Archives: Seminar

[1 CPE] Global Insights on Identity Security Maturity: Why it Matters? Why Now?

  Presented by Brian Roberts, Sr Solutions Engineer • CyberArk

In our global survey of 1,500 identity-related security experts, we found only 9% of organizations have the highest level of maturity. These Transformative organizations have the most mature identity security programs as they strategically focus on four key tenets: tools, integration, automation, and continuous threat detection & response. As a result, these organizations significantly outperform their competition in driving business outcomes and reducing risk. Learn how you can mature your identity security program because the future of security starts with identity.

Key Session Takeaways:

  • Top challenges for identity security
  • The four tenets of identity security
  • How to take a holistic approach to identity security
  • Key considerations in evaluating identity security providers

Brian Roberts is a motivated, technically-minded individual with 12 years of solutions engineering experience ranging from backup and disaster recovery to identity security. He primarily focuses on Privilege Access Management and Least Privilege Enforcement with self-hosted and cloud assets.

[1 CPE] Opportunities & Risks for Industries: Generative AI Models

  Presented by Joe Vadakkan, President, Southwest Arizona Chapter • Cloud Security Alliance

Generative AI models can perform tasks that traditionally require creativity and human understanding. They learn patterns from existing data during training and can subsequently generate new content, such as texts, images, and music, that follow these patterns. Due to their versatility and generally high-quality results, they, on the one hand, represent an opportunity for digitalization. On the other hand, the use of generative AI models introduces novel IT security risks that need to be considered for a comprehensive analysis of the threat landscape in relation to IT security. We will be diving into risk analysis, measures, and operational models associated with utilizing Gen AI.

[1 CPE] Zero Trust Microsegmentation: It’s Easier Than You Think

  Presented by Ben Collar, Senior Systems Engineer • Illumio

Regardless of the sophistication of the ransomware, the end goal is always the same: get in through a vulnerability and move laterally through your network. Join this presentation as we help peel back the layers to provide you with simple steps to get started that include:

  • Gaining visibility to where you are the most vulnerable
  • Closing risky ports
  • Leveraging tools you already have in place without adding layers of complexity

[1 CPE] The Decarbonization of the Data Center

  Presented by Ian Clatworthy, Global Director, Infrastructure Product Marketing • Hitachi Vantara

Balancing the need for substantial data infrastructure with more eco-friendly policies should be top of all organizational to-do lists. Rather than a competition between corporations, these initiatives should be focused on the larger benefit of a healthier world. That’s why creating a specific data center decarbonization strategy will be key. This will range from improving the visibility and measurement of power usage, to actually reducing the carbon footprint of each operational layer. But where should organizations begin?

Ian comes from a customer background in Formula 1 and World Rallying. Having a deep understanding of technology and its benefits he took his skills into technology sales and marketing with Dell and HDS. Today he leads Product Marketing for data infrastructure technologies at Hitachi Vantara.

[1 CPE] Demystifying Microsoft Copilot: Preparing for Successful Deployment

  Presented by Wil Herrera, CTO & Alex Esterly, Sr Solutions Architect  • iT1 Source

This session will provide a comprehensive exploration of Copilot for Microsoft 365. Attendees will gain insights into maximizing their effectiveness along with how to deploy, ensuring successful integration into all aspects of your tasks and workflows while addressing ethical considerations and maximizing productivity.

[1 CPE] Zero Trust for More than a More Secure Future

  Presented by Chad Haskell, Sr Solutions Architect • Barracuda & BlackPoint IT

Like many relatively new technologies, Zero Trust has a reputation for being complex, and difficult to configure and manage. But it’s clearly gaining traction. Gartner predicts that more than 60% of organizations will embrace zero trust as a starting place for security by 2025. Attend this information-packed session and get answers to all your questions about how it works, why you need it, and how many of you are already implementing it in one way or another. We’ll cover the stages of a successful Zero Trust implementation — seed, sprout, and bloom — and how easily you can use it to secure access to all your network resources, data, and applications.

[1 CPE] AI: Friend or Foe? An Open Discussion With Your Colleagues

  Presented by The INTERFACE Advisory Council

Artificial Intelligence has made a mark already and its use will only continue to expand. Are we fully prepared to embrace AI in our workplaces? Viewpoints differ on how widely AI should be used at this point. Commonly used applications and software now include AI capabilities as a part of their standard offerings. How is this governed in your company? Do you even have an AI policy drafted?

Join the INTERFACE Advisory Council for an open discussion on all things AI. We will cover the risks associated with using AI –– and the risk of NOT using it. What knowledge do you need right now? Bring your questions as we explore the starting points that every IT department needs to consider for an effective AI policy.

Panelists:

  • Mike Lettman, Senior Information Security Analyst, Tri Counties Bank
  • Mike Manrod, Chief Information Security Officer, Grand Canyon Education
  • Nick Petrishin, Manager, IT Service and Performance, Arizona Public Service
  • Lynne Pizzini, Vice President, IT Governance, Assurance, Tri Counties Bank

[1 CPE] The Human Factor: Quantifying Human Risk

  Presented by Sara Anstey, Director of Data Analytics and Risk  • Novacoast

This talk will explore the growing field of human risk management and quantification, diving into the next step in an organization’s risk journey: quantifying people. We will discuss where the market is, how people are adopting it, and what organizations can gain from human risk management.

Join this session on the emerging and evolving field of human risk quantification, which aims to apply quantitative methods to assign risk scores to every employee at a company based on their actions and access. This space is very similar to where cyber risk quantification was about 4 years ago when there were a few start-ups in the market and a few active voices on LinkedIn advocating for the adoption of these practices. Now, human risk quantification is an organizational priority. Having done extensive research into where the players in the market are and how companies utilize these strategies, human risk quantification has become the next step of a risk journey for many companies. Over 80% of breaches involve the human element –– if organizations want to stop them, they need to understand how the people they employ affect their security posture.

[1 CPE] How AZ’s Collective Public/Private Defense Benefits Your Organization & the AZ Ecosystem

  Presented by Ryan Murray •  AZ DHS and Frank Grimmelmann • ACTRA

ACTRA, and the State of Arizona Department of Homeland Security, will share the objective evidence of how the entire State of Arizona, public sector, and private industry, is coming together to raise the bar for the collective defense of the community. Trust-driven collaborative integration of people, processes, and technology demonstrates the advances to be shared!

We’ll focus on the work being done to deploy defensive tools to ensure cybersecurity readiness, the sharing of actionable intelligence to ensure we all have visibility of the threats impacting our organizations, and even developing the cybersecurity workforce of tomorrow. Become part of the conversation and join us in the collaborative communication to better secure the entire state!

Speakers:
Ryan Murray, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Homeland Security & CISO State of Arizona
Frank J. Grimmelmann, President & CEO, Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance, Inc. (ACTRA)

Ryan Murray joined the Arizona Department of Homeland Security in July 2021 and currently serves as the Deputy Director over Cyber Command and as the Interim Chief Information Security Officer for the State. He also previously served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Arizona Department of Revenue for three and a half years. In his current role, Deputy Director Murray provides tactical and operational leadership for Cyber Command, and strategic planning, facilitation, and coordination of cybersecurity efforts throughout the State.

Frank J. Grimmelmann serves as President & CEO for the Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA), a non-profit entity that was developed collaboratively with the Arizona InfraGard Program, the FBI, USDHS, and law enforcement, and independently launched in 2013 to enable its private/public sector member organizations across all critical sectors to enable themselves to respond to the escalating national cybersecurity threat.