Topic: Strategic Management

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] Saving Money in IT Project Management and Operations

  Presented by Michael J. Berry • Member and Presenter • PMI Northern Utah Chapter

In this session, you will learn how to save time, effort, and costs through Operational Excellence in IT Project Management. Also covered will be Operations that use patterns found in Agile, Lean, and Artificial Intelligence.

Michael J. Berry is the founder and chief consultant for Red Rock Research, a 17-year-old IT training and consulting company he founded in 2007. Michael’s professional consulting work has taken him all over the US, to Australia, to the Arctic Circle, and to Europe helping large companies optimize their project management and other production processes. Michael has worked in the software industry for over 35 years, specifically in Finance, Medical, and Manufacturing software. He is the creator of the Stable Framework™, an Operational Excellence performance management system for IT, and has a book blog you can read at https://blog.RedRockResearch.com.

[1 CPE] Cybersecurity Trends for 2023

  Presented by Jeff Simpson, Sr Sales Executive, Cybersecurity Solutions • AT&T Alaska

With Cybersecurity compliance mandates increasing, and attacks on vulnerable supply chains and endpoints on the rise, it has never been more important to assess and take proactive measures to secure your network. This presentation pulls together information from many different analysts and digests their views on which Cybersecurity priorities your organization may face this year, along with the top eight cybersecurity trends for 2023, such as Supply Chain Resilience, Security Architecture Modernization and Data-Centric Transformation.

[1 CPE] Dark Web Monitoring: It’s time for an Offensive Strategy!

  Presented by Jeff Simpson, Sr Sales Executive, Cybersecurity Solutions • AT&T Alaska

Many organizations discover a cybersecurity breach many months later, too late for any substantial mitigation. With the average cost of breaches in the US at $9.4M, (without including ransom paid), it is advisable for organizations to take a more offensive stance. What if there was a way to detect compromised corporate credentials well before they were used to cause widespread fraud? Dark Web Monitoring goes where cybercriminals traffic stolen emails, usernames, and passwords, and can alert an organization if personal or corporate user information shows up in the Darknet layers. Learn how using a tool like this can help protect an organization’s employees, consumers, and vendors, as well as its reputation.

[1 CPE] Improved Security for SecOps & NetOps that’s Recession Friendly

  Presented by Ryan Parr, Sr Solutions Architect • Infoblox

While the future economic impact on IT budgets is unclear, one thing is clear –– attackers will not slow down and may even ramp up knowing organizations are considering lowering IT and cybersecurity spending. It is clear enterprise security is of extreme importance and making investments stretch is going to become essential. Core network services you already have in place, including DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (IP Address Management) are often overlooked in the cybersecurity world but can become the most powerful weapon against attackers. During this session, you will learn how to leverage existing services to:

  • Reduce the burden on existing security investments, extending their capacity and lifespan
  • Combat up to 92% of malware and ransomware without new security tools
  • Decrease SecOps investigation time by up to 60%
  • Improve your security posture, lowering cyber insurance costs

[1 CPE] Who’s Attacking You?

  Presented by Critical Insight

One of the most common questions from IT Leaders and Executives is: Who would attack our organization and why?

In this discussion, we’ll examine the most common cyberattack perpetrators and their methods. From hostile Nation-States to teenagers to some threat actors you might not expect. We will discuss the methods these attackers are using to gain access to your networks, be it unpatched systems, newly found zero days, as well as other avenues into your network. Also covered will be the intent of these attacks, whether it is to steal your intellectual property, extort your cryptocurrency, or to disrupt your operation to meet strategic goals. Most importantly, we will discuss how to tell the difference, and how to protect yourself.

[1 CPE] How to Get the Security Budget You Deserve

  Presented by CYE

Because of the current economic downturn, security leaders are being forced to stretch their budgets further, even as devastating cyberattacks continue to proliferate. Given these challenges, how can CISOs convince their board members to support a robust and effective cybersecurity budget?

In this session moderated by Bryan Hurd, Reuven Aronashvili and Ira Winkler will highlight the best ways to stretch your security budget, including which investments will provide the most bang for your buck. Perhaps most importantly, however, Reuven and Ira will also touch on how CISOs like you can present your security recommendations and successfully receive the budget you deserve.

[1 CPE] Shifting Your Workforce Strategy to Support Your Growing Organization

  Presented by IP Pathways

The technology landscape continues to evolve. Finding cloud talent to architect & build a custom solution continues to be challenging and even harder to retain. Lead times for hardware continue to increase making it hard to support growing businesses. During this session, we will outline the trends being used to supplement your workforce strategy.

[1 CPE] Securing Layer 8

  Presented by Synack

One of the most difficult challenges globally is securing the human element and as such, it tends to be neglected. The current solution of training with “gotcha” emails is not successful and tends to cause unintended negative consequences. We will investigate a more global approach to securing businesses by taking on the “business of hacking.” We’ll show how we can harden the human element and expand our footprint by using a better way to learn and widening our defenses. The key is to ensure we also harden society to help drive the ROI for attackers up enough that business is no longer profitable, forcing them into the technology fight in which, as an industry, security professionals have much more secure footing.

[1 CPE] Co-Managed IT: The Modern MSP Relationship

  Presented by Exbabylon

A pragmatic conversation about what the modern relationship should look like between internal IT teams and external consultants, MSPs, MSSPs and VARs. As organizations embark on digital transformation journeys that require a cloud forward approach, the skills, competencies, and experience of a strategic partner who can collaborate and build initiatives becomes more apparent and important. Navigating the shifting expectations of IT Leadership as business demands evolve and change from the team that just keeps the network up to their new role as a business influencer through data intelligence, business intelligence, automation, and big data/AI.

[1 CPE] INNOVATION—Alive and Well in Idaho?

  Presented by Jay Larsen • President, Idaho Technology Council

The purpose of a business is to create and maintain a customer. Idaho businesses need to focus on innovative disruption to meet their customers’ demands today and more importantly, in the future. How are Idaho companies doing with innovation and technology and is Idaho on the upswing?

Jay Larsen is the founder and CEO/President of the Idaho Technology Council, a private sector organization focused on developing the innovative ecosystem in Idaho and helping technology in Idaho and the region start, grow, and thrive. Larsen is a native Idahoan who obtained his BA from Brigham Young University and his MBA from Boise State University.

Telecommunication has been the industry where Jay has spent 22 years of his career, with start-up long-distance companies, and has managed and led teams with US WEST Cellular, AirTouch Cellular, Qwest Communication, and Verizon Wireless in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah. During these 22 years, Larsen led teams pioneering and implementing new wireless technologies. He also managed several mergers and acquisitions. He has served on a U.S. Congressman’s staff as Director of Economic Development.

Jay’s key areas of focus are organizational development, marketing, networks, innovation, and leadership. He has served on several boards focused on helping further Idaho talent and the development of innovation. Some of these boards are Idaho Workforce Development Council, Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance, Boise State University CS Industry Advisory Board, Boise State University Foundation Board, Bronco Athletic Association, Boise State University College of Business and Economics Industry Advisory Board, INBRE Advisory Board, Idaho K-12 CS Leadership Team. Larsen has coached several sports teams and lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife (who has been blessed with four sons) and their Jack Russell terrier.