Minneapolis CISO Community
Virtual Executive Summit

Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CISO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the Minneapolis community. 

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues

Have you ever asked yourself"what does the next generation of security look like, and how do we prepare them?" Shawn Riley, CIO of North Dakota has, and is creating a cybersecurity strategy involving a "whole-of-government" approach. The state’s “K-20W” Initiative aims to educate every student with computer science and cybersecurity skills that are foundational in the digital age and valuable in virtually every industry.

Join Shawn Riley, CIO of NorthDakota in this conversation to learn:

·        How North Dakota is creating a technology-literate workforce and how this can be replicated 

·        How to help students compete and succeed in a global economy 

·        The impact of Working as One to create the cyber workforce of the future

For many information security leaders, it’s not technology, but people, that form the weakest link in the organization’s defenses. CISOs need to own the progression of increasing security awareness and creating a robust cyber security culture in their organization, now more than ever.

In this session, you will discuss:

• Effective strategies for security awareness training
• Communication and commitment to higher security expectations
• Gaining buy-in to roll out robust training programs across the organization

Security debt, defined by Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO, Duo Security at Cisco, as “the accumulation of the patches missed, the risks accepted, and the configurations misapplied,” is another serious and common problem for many organizations, especially with the move to cloud computing and rise of IoT. CISOs need solutions that will successfully protect their systems and information. Selecting the right tools and strategies is the key to success with these issues.

Join this session to discuss:

• Prudent approaches to right-size the balance of security controls and agile access
• Ways your peers discuss strategy for trust and access with other senior leaders
• How to create defined and repeatable processes with plans for action to eliminate security debt

The majority of corporate ransomware attacks involve the compromise of Active Directory and the SolarWinds Congressional hearings highlighted critical security gaps related to privilege escalation and lateral movement detection.  Defending against this stage 2 of an attack has escalated to atop 2021 priority for every CISO. Active Directory is inherently complex and insecure, and without the right tools to understand vulnerabilities and live attacks, comes with dire consequences when its control is lost to an attacker.

Join this session discuss methods to strengthen your defense strategy, including:

• Why Active Directory is the attack vector of choice for 2021
• How ransomware uses AD to accomplish their goals
• How data cloaking conceals credentials, AD objects, and data to prevent lateral movement and derail attacks
• What automated tools can be deployed to improve your security posture and accelerate detection of AD live attacks

In this environment, empowering your team and fostering a culture that values different perspectives is critical. Hear from Jodie Kautt, VP, Cybersecurity, Target on her experience as the Executive Champion of the Target Tech Diversity Action Committee and how cybersecurity leaders can work together to build an inclusive community and inspire the next generation of cybersecurity talent.

Come to this keynote to hear:

• Real world examples of how to apply change starting today
• About Target's Tech Diversity Action Committee and the benefits of having a champion
• Ways to inspire and hold space for your employees and their perspectives