Topic: Information Security

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] State of the Union: Annual Information Security Report

  Presented by Chad Spoden, Sr Information Security Consultant, Solution Architect Manager • FRSecure

The result of over 100 incident cases handled by the FRSecure response team in the last two years, Sr Information Security Consultant Chad Spoden will dive into the latest threats and response techniques you need to know—and what you can do to minimize the risk and impact of similar events. The breakdown will cover Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, and Internal Compromise. You can’t afford to miss it!

[1 CPE] Proving Cyber Resilience: Measuring Outcomes, Not Effort

  Presented by Jake Mickley, Sr Solutions Architect • Horizon3

Most security programs measure effort — not outcomes. Organizations patch thousands of vulnerabilities, deploy dozens of tools, and run annual tabletop exercises… but when an attacker shows up, none of that matters.

What matters is whether they can prove their defenses actually work.

In this talk, Horizon3 shares how leading organizations are using autonomous pentesting to see their environment through the attacker’s eyes — continuously, safely, and at scale. By shifting from assumptions to proof, they’ve learned to:

  • Prioritize what’s exploitable. Focus limited resources on the weaknesses that truly put the business at risk that are known to be abused by threat actors.
  • Quickly fix what matters. Close the loop from find → fix → verify and reduce your exploitable attack surface.
  • Reduce attacker dwell time. Use pentest results to precisely deploy honeyTokens to detect compromise early, and to continuously prove your EDR and SIEM are tuned and working as intended.

Cyber resilience isn’t about being perfect — it’s about getting better over time. And the only perspective that truly matters is the attacker’s.

[1 CPE] From Disruption to Enablement: Rethinking IT After 25 Years of Change

  Presented by Scott Taylor • Vice President for Information Technology & CIO, Creighton University

Over the past 25 years, IT organizations have navigated an extraordinary series of disruptions from enterprise systems and consumerization to cloud, cybersecurity, the pandemic, and now, artificial intelligence. Each wave has reshaped not only the technology we manage, but how people work, how organizations operate, and what they expect from IT.

Through it all, IT has adapted. We’ve modernized infrastructure, embraced new delivery models, protected increasingly complex environments, and helped our organizations navigate enormous change. But as technology becomes more distributed, accessible, intelligent, and embedded in nearly everything our organizations do, we face a bigger question: Is adapting our technology enough or is it time to rethink the role of IT itself?

From Disruption to Enablement looks back at 25 years of change to consider where IT goes next. It challenges us to move beyond defining ourselves by the technology we manage and instead consider a broader purpose: enabling our organizations and our people to accomplish more through technology. And as the pace of disruption continues to accelerate, it asks us to consider how we build IT organizations that are not simply prepared for the next wave of change, but are designed to continuously learn, adapt, and enable what comes next.

Scott A. Taylor is Vice President for Information Technology & CIO at Creighton University, where he leads the university’s technology strategy, operations, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, infrastructure, and digital transformation initiatives. He oversees a broad portfolio of services that support teaching, learning, research, and administrative operations across the university.

With nearly 30 years of leadership experience across higher education and healthcare, Scott has held technology leadership roles at institutions including Creighton University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Michigan, Boise State University, and others. Throughout his career, he has led transformational initiatives focused on technology governance, cybersecurity, service management, organizational design, digital modernization, and strategic planning.

Scott is recognized for helping organizations move beyond traditional IT support models and into strategic enablement, aligning technology investments, services, and talent with institutional priorities. His work has included building governance frameworks, advancing enterprise service management capabilities, strengthening cybersecurity programs, modernizing technology operations, and developing high-performing teams equipped to lead through change.

A passionate advocate for servant leadership, Scott’s leadership philosophy is shaped by nearly 30 years of experience leading organizational and technology transformation. He focuses on building healthy organizations, developing leaders, and creating cultures of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Scott believes that successful transformation is ultimately about people, culture, and leadership, with technology serving as a powerful catalyst for organizational success.

[1 CPE] Attackers Aren’t Breaking In, They’re Logging In

  Presented by Jenna Barry, Product Marketing Manager • CyberFOX

Access is the attack surface. Every security framework comes back to the same four fundamental access controls: privilege, credentials, network, and destinations. The problem is that these controls were designed for organizations with dedicated security teams, while lean IT teams are left to operate them with limited time, people, and resources.

This session breaks down what access actually looks like in practice: what a single credential can reach, why AI agents can inherit the same permissions you have, and why proving who had access matters more than simply describing your controls.

[1 CPE] Staying Ahead of Threats in an AI World

  Presented by Hamilton Business Technologies

As artificial intelligence accelerates the evolution of cyber threats, organizations require a holistic approach to risk management. Rather than waiting for compliance standards to catch up, businesses must dynamically leverage their Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) frameworks alongside advanced technical protections. By combining proactive governance with forward-thinking security measures, you can build a comprehensive defense to safeguard your organization against tomorrow’s AI-driven attacks.

Join our Senior Cybersecurity & vCIO Architect to learn:

  • How the rapid advancement of AI is altering the cybersecurity threat landscape
  • Strategies for identifying and mitigating emerging risks before they become active threats
  • How to utilize GRC frameworks dynamically to build a proactive security posture
  • The importance of implementing advanced technical protections beyond baseline compliance
  • Why waiting for regulatory mandates leaves your organization vulnerable
  • How to create a holistic defense strategy that integrates governance with modern security tools
  • Best practices for evaluating and deploying next-generation protections to secure your environment

[1 CPE] Data Resilience in the Age of Attack: Protect What Matters

  Presented by Landra Pierce, Product Strategy Technologist • Veeam

Cyberattacks are no longer a distant threat; they are a reality every IT team must be prepared for. When an attack occurs, your data becomes both the primary target and the key to recovery. Many organizations still rely on backup strategies that are designed for hardware failures or accidental deletions, rather than today’s threats, like ransomware, insider risk, and automated attacks. This disconnect creates vulnerabilities, especially when backups become an overlooked entry point in your security strategy. In this session, we will address these challenges to help you better protect your organization.

This session is ideal for IT professionals who want greater confidence in safeguarding their data and peace of mind. We will examine the most common oversights that leave organizations, including those in government, education, healthcare, and other sectors, exposed to cyberthreats. You’ll discover how teams are advancing beyond basic backup to adopt a cyber-ready approach, including topics like immutability, threat awareness, rapid recovery, and intelligent automation.

Our focus will be practical and grounded in real-world scenarios, and what truly works when pressure is high and time is limited. Because when every minute counts and trust is at stake, data resilience means more than surviving an attack. It’s about protecting what matters most and emerging even stronger.

[1 CPE] Five Pillars of AI Security

  Presented by Structured

Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding across employee productivity tools, autonomous agents, software development, SaaS platforms, cloud workloads, and privately hosted models. This growth creates security challenges that cannot be addressed with just isolated products or policies. The Five Pillars of AI Security framework provides a practical strategy for enabling AI adoption while managing risk across five essential areas: Data Security, Identity Security, Workload Security, Network Security, and Governance. The framework helps organizations govern and protect the data accessible to AI, control human and non-human identities, secure AI runtimes and infrastructure, gain visibility into AI traffic, and establish effective policy and oversight. We’ll combine solutions from leading technology partners with assessment, roadmap, implementation, and continuous-assurance services, allowing each organization to start with its most pressing risks and develop a prioritized security program that supports responsible and scalable AI adoption.

[1 CPE] The New AI Era in Cybersecurity: What it Means for Your Organization

  Presented by Jesus Lopez, Sales Engineer • ESET

This session explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern cyber threat landscape by empowering both attackers and defenders. It examines how adversaries use AI to scale attacks, evade detection, and increase their effectiveness. The presentation also highlights how organizations can leverage AI to build proactive, adaptive defenses that detect and respond to threats more efficiently. Finally, it showcases how ESET applies AI-driven technologies to protect against evolving cyber-attacks and strengthen overall security resilience.

[1 CPE] State of the Union: Annual Information Security Report

  Presented by Chad Spoden, Sr Information Security Consultant, Solution Architect Manager • FRSecure

The result of over 100 incident cases handled by the FRSecure response team in the last two years, Sr Information Security Consultant Chad Spoden will dive into the latest threats and response techniques you need to know—and what you can do to minimize the risk and impact of similar events. The breakdown will cover Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, and Internal Compromise. You can’t afford to miss it!

[1 CPE] AI Changes Everything

  Presented by Michael Lippman, Regional Channel Systems Engineer • Fortinet

AI, data sovereignty, and identity are reshaping how organizations think about security. This panel discussion explores how to protect emerging AI workloads, maintain control of sensitive data, and provide secure access from anywhere.