San Francisco CISO Community
Executive Summit

Exclusive to Governing Body members and select guests, this dinner is a can’t-miss opportunity to connect with your peers prior to tomorrow’s Executive Summit. Please join your colleagues for an evening of good food, wine, and lively networking.

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.

Today's varied threat landscape features both foreign and domestic online security concerns that must be shared across all levels of the organization. Join the FBI’s Elvis Chan as he:

• Cuts through the "noise" and discusses a variety of the most pressing threats to business
• Strategies for addressing the emerging threat landscape
• Best practices of working with law enforcement before, during and after a breach

This is NOT your typical security conversation. We won’t be talking about how to play better "perimeter defense" at the end of your software supply chain. Instead, we will be talking about how to play better digital “innovation offense” as next-generation software supply chain attacks become more sinister with bad actors actively injecting malicious code into open source projects that feed the global software supply chain.

Join us to discuss:

• The prevalence of software supply chain attacks with real-world examples such as dependency confusion and how to continuously identify and remediate open source risk, without slowing down innovation
• Ways to integrate security guardrails directly within your DevOps pipeline
• The importance of uniting developers, security, and operations on the same team

As critical assets continue to expand and evolve, there is an increased need for better visibility to proactively manage your risk posture. How can CISOs inspire out-of-the-box thinking while designing cybersecurity strategies that will enhance visibility into their systems?

Come together to discuss:

• Techniques to track asset inventory, including both managed and unmanaged devices
• How passive security can increase bandwidth
• Where to identify risk, threats, gaps and vulnerabilities within the enterprise
  
  

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, Greg.Winterrowd@evanta.com.

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.

As large-enterprise organizations become increasingly digitized, information security is ever more an integral part of the strategy at the very highest levels. Drawing from experience as a successful CIO for multiple prominent security organizations, Crowdstrike’s Steve McMahon shares key insights into ways that effective InfoSec-IT alignment can enable disruptive new business opportunities.

In this session, you will:

• Hear real-world examples of building effective collaboration between IT and security
• Learn actionable techniques for ensuring accountable security in new business initiatives
• Discover what your board cares about in today’s risk landscape

Since cybercriminals never rest, a sound SOC - staffed by the right people using the right tools in the right way - should be a key part of your cyber defense strategy. Whether your security operations program is completely in-house, outsourced, or operating in a hybrid model you’ll want to measure its effectiveness. How do you think about measuring efficacy and how do these metrics feedback into your program to increase operational maturity over time?

In this session you will discuss:

• Volume and trend metrics that speak to effectiveness; what does good look like?
• How does automation come into play and how do you monitor what the robots are doing?
• What impact does this have on hiring and ongoing job satisfaction?

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, Greg.Winterrowd@evanta.com

For many businesses, third-party vendors have become an important source of strategic advantage and business value. Yet outsourcing is not without its risks. As these external partnerships become increasingly complex, the need for a new strategic approach to vendor risk management is clear.

Join this session to discuss:

• Ways to partner across the c-suite on third-party risk efforts
• New approaches for managing third, fourth, and even fifth-party partners
• Strategies that will help you make the best choices for your organization

Research shows that diverse teams are more innovative and productive, but it's no secret that IT and cybersecurity positions have a diversity shortage. It is imperative that leaders take responsibility for promoting diversity and CIOs and CISOs are uniquely positioned to lead the organization in fostering inclusion. With the new hybrid workforce, the opportunity to cast a wider net to build diverse teams is a moment that should not be wasted.

Join this keynote panel to discuss:

• Accelerating innovation and business outcomes through the added advantage of having diversity and inclusion
• Path to creating a psychologically safe place at work
• The importance of establishing a support system to hire more diverse candidates