Now that we have all been working from home for a few months, how has your security program held up? Are you still using the same metrics? Have you shifted anything? If your program was built on a framework and started with the basics, remote workers should not change much. Join me as we discuss the key points of a successful security program and how to gain buy-in and budget even during an economic downturn.

Today's environment has become a dynamic place of change. Savvy IT leaders use the opportunity to reposition IT to play a more strategic role in supporting, enhancing, and leading their organizations, thinking broadly about developing levers of change and expanding their sphere of influence.

Cybersecurity is not just and IT issue, it is and organizational issue and must be treated as such. This presentation will provide an overview of the key factors to must be incorporated to manage cyber security across the organization. Topics will include: The three tiers 1. The Administrative tier deals with having in place security policies, procedures, and processes designed to lay a foundation for managing and administering security across the organization. 2. The Compliance/Governance tier deals with the ongoing verification and validation of all security system implementations, including both the technical and administrative functions 3. The Technical tier deals with putting in place the technical infrastructure designed to recognize and prevent breaches from occurring. In addition to the three tiers we will discuss other organizational best practices and must haves required to create a culture of security awareness in the organization.

Technology advancement is poised to create a new revolution for humanity, and we must think and act in ways that ensure the sustainability of our planet and keep humans happy and thriving. Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are influencing and improving health, science, communication, transportation and energy on a global scale – and it is our responsibility to design and build the infrastructure for this new digital age while preserving our humanity and the planet earth. We’re all in this together.

I led the full carve out of LifeScan from JNJ. It took 18 months to stand up a totally independent LifeScan organization. During this technology and digital transformation process, we simplified the entire tech/digital landscape, implemented agile, drove cloud 1st strategy, automation, Analytics/AI driven organization. shift from being medical device to digital company, and many other new ways of working.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IU) is among the few thousand traditional higher education institutions that had their historic face-to-face student experience shattered (at least temporarily) virtually overnight beginning in March, 2020. More than 1,500 course sections at IUP, the vast majority taught by faculty with no experience teaching fully online, had to be migrated in the middle of a semester over about a 10-day period. All of this is occurring in heart of a highly disrupted industry trying to survive. This webinar will describe the onset of the crisis and the monumental immediate challenges it presented, the critical decisions that resulted and the valuable lessons learned that could have value to IT leaders from any industry.

Data is exploding and it is necessary for every organization to make sense and monetize this data in a timely fashion. Cloud makes it possible to try out and iterate quickly with many different solutions and allows access to highly scalable compute and storage demand.. This presentation will highlight the main advantages of the cloud in the Data and Analytics space.

Great business efficiency can come from a single radical change. Within a year, Gary Brantley, CIO for the City of Atlanta, began the organizational transformation of shifting the focus of the City’s technology department, Atlanta Information Management, from customer-centric to customer obsessed. According to Walter Rogers, CEO of CCI Global Holdings, who wrote in a recent post, “true customer obsession involves turning our customers into fans who believe in, advocate for, and keep coming back to our business.” In this discussion, Gary will share his current journey through the planning and challenges of smart cities. He will also explain the importance of being insights-driven and operationally efficient while continuously invoking innovation in a digital transformative world.

Enterprises are transforming infrastructure and product development efforts to on demand infrastructure that required modular application development framework by implementing next-generation processes defined by speed, efficiency, and resilience. By adopting agile methods, what used to take developers months to release can now take mere seconds to deploy. Organizations are adopting the agile approach to application development to enhance their digital transformation smartly, while keeping pace with the competition and the changing marketplace with positive customer experiences.

Too often is cybersecurity either "tool driven" or purely "capability driven." Taking a risk based approach provides a more precise and cost effective approach to building and executing cybersecurity programs. There is also confusion about what "cyber risk" is, how to measure it, how to govern it, and how to communicate it effectively to executives such as the Board. This webinar presents some perspectives on taking such as risk centric approach, defining a framework to measure it using key risk indicators (KRIs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). It also talks about the ingredients of what a communication to the Board could look like.

What got you here will not get you there - moving from a technical role to an executive leadership role requires learning new skills. This session follows one technician's journey to a CIO role, and the lessons learned along the way.

Technology can have a significant impact across the enterprise in addressing workplace productivity, but fundamental questions must be addressed so technology can play its essential role as that enabling force.

The future of the CISO role is relationship focused and business aligned. Historically, the role has been setup as either a dead end or a scapegoat. However, with growing awareness of the concerns around security and privacy as well as the skills gap within the industry, the role will need to evolve. Providing your organization with strategic advantage that is business aligned is of critical importance. The most successful CISOs will have identified and mastered a relationship focused mindset as vital to their ability to be an effective leader in the information security space. While it is possible to maintain the status quo and survive, be encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to develop in the current environment and solidify your position as a trusted advisor who fully understands the business they are charged with protecting and promoting.

Throughout her career, Elizabeth has run or been a part of over 10 implementation projects and has overseen different areas of IT operations. The one thing that has been critical throughout is communication, and she will share some lessons learned and provide 5 takeaways to improve communication at all levels.

G&G Outfitters had grown from a way to pay for a spring break to Florida, to a thriving branded merchandise business over a 20-year period. Embroidery and Screen-Printing processes were all paper based, we initiated an initiative to build a new Order Management Platform to digitize the entire workflow processes. After 3 years we have transformed the legacy paper into a fully electronic workflow. This presentation will review how we transitioned our workforce from a paper process, the challenges and the benefits achieved.

So many of today’s security initiatives are focused on the tools and controls that need to be in place. As such they often miss one of the most important aspects, the security culture of the company. Security culture is more than just training end users it goes beyond policies and procedures and is crucial for having a successful and effective security program. In this webinar we will take a deeper look at what a security culture is, why it matters and how you can create one that becomes part of your overall security strategy and success.

Software Development can be a huge cost savings and poor development can cost you for years. Based upon 30 years of application development experience amongst a half dozen firms in varying industries, this presentation shows which first hand experiences have proven to work (and not work). With projects ranging from small enhancements to $100 Million Digital Transformations, hear lessons on decades of working with internal and external software development projects to learn what could work for you. Most companies are not in the software business, but almost all use software in their line of work. Spending time and money on that software is core to the decision-making process for all CIOs. Build versus buy decision making requires the mixture of business knowledge and tech savvy. With humility and insight this presentation will cover a variety of potential pitfalls along the way to successfully delivering for your internal or external customers.

Talent strategy is critical to an organization’s ability to innovate and quickly pivot to fuel growth and stay ahead of competition. Andrew Anderson will share his unique insights on the industry-wide shift in talent management and how companies are increasing ROI from the “human cloud” and blended workforce operating model - the future of work.

Inflection points occur in the lives of individuals, organizations and within our digital transformation efforts. Recognizing our inflection point is what separates good organizations from great organizations and successful digital transformation efforts from failed ones. It is at the inflection point where choices are made that will determine if we achieve breakthrough results in our digital transformation or whether we remain in the territory of the average. The presentation will leverage case studies to help you recognize your inflection point, take action, and achieve breakthrough results.

Businesses seek to Accelerate delivery of new solutions every day to serve customers better. Buzz words abound like containers, Kubernetes, DevOps, and CI/CD; technologies to answer businesses' prayers. While these technologies can be contributors to a Digital Transformation, taking a technology first approach results in numerous challenges and pitfalls. This session discusses an application and role centric approach to Simplify the efforts and how open source communities that companies like SUSE are driving to enable businesses to rapidly delivery new capabilities, without compromising cost, quality, compliance, or security.

Data mining to determine profitability of our customer engagements in a highly dynamic environment.

The current Covid-19 situation has forced many organizations to quickly adopt remote work capabilities for their employees. In the months and years ahead, experts say remote work will only become more prevalent. Securing your remote work environment has become more critical than ever before. This webinar covers details about the security controls required for a secured remote work environment.

Traditional staffing approaches often do not work for hiring security/IT staff in today's market. Combination of school debt, useless degrees, and new generational expectations do not exactly align with IT resourcing requirements these days. Session will show working hiring strategies in today’s market: where to look, how to train and grow then next generation.

Unless you have an absolute Cloud-First strategy that is well-funded, you need to make decisions about what applications and services you base in the cloud. When do you look at hybrid or SaaS solutions? During this presentation we will discuss the decision-making process, particularly in Higher Education and Non-profit institutions. What information do you need to make the decision? How are other technology leaders deciding?

Today’s businesses are more integrated than ever. However, integration with external partners has risks along with benefits. Russ Felker, Chief Technology Officer at GlobalTranz, a leading logistics technology provider and Top 10 3PL, shares his insights on how businesses can protect themselves against ransomware and other cyber threats coming in via both direct and indirect channels.

It is not a matter of if your company will be hit with ransomware; it is a matter of when your company will be hit. Some companies are attacked, and it is a minor blip with little impacts. Yet other organizations are disabled for weeks. How a company responds in the aftermath of an attack can determine what data is recovered, and whether a ransom is paid. Besides securing the perimeter and trying to prevent an attack, how else do you prepare for a ransomware attack, and how do you respond when one occurs? This webinar will take you through preparing for an attack before it happens, training your team to respond, wading through the aftermath, appropriate communication, and what the recovery process looks like.

Security Operations Center transforms how financial services approach threat management, identification, and response. Organizations need to automate vulnerability discovery and ingestion to better mitigate risk. This can lead to security expert retention and reduces burnout and add their time and expertise towards higher-value tasks.

If you don’t begin with the end, you’ll likely end with a mess. Regardless of the methodology, deep thinking and discussion regarding the final results, features and how to adopt them will guide design, build, release and funding decisions.

The digital enterprise is constantly expanding, with new IoT, cloud, and operational technologies all challenging traditional notions of cyber security. Safeguarding these evolving environments against machine-speed attacks has never been more difficult. Yet the digital battleground now features its most formidable defender in Cyber AI — a self-learning technology that distinguishes friend from foe in order to thwart threats autonomously. With the Cyber AI Platform protecting your entire infrastructure in real time, it does not matter whether the attack originates on a connected device, an industrial system, or in the cloud. Wherever it strikes, the AI fights back in seconds.

What lessons have we learned in transitioning OC Tanner from being a manufacturing company to a software company? And, how can you apply those lessons to whatever transformation you are leading? In this webinar, Niel Nickolaisen describes what he terms the "formula for digital transformation" and how OC Tanner has used that formula to modernize its products, focus innovation, implement DevOps, improve the culture and influence the direction of the organization.