Southern California CISO Executive Summit

The modern CISO must navigate the complex balance between technological advancement and the need to simplify and secure IT environments. This requires overhauling legacy architectures to be VPN and firewall-free, responding to shifting threats with AI-enabled defenses, overcoming financial constraints, and accommodating cloud-first businesses with distributed workforces. Leaders must lay a secure foundation using zero trust principles – for users, devices, and workloads – and harness the power of AI to consistently stay one step ahead of the attackers.

Join this session to learn:

• AI’s role in enabling both organizations and their adversaries, with an emphasis on staying a step ahead of cybercriminals
• Navigating the evolution of the CISO roles in light of greater expectations and oversight from senior business leaders
• Securing organizations’ resources – from end users to branches and factories – reliably and cost-effectively with zero trust

In today's interconnected digital landscape, potential outages and breaches of vendors pose significant risks to organizational operations and security. Ensuring cyber resiliency involves rigorous vendor vetting, continuous monitoring, and comprehensive incident response planning to mitigate these threats.

Join this session to strategize on:

• Adopting a proactive and holistic approach to improve supply chain risk
• Enhancing resiliency against third-party disruptions
• Safeguarding digital ecosystems from emerging cyber threats

As ransomware grows increasingly prevalent and attackers continue to raise their demands, security leaders are taking a new look at their response tactics. It may seem difficult to prioritize building out your recovery plan when you could spend that time focused on increasing defensive measures, but recovering from ransomware is not a process you want to wing.

Join this session to discuss:

• New best practices for ransomware recovery
• Key pitfalls in response and recovery and how to avoid them
• How to build a foundation for developing a thorough, practical, and well-documented plan of action

Generative AI is changing the way software is developed and is already a part of every developer's life. However, there is a dark side to using GenAI when it comes to security. What are the upcoming risks of using GenAI solutions and what has been done about them? 

Join this session to discuss: 

• Your security exposure and risks based on your GenAI use
• New types of manufacturing attacks 
• Prompt-injection attacks and how to minimize your risk

As CISOs look to build their array of leadership skills, effective talent and team career development cannot be overlooked. This critical skill has evolved from "nice to have" to instrumental in building a resilient cybersecurity team and pushing the business forward.

 Join this session to hear more on:

• Fostering an environment of continuous learning and skill development
• Leveraging talent development within the security function as a business enabler
• Promoting and enabling a team to take ownership of their career paths

Meet one-on-one with storytelling expert Arthur Zards for expert insights and candid feedback on honing your skills in executive influence, adopting a more authentic and engaging approach to speaking, and taking your next presentation from “understandable” to “compelling.”  Feel free to come prepared with specific questions or even a presentation you'd like to discuss.

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.

Business leaders are faced with the challenge of developing a data & analytics strategy that not only ensures a robust data governance but also expands the business value. As organizations navigate increasing data volumes and evolving technologies, the need for an effective data governance program has never been so critical. CISOs and CDOs must work as a team to securely enable the business.

Join this boardroom with your peers to discuss:

• Why a strong partnership between your CDO and CISO matter?
• How important are critical data elements including non-publicly traded companies
• Why is a good data classification schema important?

Threats don't brake for CISOs with budget restrictions. And even when funds are low, the business expects you to ward off attacks. That's means you'll have to increase success without increasing tools or talent.

Together with your C-level peers, discuss how to:

• Expand coverage without spreading it thin
• Deliver on the business's existing security investments
• Demonstrate the linkage between a safe business and a profitable one

You won’t luck your way into safe and successful third-party relationships. But, by thoughtfully developing a cadence of third-party risk identification, assessment and mitigation, CISOs can safeguard their own operations, protect key data, prevent reputational damage, avoid financial losses and bring peace to stakeholders.

Join your CISO peers to: 

• Develop new risk-aware relationships, or perfect existing ones
• Share and gather insights on a growing network of third parties
• Confirm the importance of a well-developed third-party risk management plan

Phishing and social engineering remain the top methods used by cybercriminals to infiltrate organizations. It is fundamental for CISOs to implement strong technical solutions as well as cultivate effective training programs to consistently educate employees and increase awareness of potential threats.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

• The latest trends in social engineering attacks, including spear phishing, pretexting, baiting, and tailgating and methods to identify and respond effectively
• Leveraging data to better understand your adversaries
• Best practices to build a resilient security culture and raise employee awareness of social engineering threats

As cybersecurity attacks increase in sophistication, the financial and reputational impact for companies has never been more pronounced. CISOs responsible for navigating a company through a data breach, the stakes are even higher. CISOs confront significant personal civil and criminal liability in connection with their handling of breaches and associated disclosures. This raises serious concerns not only for CISOs, but also for companies’ abilities to secure expert personnel to safeguard their data and systems.

Join this keynote to discuss:

• Protecting executives on the front lines of cybersecurity incidents
• Implementing best practices aimed at reducing the potential liability of key stakeholders
• Managing liability risks which includes how to work with the Board and the broader executive team

Governing Body members host this reception for executives to celebrate the event with an evening of peer networking, specialty holiday cocktails, food, including a seafood bar & drinks.