2024 Chicago CISO Inner Circle

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Collaborate with your peers

Join Chicago's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Expanding influence with c-level executives to show the value of security

Clarifying responsibilities for security incident detection and response across the enterprise

Identifying and overcoming security roadblocks to success

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Waqas Akkawi

SIRVA Worldwide
VP, CISO

Michelle Ayala

The AZEK Company
CISO

Agenda

September 12, 2024

4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics

Security That IT Loves – Building Synergy Between CISOs, IT, and Business

Anthony (Tony) Lauro

Director, Security Technology and Strategy

Akamai Technologies

Mike Zachman

VP & Chief Security Officer

Zebra Technologies

Ralston Simmons

Director of Information Security

Vivid Seats

Ken Townsend

Global CISO

Ingredion

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the role of the Chief Information Security Officer is more crucial than ever. However, creating security programs that align with IT operations and business objectives remains a significant challenge. The mission for today’s CISO - build security that IT (and the business) loves. It is a top security priority for CISOs to foster a collaborative environment where security is seen not as a hindrance, but as an enabler of business agility and innovation.

In this exclusive dinner hosted by Akamai, the conversation will be driven around strategies that modern CISOs can employ to implement security measures that not only protect the organization but are also embraced by IT departments and business stakeholders. It is time for CISOs and business leaders to bridge the gap between security, technology, and business success.

Top Security Priorities for the Modern CISO

What are the specific areas of security that you are particularly focused on now? What is front of mind for you from a planning perspective?
With business challenges driving transformation and more core capabilities being moved to APIs, how are you making sure you have visibility on issues like shadow APIs and abuse of deployed APIs?
With changes to PCI DSS 4.0, NIST 2.0, constant updates to privacy laws and the new resiliency regulations coming out of the EU how are you approaching compliance requirements?

Innovative Security Focuses That Impact The Business

As you think about Zero Trust or your security program in general do you believe that vendor consolidation is a priority? If you do, does that include flexibility in the services they can provide?
How do you balance the need for innovative products with the desire to manage the number of vendors you use? With the move to hybrid workforce, how to currently approach user access?
In Akamai’s most recent SOTI report they found web attacks against applications and APIs surged by 49% between Q1 2023 and Q1 2024. How do you leverage research findings like these?