strong foundational security program components, including vulnerability and asset management processes, are essential to building resilience in a persistently elevated threat climate.
Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

• Defining what your emergency procedures and “playbooks” look like.
• How you prioritize CVEs, VPNs and firewalls
• Combatting the challenge of zero-day exploitation

As the cloud landscape continues to evolve, so too should the strategies CISOs develop in order to remain secure. Cloud strategy must ensure successful business outcomes and bring in the right mix of security capabilities, but what is truly practical? Join Bob Varnadoe, CISO, NCR and Jamil Farshchi, CISO, Equifax as they share their experience implementing proven cloud strategies.

In this session, CISOs will take away:

• Strategies to guide an organization's cloud priorities
• Solutions to current and future cloud security issues
• Methods to align cloud strategy to business value