Chicago CISO Community
Executive Summit

IT and security partnerships are built on trust and thrive when leaders invest in each other throughout the organization. IT leaders must set an example, demonstrating a commitment to security, positioning it at the core of IT and enterprise roadmaps.

Join this keynote as State Farm shares their story on how to:

• Strengthen the IT-Security partnership to fuel innovation and accelerate new technology deployments
• Ensure security is represented as a holistic element of the organization
• Collaborate in different business sectors while moving business initiatives forward

In a recent report, Gartner® defined a new category of security practices and states that “Optimal security of cloud-native applications requires an integrated approach that starts in development and extends to runtime protection.”

Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) consolidate several previously-siloed capabilities like CSPM, DevSecOps and Workload Protection to secure and protect containers, functions and Kubernetes.

Join to learn:

• The definition and components of CNAPP
• The security implications of cloud native workloads
• Executing the approach at scale using automation

Presented with monstrous problems, we often look for silver-bullet solutions — knowing all the while quick fixes are rarely long-lasting. Perhaps the key to achieving real, holistic success looks less like a single-tool stopgap and more like this well-balanced, three-part approach.

CISOs can expect: 

• Discussions on a new, practical problem solving ethos

• Challenges to the traditional “one size fits all” approach to fixing hot topic security issues

• To collaborate with others in practical, cogent and interactive simulations

Moving beyond outdated tech and into a world of efficient, seamless access isn’t impossible. Fine-tuning IAM strategies is an important goal of CISOs across the country.

In this boardroom, you’ll discuss with your peers:

• How to tailor an IAM strategy with limited resources 

• When to rely on legacy technology versus investing in new technology 

• What training is needed to strengthen your IAM program

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager, Tom Ward (tom.ward@evanta.com).

The proliferation of devices over the last decade has radically increased how many endpoints companies are responsible for, and traditional endpoint protection is no longer up to the task. How can an organization maintain the fundamentals of endpoint security — and security in general — while embracing new technologies and strategies like machine learning and big data analytics?

Join fellow CISOs as they discuss:

• Successes and challenges in keeping users secure at all times
• Leveraging new technologies to quantify threats and assess impacts
• Common pitfalls in securing large numbers of remote users

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager, Tom Ward (tom.ward@evanta.com).

The process of digital transformation improves business agility and information flow, but dramatically expands the attack surface and exposes your business to new threats. Your employees are on the internet now more than they are on the corporate network, accessing applications and data from everywhere. Protecting your business and retaining the benefits of digital transformation requires migrating to a zero-trust security model delivered through the cloud, closer to where your users and business assets are now centered.

Join your peers for a session focused on:

• Building your security ecosystem on a Zero Trust foundation
• Developing new skills and embracing a new cultural mindset at all levels of the enterprise
• Defining the right tools to empower your adoption of Zero Trust

Waiting for threats to pop up and hoping you’re ready to play defense can exhaust your resources and lead to frequent states of crisis. That’s why CISOs are enlisting their very best to take out security issues before they strike. 

Get ready to learn:

• Who you’ll need on your elite team of threat eliminators
• Real-world, offensive threat detection methods
• Step-by-step tips for building your squad of security scouts

Despite their efforts, from phishing simulations to security awareness campaigns, CISOs from organizations big and small keep falling short when it comes to stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. But, if everyone has an email security program, why are the losses associated with BEC still climbing?

Let's figure out:

• What is working, or not working, with existing processes and technology?
• How do we solve the “human factor” in the equation?
• Best practices for preventing loss related to a BEC attack?

Certain objectives that create a burden for already-busy team members can easily be shifted to automated processes to ensure the objectives are accomplished, managed, and maintained without human error or manual process of teams with higher priority focus. Of course, the security automation process comes with some unique challenges.

Let’s figure out:

• Burdensome objectives that qualify for automation and identifying gaps where automation can have an immediate impact
• How automation can enable teams to leverage existing investments to increase efficiency and efficacy
• How to automate the detection, hunting, and triage lifecycle to increase coverage, reduce risk, and lower cost

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to C-level executives). To reserve your seat, please contact your event Program Manager, Tom Ward (tom.ward@evanta.com).