Chicago CISO Executive Summit

In a world that often celebrates success but shies away from failure, it can be intimidating to confront the stigma surrounding setbacks. How can leaders flip the narrative to embrace failure, both big and small, as a powerful force for positive change and unprecedented success?

 Join Tiana Sanchez, Best-Selling Author, Founder & CEO to:

• Deconstruct a failure event and leverage the experience for newfound growth and self-examination
• Embrace the liberating concept of pivoting, shifting perspectives, eliminating distorted thinking patterns, and increasing strategic thinking
• Describe four common fears that stall business and explore four corresponding questions that positively shift business outcomes forward

CISOs are accustomed to answering for the business when security programs fall victim to attack. However, recent personal legal scrutiny of CISOs has set a precedent, stirred up concern and left security leaders questioning their protection.

Join this panel discussion to uncover:

• Resources to prepare for increased scrutiny and potential liability
• Best practices to proactively protect personal assets and reputation
• Keys to communicate of the state of security practices to stakeholders

While the vast majority of infrastructure has been upgraded and modernized to secure the shift to the cloud, enterprise IT teams are still missing an equally seamless access method to safely deliver those now cloud-native apps and data. While traditional browsers have become the de facto access point for the majority of business critical applications, they lack the deep inspection capabilities and hyper-granular security controls enterprises need. This results in security teams surrounding their browsers with layers of tech to meet those needs.

Join this breakout session to discover:

• Why traditional cloud security methods undermine your modernization efforts and end-user experience
• Embracing technological momentum to adapt to a "more-with-less" security landscape
• How enterprise CISOs are using this solution to bolster cloud security

The explosion of data, and continued adoption of hybrid work, multi-cloud, and SaaS have eroded away the classic silos that once existed between Security and Networking teams. As data remains at the epicenter of innovation, CISO and Infrastructure leaders are working more closely together than ever to allow for fast, secure access to IT.  Technologies like Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) have skyrocketed in popularity, creating a future where the fates of both teams are more intertwined than we know.

How can CISOs foster trust and collaboration between these two dynamic groups - with a mind towards enabling the business?

Join this session to discuss:

• How the changing dynamic is forcing CISOs to have to think differently
• Company initiatives where CISOs should take lead, and those where Networking should take lead
• Emerging technologies that serve as a win-win for both teams and success stories of security and networking winning together

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com

As more and more organizations adopt a Zero Trust architecture (ZTA), many initiatives overlook the increased prevalence of API-based access to sensitive application functionality and data. As CISOs move forward in their ZTA journey, how can they extend these principles to their API strategy to ensure security from the network layer to the application layer?

Join this session to discuss:

• Breaking the kill chain by stopping infection vectors and protecting against lateral movement
• Shielding sensitive data and limiting how APIs interact with data
• Increasing real-time visibility across the business to mitigate threats

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com 

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Threat actors aren't just hacking in — they’re logging in. How do we balance an identity-based perimeter and the user experience?

Join Alex Green, CISO of Delta Dental, to hear first-hand examples of:

• Weaving identity and zero trust into a security and business strategy
• Reducing user friction while maintaining a strong security posture
• Communicating the value, opportunity and impact of identity
  
  

Prioritizing and eliminating the cyber risks that matter most is the ultimate goal of security leaders. But how do you validate that your efforts are hitting the mark? It all comes down to well-crafted measurements: metrics that are reliable and easily understood by all stakeholders across the business.

In this session, we will discuss:

• Cybersecurity risk assessment essentials and which risks truly carry weight
• Concrete approaches to determine effectiveness of security capabilities
• Creating simple "metric cards" to communicate across stakeholders

When users are everywhere and digital operations span cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments, achieving cyber resilience becomes paramount. The challenge lies in navigating this complexity and maintaining visibility and control to ensure continuous operation despite cyber threats.

Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:

• Optimizing costs and improving security across diverse cloud environments
• Adopting Zero Trust philosophies to protect users, data, and applications
• Innovating with AI while addressing global regulatory and data privacy requirements

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com 

The complete entanglement of cyber risk with business risk is becoming increasingly more visible. CISOs now have an opportunity to better pinpoint third parties that present a threat to the organization. Yet the increasing complexities of third party, and even fourth party, risk management, prompted by a wide range of evolving threats, demands heightened attention. How can CISOs ensure they have a clear overview of the threat landscape and vulnerabilities across ecosystems and supply chains?

Join this session to discuss:

• Identification of vulnerabilities across your vendor landscape to prioritize response efforts
• Best practices for mitigating a new wave of sophisticated attacks to keep assets safe
• The role threat intelligence plays in risk management strategies to safeguard your digital ecosystem

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: 

Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com 

As boards increasingly recognize cybersecurity as a business risk, not just a technology concern, it's up to CISOs to leverage their influence, engage effectively with the board, and deliver presentations that resonate with their board members.

Join this boardroom session to discuss:

• Understanding and adapting to board responsibilities and priorities
• Preparing to engage the board effectively before, during, and after meetings
• Outlining the value of security and crafting a narrative around business-relevant security metrics

Seating priority during this executive boardroom is given to Gartner clients. To inquire on reserving a seat, please contact Chanelle Lawrence at chanelle.lawrence@evanta.com.

Join this dedicated networking session for women in cybersecurity leadership roles and their allies to freely discuss best practices, key challenges and mission-critical priorities surrounding sponsorship and career pathing. Come prepared to share ideas and forge new connections that can help empower each other to make an impact in your organizations and the Chicagoland area.

This session is aimed at, but not limited to, women who are leading the cybersecurity function at their organizations (CISO or equivalent) and those reporting directly to the CISO/equivalent. Priority access will be reserved to these groups.