Detroit CISO Virtual Executive Summit

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues

From access management and compliance to Internet connected devices and automation, CISOs must build comprehensive identity strategies as nimble as the businesses they support. Join Arun DeSouza as he shares his experience implementing identity access management across Nexteer.

Join this keynote and explore:

• The importance of identity lifecycle management and strategies to extend it across the enterprise
• How identity can strengthen data privacy
• What is next when it comes to identity management

Software has never been more business critical, and cyberattacks at the application layer have never been more frequent. Yet budgets are also getting extra scrutiny in recent months. Join this boardroom to learn how to make the case for application security, from why you need it to what good looks like. You'll leave with actionable tips and advice on:

• Getting buy-in for AppSec
• Making the case to expand a program
• Communicating AppSec success to executives & more

The global health pandemic has forced CISOs into a new era of evolving challenges. With fully remote workforces and assets continuously moving to the cloud, securing endpoint protection has never been more critical. So how are CISOs deploying next-generation endpoint protection to solve these obstacles?

Join this interactive session to discuss:

• Securing critical applications even in a state of compromise
• Tactics for monitoring a sprawling attack surface
• Leveraging new technologies to quantify threats

Outsource? Insource? A hybrid model? Finding the right design for an effective security operations center is a complex leadership challenge weaving technology, budget, talent management and, of course, risk. Learn what questions you should be asking yourself, and other senior leaders, to ensure your SOC is up to par.

Join this session to learn:

• Models for effective insource, outsource and hybrid SOCs
• Leadership best practices for keeping employees engaged and alert
• The latest workflows for effective incident response

Today’s CISOs face daunting challenges. It is a balance between fighting off increasingly sophisticated attacks, managing scarce resources, and working with stakeholders that often don't understand the inevitability of a breach. Since there continues to be a knowledge gap about the criticality of the CISO’s role, it is no surprise that they’re experiencing stress and burnout at unprecedented rates. How can CISOs make their careers sustainable and maintain a sense of well-being?

Join this keynote to explore:

• How to recognize the signs and symptoms of toxic stress and burnout.
• How to remain engaged, energized, and focused during turbulent times
• Methods to reduce stress at work and how to not let the stress overlap into personal lives
• Mindfulness strategies that can help alleviate burnout
• How to model work life balance for Gen y and Gen z workers who prioritize mental health
  

Join this informative networking break to hear from WomSA (the Women’s Security Alliance) and your peers as they share the benefits they’ve experience as WomSA mentors and learn how to get involved. Then break for some fun and informal networking with your peers to wrap-up the day.