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How Augmented Analytics Will Help Your Organization

Augmented Analytics focus on specific areas of augmented intelligence, using machine learning to enhance how data and analytics are presented and shared. As the capabilities of this technology advance rapidly, it is pivotal to understand these advancements, their applications and implications for your workforce. 

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Presented by:

Jason Bonander, Deputy CIO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

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The Solution for Your Legacy System's Security: The Cloud

Over the lifespan of an organization, CIOs/CISOs have developed and implemented technologies that have been key to the organization's success. However, CISOs and their security teams today find themselves stuck ensuring that legacy systems are secure. The solution is cloud-delivered security products that are more agile with the ability to implement new detection methods and services faster than on-site solutions.

While cloud security is an ideal solution, it is important to know that using the cloud is more than moving legacy management servers to the cloud.

Takeaways:

1. Review the status of legacy system security
2. What cloud solutions are the best fit for their business
3. What are the main needs in regards to system's scale, data telemetry, staff growth, machine learning, API-based access, and more

Presented by:

Mark Gelhardt, VP Technology Governance, Elavon

 

 

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Digital Transformation Lessons Learned

Our speaker will summarize the learnings from the experience and discuss the path forward for building an ongoing community of CISO/CIOs where common issues can be addressed and success stories can be shared.

Takeaways:

1. Building an ongoing community with your peers can be an invaluable resource for tackling the digital transformation projects ahead of you
2. Sharing stories of success (and failures) is not reserved to a one-day CISO Summit, but should be shared on a regular basis with your peers

Presented by:

Bhanu Vallabhaneni, Director Strategy & Security Architecture Leader, DowDupont

 

 

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All Eyes on You

Security breaches are the most intimidating threats for CISOs and security executives. Because of that, upper level management, shareholders and even consumers are focusing now more than ever on the security department. With that, CISOs need to see this as an opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders to incorporate cybersecurity strategy with their organization's business initiatives. This is an ideal opportunity to address skill shortages and increase professional development of the internal security workforce.

Takeaways:

1. How the CISO's role has changed
2. The latest security threats and how they can positively impact your team
3. How to measures your teams shortcomings and areas for improvement

Presented by:

Walt Carter, Chief Information Officer, Homestar Financial Corporation

 

 

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Working in Smart Spaces

A smart space is an environment in which users and technology-enabled systems interact in increasingly open, connected, coordinated and intelligent ecosystems. The goal of a smart space is to come together and create a more immersive, collaborative and automated experience for a target set of people and industries. 

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The Geopolitical Landscape's Effects on Organizations

The recent U.S. government bans against Russian-based security products and Chinese smartphones are the latest results of suspicion and distrust of competing world powers. Organizations working with government entities must be aware of the geopolitical stipulations regarding their business relationships. Even with the geopolitical landscape, the buying decisions of security products are still based on trust in the supplier. It is important for CISOs and security leaders to incorporate geopolitical risk in all business-critical software, hardware and services purchasing decisions - even if that means considering local alternatives.

Takeaways:

1. Review the geopolitical landscape and how it has effected industries and organizations
2. What to be aware of with your buying decisions
3. What to anticipate and prepare for in the coming years

Presented by:

Daniel Robbins, VP of Information Security, State Bank and Trust Company

 

 

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Machine Learning Is Here to Help, Not Replace

Over the next few years, machine learning (ML) will be a regular security practice and will offset skills and staffing shortfalls. Today though, ML is better at addressing smaller, more specific problems. Technology leaders have to understand that humans and machines complement each other and work better together than alone, as ML can assist humans in addressing uncertainty by presenting relevant information. 

Takeaways:  

1. Discuss the ways machine learning can assist teams and organizations 
2. How to make the right machine learning choices for your organization 
3. The future of machine learning

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Becoming More Decentralized

Today, increased centralization has put the power and trust into the hands of the few big players. This, of course, raises many security concerns. The risk of disruptions and undesirable outcomes increases as centralization opens the door to exclusive possession or control of commodities and services. As a result, technologies like Blockchain implemented to create decentralized alternatives as they move computing resources away from centralized servers. 

Takeaways:

1. Evaluating the risks of centralization on availability, confidentiality and resiliency
2. Exploring decentralized technologies like Blockchain and edge computing that offer visibility as well as enhanced security for your organization
3. Understand the fact or fictionalization of developing AI strategies and the cause for concern for decentralized AI models

Presented by:

Todd Watson, Information Security Officer, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia