Improving Your Organization’s Data Security Posture
The rapid expansion of digital capabilities has moved sensitive data into various ecosystems, creating additional risk and compliance concerns for organizations. In this panel discussion, security leaders share their approach to striking the right balance of protecting data while enabling information sharing and innovation.
The discussion will explore challenges and best practices on:
- Approaches to agilely monitor the location and sensitivity levels of data
- Defining and managing appropriate data controls and its lifecycle rights
- Increasing collaboration between security and privacy on data protection
Speakers
Parham Eftekhari is a business executive specializing in cyber and national security. He currently serves as Executive Vice President, CISO Communities at CyberRisk Alliance, leading its CISO services platform which consists of the Cybersecurity Collaborative and Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum. Parham also serves as the chairman of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), the nation’s leading cybersecurity think tank, which he founded in 2014. Other leadership roles during his more than 15 years in this sector include co-founder and Vice President of research at the Government Technology Research Alliance, founder of the world’s first webcam cover manufacturer CamPatch, and Advisory Board member at the Ready Rock Institute. Parham has developed and authored multiple research publications, regularly engages with the media, and has addressed forums ranging from Congress, TED, RSA, and C-SPAN. In 2017, Parham was recognized by (ISC)2 for his contributions to the field of cybersecurity with the Most Valuable Industry Partner – Government Information Security Leadership Award.
Steve is the Founder of Achilles Shield, a global cybersecurity consulting and advisory organization that specializes in building lean programs that âprotect your future.â He is the CISO in Residence for The CISO Society, and the Chief Security & Compliance advisor for Spirion, the worldâs most accurate data discovery platform. Steve is an operational leader, presenter, and change agent with decades of security leadership experience in both Public and private sector, in the areas of cybersecurity, geo-political risk, physical security, and GRC. As a breach-seasoned global executive, Steve has a reputation for delivering a solid foundation of trust, resilience, and good humor, to build best in class and business-forward, technology and cybersecurity programs. Well known for his strengths in leading organizations through complex change, Steve has delivered crisis response in globally disrupting events including cyber-attacks, breaches, civil unrest, and natural or man-made disasters.