Archives: Seminar

[1 CPE] Three Wins to Chase, Three Disasters to Dodge

  Presented by Amy McLaughlin • Chief Information Officer, University of Wyoming

Amy McLaughlin cuts through the noise surrounding artificial intelligence and focuses on what leaders should actually be doing today. Drawing on real-world experience, she will walk through three high-impact ways AI is already delivering value and three common missteps that are creating unnecessary risk, wasted effort, and loss of trust. Rather than chasing tools or trends, Amy will talk about how to make better decisions: where to lean in, where to slow down, and how to approach AI as a leadership and governance challenge, not just a technology one.

Amy McLaughlin is the Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at the University of Wyoming, the state’s flagship and only public university, where she leads the technology organization responsible for enabling teaching, learning, research, and statewide outreach.

A nationally recognized technology and cybersecurity leader with more than two decades of experience, Amy is known for driving practical innovation, modernizing complex environments, and building high-performing teams across higher education and government. Her career spans leadership roles in enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and network services, including senior positions at Oregon State University and the State of Oregon, where she led large-scale transformation efforts, strengthened infrastructure resilience, and advanced security programs. Amy brings a strategic, people-centered approach to technology leadership, grounded in deep operational experience and a strong commitment to mission-driven outcomes.

We’re finalizing an exciting lineup of sessions and speakers. Full session descriptions and agenda details will be available as we get closer to the event. In the meantime, we’re thrilled to announce our keynote speaker: Amy McLaughlin. Registration is officially open — reserve your place today and stay tuned for updates.

[1 CPE] Securing Critical Environments

  Presented by Keystrike

The details of this presentation will be available soon. Please check back for updates!

Keystrike turns identity from a login event into continuous proof of who is actually behind every action. We close the gap MFA, EDR, and PAM can’t—stopping attackers who hijack sessions or operate through compromised workstations. By verifying that each command comes from a real user at a trusted device, Keystrike ensures that the person who logged in is the one acting throughout the session, restoring trust in every authenticated interaction.

[1 CPE] Observations from the Front Lines: The People Behind the Threats and Trends

  Presented by Peter Ingebrigtsen, Sr Technical Marketing Manager • Arctic Wolf

Cybersecurity threats don’t emerge in isolation—they are observed, analyzed, and stopped by real people working on the front lines every day. This session pulls back the curtain on modern security operations, focusing on the human-driven research that powers effective threat detection, incident response, and adaptive security strategies.

Drawing on Arctic Wolf Labs research, SOC analyst expertise, and real-world incident data, this talk examines how today’s attacks are identified, contextualized, and disrupted in live environments. Attendees will gain insight into the patterns behind the most persistent threats, how adversaries continually adapt, and why defenders must evolve just as quickly. Rather than focusing solely on tools or alerts, this session highlights the people, processes, and intelligence that transform raw telemetry into actionable defense – illustrating how to turn frontline observations into scalable protection for organizations of all sizes.

[1 CPE] Protect Against Organized Attackers with Verified Trust for the Extended Workforce

  Presented by Fernando Barcelo, Sr Sales Engineer • Ping Identity

Organized attacker groups aren’t just hammering your perimeter anymore—they’re impersonating your employees, contractors, and partners across hiring, access, and the helpdesk. AI-powered deepfakes, credential-stuffing, MFA fatigue, and social engineering are turning the extended workforce into the easiest path into critical systems. In this session, we will show how to move from implicit trust to Verified Trust: a continuous, identity-centric security model that binds every digital interaction back to a real, verified human—without slowing them down. You’ll see practical patterns for adding high-assurance verification and adaptive controls on top of your existing IdPs and infrastructure to stop organized attackers before they can establish a foothold.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand how AI-driven impersonation and organized attacker groups exploit gaps across hiring, workforce access, and helpdesk workflows.
  • Learn how Continuous Verification, Verified Onboarding, Verified Access, and Verified Helpdesk reduce risk across your extended workforce without adding friction.
  • See how to layer verification, credentials, and orchestration capabilities on top of your existing identity and security stack to strengthen Zero Trust initiatives.

[1 CPE] Applied AI for Business: Turning Hype into Measurable Impact

  Presented by Greg Hatch, Sr Vice President, Strategic Growth • Gage Technologies

Despite widespread AI adoption in 2025–2026, only a small percentage of organizations are realizing significant business impact. This session cuts through the hype to clarify what AI truly is, explore the rise of generative and agentic AI, and highlight where real value is emerging—particularly in customer experience (CX) and security. Drawing on recent industry research and practical experience, we examine why many initiatives stall and what differentiates successful ones.

Participants will leave with a practical roadmap for AI success: aligning initiatives to clear business outcomes, assessing readiness, managing risks, and embedding security and governance from the start. The message is simple—AI transformation is less about the technology itself and more about strategy, data, leadership, and disciplined execution.

[1 CPE] From Endless Alerts to Continuous Action: Why CISOs Are Shifting to CTEM

  Presented by George Tang, Solution Engineer • Zafran Security

First introduced by Gartner in 2022, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) has quickly moved beyond buzzword status to become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity programs. Beyond traditional vulnerability management programs, CTEM focuses on continuously identifying, validating, and prioritizing exposures so security teams can act with precision.

But the stakes are rising. Adversaries are weaponizing AI to discover and exploit vulnerabilities faster than ever, leaving organizations little margin for error. For CISOs, the challenge isn’t just finding exposures—it’s keeping pace with an accelerating threat landscape while making smarter use of existing resources.

[1 CPE] The Enterprise Buyer’s Guide to AI Security Platforms

  Presented by Cato Networks

AI adoption is accelerating faster than security and governance, exposing organizations as sensitive data flows through copilots, LLM-powered apps, and agentic systems that legacy tools can’t properly protect. With a surge of AI security vendors entering the market, buying the right platform can be confusing. This presentation helps security leaders evaluate AI security solutions by clarifying the new risks AI creates, explaining the core pillars of AI security, and outlining how to compare platforms, ask the right questions, and avoid common buying mistakes.

[1 CPE] From Liability to Asset: Securing Unstructured Data at Scale in the Era of AI

  Presented by Rubrik

Unstructured data is the lifeblood of the modern organization, yet its sheer volume often outpaces the strategies meant to protect it. As this data becomes the fuel for future AI initiatives and business intelligence, the “old way” of managing NAS has become a primary point of failure.

In this session, we’ll dive into how Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct (NCD) redefines the protection of PB-scale file systems. We will explore a modern architectural approach that provides the speed, visibility, and cloud-native flexibility required to turn massive data sets into resilient assets. Whether you are preparing for an AI-driven future or simply struggling with the growth of your current footprint, this session will provide a blueprint for total unstructured data control.

[1 CPE] The Speed of Trust: Why Your AI Strategy is Only as Fast as Your Security Architecture

  Presented by Chris Staley, SASE Specialist • Palo Alto Networks

In the race for AI dominance, many businesses are hitting the brakes because their security can’t keep up. They’re stuck in the “Fragmentation Tax”—managing 60+ tools that don’t talk to each other while trying to govern a world of prompt injections and “Shadow AI.” Chris Staley, SASE Specialist at Palo Alto, will present on how organizations need to think about these challenges. Many organizations are caught between the need to reduce tool sprawl and contending with the hidden costs of adopting incomplete platforms.