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  • Tuesday, June 6, 2017
    9:00 am
    SecureWorld PLUS - Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Build and Mature an Information Security Program
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    9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Earn 12 CPEs!
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    CISO, Uplight; Co-Host, Colorado = Security podcast
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    9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Location / Room: 31

    Managing a successful Information Security Program requires a plan. In this hands-on workshop, participants will leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a guide to create or mature their security program. Regardless of industry, the framework provides an ideal platform for planning, communicating and validating your security approach.

  • Wednesday, June 7, 2017
    7:00 am
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    7:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Location / Room: Registration Desk

    Come to the Registration desk in the lobby to check-in and get your badge. SecureWorld staff will be available throughout the day if you have any questions.

    7:30 am
    Advisory Council RoundTable (Breakfast & Coffee Served) - (VIP / Invite Only)
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    Chairman and Founder, Ponemon Institute
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    7:30 am - 8:30 am
    Location / Room: 30

    This Roundtable is for our Advisory Council Members Only.

    8:00 am
    Exhibitor Hall open
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    8:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Location / Room: Exhibitor Floor

    Your opportunity to visit our solution vendor partners, whose sponsorship makes SecureWorld possible! Booths have staff ready to answer your questions. Look for participating Dash For Prizes sponsors to be entered to win prizes.

    8:30 am
    InfraGard: Cybersecurity 2022: Cyber Vulnerabilities in the Near Future
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    Open to All Attendees
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    Squad CY-3, FBI Chicago
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    8:30 am - 9:15 am
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater
    8:30 am
    Wombat Security: State of the Phish: Understanding End User Behaviors Towards Phishing
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    Chief Architect, Wombat Security, a division of Proofpoint
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    8:30 am - 9:15 am
    Location / Room: 24

    Hear direct feedback from infosec professionals on the latest phishing exploits and vulnerabilities in their organizations and how they are protecting themselves and, learn about the most devastating types
    of phishing emails used and how to prevent them.

    8:30 am
    A New Framework for Overcoming Common Security Challenges
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    Assistant Director, Information Security, ISC2, SANS
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    Director of Security Architecture, GE Digital
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    8:30 am - 9:15 am
    Location / Room: 25

    This session will focus on challenges typically encountered in managing security operations teams like budget, talent management, and reducing noise. Often times, these challenges directly connect to tangible gaps in mission/vision/strategy. We will introduce a framework and approach for managing these challenges.

    9:30 am
    OPENING KEYNOTE: The Cost and Consequences of Complexity in IT Security
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    Chairman and Founder, Ponemon Institute
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    9:30 am - 10:15 am
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater

    The actions of Imposters, negligent and malicious insiders can have significant financial and reputational consequences for companies. Most companies, according to recent Ponemon Institute research, admit they have failed to detect a data breach involving the loss or theft of business-critical information. They also believe it is highly likely that one or more pieces of information critical to the success and competitiveness of their companies is now in the hands of a competitor. In this session, Dr. Larry Ponemon will quantify the cost of the insider risk, why the threat is serious and how to secure business-critical information in the workplace.

    10:15 am
    Conference Break / Exhibitor Product Demonstration
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    10:15 am - 11:15 am
    Location / Room: Exhibitor Floor

    Reboot with coffee and infused water while visiting exhibitors on the exhibitor floor.

    11:15 am
    Articulating InfoSec Business Value with a Better Story
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    Director, Information and Technology Services, Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
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    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
    Location / Room: 26

    InfoSec leaders need to be able to tell their story in order to maintain a large gap between utility and cost to an organization. This talk will explore telling that story by discussing: metrics and their presentation, a brief overview of why stories matter, and most importantly, controlling the story.

    11:15 am
    Cisco: First Line of Defense: Adding a Security Layer
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    Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco
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    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
    Location / Room: 25

    A decade ago, firewalls and antivirus software were enough to protect against infiltration, but today’s threats are stealthy and patient. Without a predictive security intelligence program, an organization lacks proactive defense and potentially compromises massive amounts of sensitive data. We will lead a conversation on how security approaches can leverage DNS to prevent attacks before they happen

    11:15 am
    [Radware] Cybersecurity Pushed to the Limit
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    Security Evangelist, North America, Radware
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    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
    Location / Room: 24

    Throughout 2018 mainstream headlines highlighted cyber-attacks and security threats that included possible interference in the U.S. presidential election, worldwide malware outbreaks and the Equifax data breach. These and other high-profile events spurred greater cyber-defense investment by everyone from nation states and global corporations to individuals purchasing anti-malware solutions for personal devices. Yet even as investments increase so do threats, hacks and vulnerabilities. This session will help you understand these complex and challenging dynamics. Based on findings from Radware’s research and a global industry survey, the session will show real attack data and customer stories to paint a picture of where we are and what security professionals can do.

    Join the session to learn more about:
    • The threat landscape deep dive—the who, what and why of attacks
    • Potential impact on your business, including associated costs of different cyber-attacks
    • Critical attacks in the midst: DNS, IoT and risks lurking in the cloud
    • Emerging threats and how to protect against them
    • A look ahead – predictions and what to prepare for

    11:15 am
    Building a Grassroots Cyber Threat Intelligence Community and Automating the Intelligence
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    Quick Start Guide for Threat Intel Program
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    CISO, The Kraft Heinz Company
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    11:15 am - 12:00 pm
    Location / Room: 27

    Prescriptive steps in developing your own threat intelligence community. All meat no fluff!

    12:00 pm
    Advisory Council Round Table (Lunch Served) - VIP / Invite Only
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    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Location / Room: 30
    12:15 pm
    LUNCH KEYNOTE: Cisco – Emerging Threats
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    Senior Threat Researcher, Cisco Talos
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    12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater

    People responsible for defending networks realize that the security threat landscape is constantly changing. Understanding how threats evolve is critical to building better defenses. In this Keynote, Earl will analyze threats Talos has recently identified to illustrate some of the latest attacker techniques that people must defend against.

    1:15 pm
    Illumio: Adaptive Segmentation: What Cybersecurity Can Learn From the Secret Service
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    Head of Cybersecurity Strategy, Illumio
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    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    Location / Room: 25

    The Secret Service’s control of the environment around the President is the foundation of their security strategy. In cybersecurity, we rarely understand (much less control) our networks. This talk applies lessons from the Secret Service to network defense, showing how organizations can use understanding and control to enhance their cybersecurity.

    1:15 pm
    Panel: Battle for the Endpoint Continues
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    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    Location / Room: 24

    What are you doing to keep the network safe for your employees? You’ve got your fancy next-gen firewall and some A/V. Maybe even some biometrics or 2FA thrown in for safekeeping. We also keep hearing the IAM acronym thrown around. And what is Zero Trust? What are you missing? Oh, yeah… remote workers and IoT. Wouldn’t it be cool if you had someone to ask? Now you do. This panel will go through these questions and more. Join the group discussion as we address the challenges in endpoint and network security.
    Panelists:
    John Fatten, Cisco
    Keith Weisman, Endgame
    Gary Patterson, Home Partners of America
    Brandon Meyer, Ensilo
    Ron Pipkins, Alert Logic
    Moderator: Tina Hauri, Bradford Garrett Group

     

    1:15 pm
    Panel: Building a Better Mouse Trap (Emerging Threats)
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    1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
    Location / Room: Keynote Theater

    To be successful, as an industry, we must strive to get ahead of the bad guys. Easy enough to say but how? By taking a look at the capabilities of the threats we see today we should be able to make some educated guesses on what threats of tomorrow will look like. We know the bad guys don’t follow the rules, take the path of least resistance, and don’t care who they hurt in the process. We need to start thinking like them so that we can figure out what their next step is instead of guessing/hoping.
    Panelists:
    Mike Shine, Mimecast
    Ted Shorter, Keyfactor
    John Kellerhals, Wheels Inc.
    Brian Kovick, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
    Moderator: Edward Marchewka, Gift of Hope

    2:15 pm
    Conference Break / Exhibitor Product Demonstration
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    2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
    Location / Room: Exhibitor Floor

    Reboot with coffee and infused water while visiting exhibitors on the exhibitor floor.

    2:30 pm
    Networking Break — Dash for Prizes and CyberHunt winners announced
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    2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
    Location / Room: Exhibitor Floor

    Be sure to have your badge scanned with participating exhibitors throughout the day. Past prizes have included Kindles, Bose wireless headphones, gift cards, iPads, drones, and more! *Must be present to win.

    3:00 pm
    New CISO: First 90 Days
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    CISO, Follett Learning
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    3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
    Location / Room: 26

    This interactive presentation will walk through the stages we go through as the new head of information security in our company from the days preceding “Day One.” Checklists and ideas are shared to help you lift as many stones as possible while inspiring confidence in executive leadership.

    3:00 pm
    baramundi Software — Automating Endpoint Management: Patching, Deployment, and System Building Made Easy
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    Executive Manager, baramundi software USA, Inc.
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    3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
    Location / Room: 25

    With increasing demands on IT managers, new ways for handling security and user requirements are needed. This seminar will show you how you can automate your patch management, drastically simplify system building, and find out about ways to enroll software while avoiding complex repackaging procedures—inside and outside of your network.

    3:00 pm
    Trend Micro: Securing Business Cloud Transformation
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    Security shouldn’t stand in the way of business agility, continuity, and flexibility provided by the cloud.
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    Global VP, Hybrid Cloud Security, Trend Micro
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    3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
    Location / Room: 24

    Cloud projects today are as commonplace as backyard barbecues. Security should be part of a recipe to successfully meet cloud business adoption metrics, such as Time to Service, Time to Value, and Customer Attainment. This presentation will present a high-level understanding of current challenges, regulations, and business objectives, providing business unit owners the knowledge and tools to securely and effectively deliver products and services to their customers.

Exhibitors
  • baramundi software USA, Inc.
    Booth: 216

    baramundi Software provides companies and organizations with efficient, secure, and cross-platform management of workstation environments.

    The baramundi Management Suite (bMS) combines all important features for Endpoint Management: Patch Management, Software Deployment, OS-Installation, Enterprise Mobility Management, Vulnerability Assessment, and more. bMS optimizes IT management processes by automating routine tasks and providing an extensive overview of the status of the network and endpoints. In doing so, it relieves pressure on IT administrators and ensures that users always have the necessary rights and applications on all platforms and form factors; whether on PCs, servers, notebooks, mobile devices or Macs.

    Over 3,000 customers around the world benefit from nearly two decades of experience and the easy-to-use software solution.

  • Binary Defense
    Booth: 100

    Binary Defense is a managed security services provider and software developer with leading cybersecurity solutions that include SOC-as-a-Service, Managed Detection & Response, Security Information & Event Management, Threat Hunting and Counterintelligence. Binary Defense believes its unique approach resolves infosec’s biggest challenges such as limited in-house security expertise, lack of innovative resources and the significant budgetary and time investment required to ensure protection from today’s threats.

  • Check Point Software Technologies
    Booth: 305

    Check Point Software Technologies is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions to governments and corporate enterprises globally. Its solutions protect customers from 5th generation cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware, and other types of attacks. Our solutions offer multilevel security architecture, “Infinity” Total Protection with Gen V advanced threat prevention.

  • Cisco
    Booth: 220

    Cisco builds truly effective security solutions that are simple, open and automated. Drawing on unparalleled network presence as well as the industry’s broadest and deepest technology and talent, Cisco delivers ultimate visibility and responsiveness to detect more threats and remediate them faster. With Cisco, companies are poised to securely take advantage of a new world of digital business opportunities.

  • CyberTrend
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    CyberTrend is a monthly business technology magazine for C-level executives, business owners, and affluent entrepreneurs. CyberTrend covers a broad range of technologies, companies, and solutions. Topics include mobility, security, data analytics, networking, communications, energy efficiency, and storage, among many others. Any technology that helps businesses become more efficient, improve ROI, and stay ahead of the competition is a fit for CyberTrend. CyberTrend helps readers understand the technologies that impact their organizations and make educated decisions when investing in new solutions.

  • DirectDefense
    Booth: 317

    Founded in 2011, DirectDefense offers security services that are unmatched within the industry. Our core strength is our deep experience in performing assessments for a wide array of networks, platforms, and applications. Our seasoned consultants are focused on providing world-class security services to our clients.

    Regardless of industry – financial, insurance, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, gaming, technology, or energy and utilities, our wealth of knowledge and experience can assist you in achieving your security testing and strategy goals.

  • EC-Council
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    International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, also known as EC-Council, is the world’s largest cyber security technical certification body. We operate in 140 countries globally and we are the owner and developer of the world-famous Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI), Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), License Penetration Testing (Practical) programs, among others. We are proud to have trained and certified over 140,000 information security professionals globally that have influenced the cyber security mindset of countless organizations worldwide.

  • F5
    Booth: 109

    F5 provides solutions for an application world. F5 helps organizations seamlessly scale cloud, data center, telecommunications, and software defined networking (SDN) deployments to successfully deliver applications and services to anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 solutions broaden the reach of IT through an open, extensible framework and a rich partner ecosystem of leading technology and orchestration vendors. This approach lets customers pursue the infrastructure model that best fits their needs over time. The world’s largest businesses, service providers, government entities, and consumer brands rely on F5 to stay ahead of cloud, security, and mobility trends

  • FireEye
    Booth: 109

    FireEye (https://www.fireeye.com/) is the intelligence-led security company. Working as a seamless, scalable extension of customer security operations, FireEye offers a single platform that blends innovative security technologies, nation-state grade threat intelligence, and world-renowned Mandiant® consulting. With this approach, FireEye eliminates the complexity and burden of cyber security for organizations struggling to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyber attacks. FireEye has over 7,100 customers across 67 countries, including more than 45 percent of the Forbes Global 2000.

  • Gigamon
    Booth: 117

    Gigamon offers a deep observability pipeline that harnesses actionable network-level intelligence to amplify the power of observability tools. This powerful combination enables IT organizations to assure security and compliance governance, speed root-cause analysis of performance bottlenecks, and lower operational overhead associated with managing hybrid and multi-cloud IT infrastructures. The result: modern enterprises realize the full transformational promise of the cloud. Gigamon serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, nine of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations worldwide. To learn more, please visit gigamon.com. 

  • Illumio
    Booth: 217

    We built the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP)™ to provide unprecedented visualization and control of enterprise applications. Our system constantly inspects and adapts to the computing environment it is protecting, without pause.
    Moreover, since 75 percent of computing interactions never leave the data center, our customers can now have complete visibility behind the firewall, whether it is running in their data center or the vibrant public cloud services of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, Rackspace, and many others.

  • InfraGard
    Booth: 201

    InfraGard is an information sharing and analysis effort serving the interests and combining the knowledge base of a wide range of members. At its most basic level, InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. InfraGard is an association of individuals, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States. InfraGard Chapters are geographically linked with FBI Field Office territories.

    The FBI retained InfraGard as an FBI sponsored program, and will work with DHS in support of its CIP mission, facilitate InfraGard’s continuing role in CIP activities, and further develop InfraGard’s ability to support the FBI’s investigative mission, especially as it pertains to counterterrorism and cyber crimes.

  • Integration Partners
    Booth: 320

    We know and understand you have options when choosing the right partner. Networking technology alone isn’t a differentiator, it’s how we do business with you. We’ve curated the best solutions not just to support IT needs, but to support your business strategy. Our culture is one that influences the customer experience. We never stop improving, and so we will never let you fall behind. From this simple and often overlooked practice, we believe the greatest customer relationships come from our mutual and shared strategies. Now just think… WHAT’S POSSIBLE.

  • ISACA
    Booth: 308

    As an independent, nonprofit, global association, ISACA engages in the development, adoption and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems. Previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, ISACA now goes by its acronym only, to reflect the broad range of IT governance professionals it serves.

  • ISC2
    Booth: 301

    ISC2 is an international nonprofit membership association focused on inspiring a safe and secure cyber world. Best known for the acclaimed Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, ISC2 offers a portfolio of credentials that are part of a holistic, programmatic approach to security. Our membership, over 123,000 strong, is made up of certified cyber, information, software and infrastructure security professionals who are making a difference and helping to advance the industry. Our vision is supported by our commitment to educate and reach the general public through our charitable foundation, The Center for Cyber Safety and Education™.

  • ISSA Chicago Chapter
    Booth: 110

    The Chicago Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has a mission to offer a stimulating combination of discussion forums, hands-on learning, CISSP certification training, conferences, and other events which are designed to enhance understanding and awareness of information security issues for information security professionals.

    Whether you are exploring a career in cybersecurity, honing your technical expertise or an established security executive, the ISSA offers you a network of 10,000 colleagues worldwide to support you in managing technology risk and protecting critical information and infrastructure. Enhance your professional stature, expand your peer network and achieve your personal career goals. Your local chapter and ISSA International will provide you with a wealth of resources to keep you current with industry trends and developments in our ever-evolving field.

  • L&E
    Booth: 309

    L&E is a network of comedians, musicians, and writers that focuses on employee engagement, communication and corporate education. The L&E Privacy & Info Security Suites are a customizable, advertising-like, multimedia communications and awareness campaign consisting of short, fun, memorable songs & jingles, videos & animations, GIFs & Memes that engage employees in 60 seconds or less. We’re constantly creating and trying new things so that you always have a new way to raise and maintain awareness throughout the year. Be interesting! Be positive! Be ubiquitous! www.LearningsEntertainments.com/Suites

  • Nexum
    Booth: 208

    Nexum, Inc. is a cybersecurity and networking company that builds and secures global networks for organizations across multiple verticals around the world. In addition to its Chicago headquarters, Nexum has sales, training and support presence in Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin, as well as the Security and Network Operations Command Centers (SNOCC) in New Mexico and Illinois.

  • Preempt Security
    Booth: 209

    Preempt delivers a modern approach to authentication and securing identity in the Enterprise. Using patented technology for Conditional Access, Preempt helps Enterprises optimize Identity hygiene and stop attackers and insider threats in real-time before they impact business. Preempt continuously detects and preempts threats based on identity, behavior and risk across all cloud and on-premises authentication & access platforms. This low friction and more prescriptive approach empowers security teams more visibility & control over accounts and privileged access, achieve compliance and auto-resolve incidents. Learn more:  www.preempt.com.

  • Proofpoint
    Booth: 205

    Proofpoint protects your people, data, and brand from advanced threats and compliance risks with cybersecurity solutions that work. Built on advanced analytics and a cloud architecture, our platform secures the way your people work today—through email, mobile apps, and social media.

    Some attacks get through even the best defenses. That’s why our solutions also proactively safeguard the critical information people create. We reduce your attack surface by managing this data and protecting it as you send, store, and archive it. And when things go wrong, we equip security teams with the right intelligence, insight, and tools to respond quickly.

  • Radware
    Booth: 105

    Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR) is a global leader of cybersecurity and application delivery solutions for physical, cloud and software-defined data centers (SDDC). Our award-winning solutions portfolio secures the digital experience by providing infrastructure, application and corporate IT protection, and availability services to enterprises globally. Our solutions are deployed by, among others, enterprise customers, carriers, and cloud service providers.

  • Secureworks
    Booth: 204

    Dell Secureworks is a global provider of intelligence-driven information security solutions exclusively focused on protecting its clients from cyberattacks. Dell SecureWorks’ solutions enable organizations to fortify their cyber defenses to prevent security breaches, detect malicious activity in real time, prioritize and respond rapidly to security breaches and predict emerging threats.

  • TechTarget
    Booth: TBD

    TechTarget (NASDAQ: TTGT) is the online intersection of serious technology buyers, targeted technical content and technology providers worldwide. Our media, powered by TechTarget’s Activity Intelligence platform, redefines how technology buyers are viewed and engaged based on their active projects, specific technical priorities and business needs. With more than 100 technology specific websites, we provide technology marketers innovative media that delivers unmatched reach via custom advertising, branding and lead generation solutions all built on our extensive network of online and social media. TechTarget is based in Boston and has locations in Atlanta, Beijing, Cincinnati, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, and Sydney.

  • Trend Micro
    Booth: 225

    Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity, is passionate about making the world safe for exchanging digital information, today and in the future. Artfully applying our XGen™ security strategy, our innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments deliver connected security for data centers, cloud workloads, networks, and endpoints. www.trendmicro.com.

  • TrustedSec
    Booth: 100

    TrustedSec is a leader in attack intelligence and security advisory services. Our team of highly talented, skilled, senior consultants sets us apart from other commodity-service security companies. We form partnerships with our number one goal to help you holistically improve your security program. You’ll find that working with us amounts to more than “just another engagement”—it’s establishing an understanding with your organization, and working to make you more secure, and better as a whole.

     

  • Venafi
    Booth: 116

    Venafi is the cybersecurity market leader in machine identity management, securing machine-to-machine connections and communications. Venafi protects machine identity types by orchestrating cryptographic keys and digital certificates for SSL/TLS, SSH, code signing, mobile and IoT. Venafi provides global visibility of machine identities and the risks associated with them for the extended enterprise—on premises, mobile, virtual, cloud and IoT—at machine speed and scale. Venafi puts this intelligence into action with automated remediation that reduces the security and availability risks connected with weak or compromised machine identities while safeguarding the flow of information to trusted machines and preventing communication with machines that are not trusted.

    With more than 30 patents, Venafi delivers innovative solutions for the world’s most demanding, security-conscious Global 5000 organizations and government agencies, including the top five U.S. health insurers; the top five U.S. airlines; the top four credit card issuers; three out of the top four accounting and consulting firms;  four of the top five U.S. retailers; and the top four banks in each of the following countries: the U.S., the U.K., Australia and South Africa. Venafi is backed by top-tier investors, including TCV, Foundation Capital, Intel Capital, QuestMark Partners, Mercato Partners and NextEquity.

    For more information, visit: www.venafi.com.

  • Wombat Security Technologies
    Booth: 104

    Wombat Security Technologies provides information security awareness and training software to help organizations teach their employees secure behavior. Their SaaS cyber security education solution includes a platform of integrated broad assessments, and a library of simulated attacks and brief interactive training modules, to reduce employee susceptibility to attack, even phishing attacks, over 80%.

  • Zscaler
    Booth: 108

    Zscaler’s Cloud-delivered security solution provides policy-based secure internet access for any employee, on any device, anywhere. Our proxy and scanning scalability ensures ultra-low latency in a 100% SaaS security solution requiring no hardware, software or desktop all while providing complete control over security, policy and DLP.

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Keynote Speakers
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    Alex Wood
    CISO, Uplight; Co-Host, Colorado = Security podcast

    Alex Wood is currently the CISO for Uplight and has more than 18 years of experience in information security. Previously, he has had managerial, program, and technical roles at several major companies in different verticals. Additionally, Alex has served on the Board of Directors for ISSA International and is a host of the Colorado = Security podcast. Alex is a CISSP and has an MAS in Information Security from the University of Denver.

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    Dr. Larry Ponemon
    Chairman and Founder, Ponemon Institute

    Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing and the Responsible Information Management (RIM) framework.

    Ponemon Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors, and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in various industries. In addition to Institute activities, Dr. Ponemon is an adjunct professor for ethics and privacy at Carnegie Mellon University’s CIO Institute. He is a Fellow of the Center for Government Innovation of the Unisys Corporation.

    Dr. Ponemon consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. He has extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks for managing privacy and data security, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecom, and internet. Dr. Ponemon was appointed to the Advisory Committee for Online Access & Security for the United States Federal Trade Commission. He was appointed by the White House to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee for the Department of Homeland Security. He was also an appointed to two California State task forces on privacy and data security laws.

    Dr. Ponemon earned his Ph.D. at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He has a Master’s degree from Harvard University, and attended the doctoral program in system sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his Bachelor's with Highest Distinction from the University of Arizona. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

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    SSA Eric Shiffman
    Squad CY-3, FBI Chicago
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    Kurt Wescoe
    Chief Architect, Wombat Security, a division of Proofpoint

    As Chief Architect at Wombat Security, Kurt is responsible for ensuring Wombat's software and systems are built on a sound foundation. He brings over 10 years of experience in engineering, across multiple industries. He also serves as a faculty member in the School of Computer Science’s master’s program in e-Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Kurt earned his M.Sc. in E-Commerce from CMU, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

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    Paul Yates
    Assistant Director, Information Security, ISC2, SANS

    Paul Yates currently serves as the Assistant Director for Information Security at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is responsible for building and executing the strategy for the Security Operations and Risk Management teams within UCM’s Information Security Office. Mr. Yates has worked in the Healthcare, Consulting and DoD industries in his 9 years of Information Security experience. He also served in the Marine Corps for 5 years. Mr. Yates earned a Master’s degree in InfoSec and Assurance from George Mason (2012) and a MBA from UNC Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School (2015). His MBA studies focused on Leadership, Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Yates is CISSP and GCIH certified. His professional interests include process improvement, data analytics and automation.

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    Clay Carter
    Director of Security Architecture, GE Digital

    Clay Carter is the Director of Security Architecture at GE Digital and promotes secure, practical design throughout the company. In his five years at GE he has built secure enclave environments, consulted on multiple acquisitions and divestitures, and designed an agile policy & controls program. His current focus is rebuilding an agile security architecture and engineering team. Clay completed his Masters in Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia in 2016 and is an advocate for data-driven security. Prior to GE, Clay ran an agile software development team at Genworth Financial and studied Computer Engineering as an undergraduate.

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    Dr. Larry Ponemon
    Chairman and Founder, Ponemon Institute

    Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research "think tank" dedicated to advancing privacy and data protection practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing and the Responsible Information Management (RIM) framework.

    Ponemon Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors, and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in various industries. In addition to Institute activities, Dr. Ponemon is an adjunct professor for ethics and privacy at Carnegie Mellon University’s CIO Institute. He is a Fellow of the Center for Government Innovation of the Unisys Corporation.

    Dr. Ponemon consults with leading multinational organizations on global privacy management programs. He has extensive knowledge of regulatory frameworks for managing privacy and data security, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecom, and internet. Dr. Ponemon was appointed to the Advisory Committee for Online Access & Security for the United States Federal Trade Commission. He was appointed by the White House to the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee for the Department of Homeland Security. He was also an appointed to two California State task forces on privacy and data security laws.

    Dr. Ponemon earned his Ph.D. at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He has a Master’s degree from Harvard University, and attended the doctoral program in system sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his Bachelor's with Highest Distinction from the University of Arizona. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

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    Edward Marchewka
    Director, Information and Technology Services, Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network

    Edward Marchewka is the Director of Information Technology for Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network. He is also the creator of CHICAGO Metrics™, a platform to help manage your company's key IT and Information Security risks. Edward has completed, from Northern Illinois University, an MBA and an MS in Mathematics and, from Thomas Edison State College, a BS in Nuclear Engineering Technologies and a BA in Liberal Studies. He also holds a Certificates in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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    Natasha Taymourian
    Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco
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    Ron Winward
    Security Evangelist, North America, Radware

    As a Security Evangelist at Radware, Mr. Winward is responsible for developing, managing, and increasing the company’s security business in North America.
    Ron’s entire career has been deeply rooted in internet and cybersecurity. For over 20 years, Ron has helped design complex solutions for carriers, enterprises, and cybersecurity providers around the world.
    Ron is an industry-recognized expert in the Mirai IoT botnet and its modern variants. Ron conducted the industry’s first complete analysis of the Mirai attack vectors, producing forensic examples for public distribution of each attack and the specific impact each attack had on networks. His work on IoT attack analysis has been presented at conferences worldwide and has been referenced by NIST.
    Prior to joining Radware, Ron was Director of Network Engineering for a global datacenter provider and ISP. In this role, Ron oversaw the growth and development of a global network infrastructure that delivered services to other ISPs, hosting providers, and enterprises around the world. During this time, Ron assisted some of the world’s top businesses in mitigating cyberattacks on their infrastructure, cultivating an extensive knowledge in DDoS attack methodologies.
    Ron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and has earned many technical certifications throughout his engineering-focused career. Ron acutely understands the impact of technology and security on business and is enthusiastic about their interrelation.

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    Ricardo Lafosse
    CISO, The Kraft Heinz Company

    Ricardo Lafosse is responsible for IT risk governance, software and product security, incident management, technical disaster recovery, and determining enterprise-wide security policies and procedures. Lafosse regularly presents on security topics at global conferences, including Defcon, MirCon, and ISACA CACS. Lafosse has more than 15 years of experience in information security for the government, finance, legal, and healthcare. Lafosse holds a Master’s in Information Assurance from the Iowa State University. He also holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designations.

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    Earl Carter
    Senior Threat Researcher, Cisco Talos

    Earl Carter is a Senior Threat Researcher in Cisco’s Talos Group. Talos is a team of researchers that constantly examines the threat landscape to drive updated threat intelligence into Cisco security products as well as providing tools and information to the general security community through blogs, whitepapers and security tools.

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    Nathaniel Gleicher
    Head of Cybersecurity Strategy, Illumio

    As head of Cybersecurity Strategy, Nathaniel is responsible for thought leadership and Illumio’s cybersecurity technology strategy. Prior to Illumio, Nathaniel managed and secured networks, investigated and prosecuted cybercrime at the U.S. Department of Justice, and served as director for cybersecurity policy on the National Security Council at the White House.

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    Greg York
    CISO, Follett Learning

    Greg enjoys inspiring, innovating, and collaborating to drive business value; time with family; backpacking adventures; and craft beer.

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    Jonathan Lange
    Executive Manager, baramundi software USA, Inc.

    Jonathan Lange is sales manager for baramundi software USA, Inc. in the US market. Having advised customers in various countries from small businesses to global enterprises, he is well aware of the challenges IT departments face today in order to keep their infrastructure up-to-date, safe and efficient.

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    Carlos Gonzales
    Global VP, Hybrid Cloud Security, Trend Micro

    Carlos has over 20 years of expertise in enterprise software and infrastructure. Prior to joining Trend Micro, Mr. Gonzalez was a Sr. Sales Director at Oracle, responsible for sales and services of Oracle’s Cloud Computing and security initiatives for Latin America.

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