INTERFACE Spokane
Presented by Heather Stratford • CEO, Drip7
Cybersecurity education has evolved into its own industry category within IT over the past ten years. Ninety percent of data breaches can be traced back to human error. IT teams around the globe are constantly learning about and implementing new safeguards to use technology as the protection for safeguarding personal data and company information. Addressing the “people factor” of cybersecurity is both more complicated and often difficult for IT teams to successfully navigate.
Presented by: Heather Stratford / CEO, Drip7
Heather calls Spokane home and is a national thought-leader in the IT Training and Cybersecurity field. She is the founder and CEO of Stronger International and more recently Drip7 — a microlearning platform for cybersecurity education. She has helped a wide range of clients with cyber and compliance education from General Motors, Stanford, SABIC, MultiCare, and Deloitte. Heather regularly gives keynote speeches, writes articles, and is frequently asked to comment on National cybersecurity topics. She has a passion for including more diversity and women in cybersecurity and entrepreneurial start-ups. Heather is a National Tory Burch fellow, graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, received the Women in Business Leadership Award, and is an adjunct professor at Whitworth University in their MBA program. She has 5 children, loves to travel and waterski, and has recently shifted from mountain biking to riding motorcycles.
