Ben Nicholson has worked at Palo Alto Networks for the past 7 years. In that time he has worked as a Professional Services Engineer, Global Solutions Architect, and is now a Global Practice Leader for Prisma Cloud. He has deployed Prisma Cloud for a multitude of customers and has in-depth working knowledge of many security platforms.
Chad is a Cybersecurity Specialist and Field CISO at Infoblox. He has a background in network security architecture and security program management. With over 20 years experience in the industry, he is responsible for architecting secure online environments for some of the largest retailers, service providers, and government agencies.
In his last role as a customer, he had information security responsibility for a financial institution with 25 billion in assets, where he led the development and management of a comprehensive security program for almost a decade.
Today Chad focuses on ways to use emerging technology, including recent innovations in threat intelligence and DNS, to solve security and business challenges.
Andy has over 25 years of experience in information security, cyber security, technology and compliance holding numerous positions in both the public and private sectors. He is experienced in all sides of information security including technology, policies and auditing. He holds numerous industry certifications including the CISSP, Security+ and CE|H. He currently works as a Lead Security Engineer with Check Point specializing in email security.
Michael has nearly a decade of experience helping enterprise clients solve challenging security, networking, and infrastructure problems. He currently serves as a Solutions Architect with Avertium, an industry-leader in security and compliance services. He holds numerous industry certifications including the CISSP, AWS SAA, AZ-500, Net+ & Sec+ and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity from Georgia Tech.
I have been in Cyber Security roles for the past 11 plus years of my IT career and love how dynamic and ever changing this field is. Prior to that, I was building Data Centers, from where I received a lot of hands-on technical knowledge. I consider Information Technology both my main hobby and a career path. In my spare time I love “playing” with other technologies and obtaining different perspectives. This helps me become more agile and open minded to new ideas and concepts. My biggest joy is my family. I love spending time with them, whether traveling or just hanging out at the beach ! When time permits, I try to be more outdoors and enjoy nature.
Connie Mathews has been in the Information Security industry for over 16 years as a trusted advisor. She has worked with hundreds of global and small and medium businesses in building their information security programs and helping organizations understand their risks around People, Process and Technology. Connie’s passion drove her to start her own company, ReynCon Educational Services & Training, offering Cyber Security training to help educate companies and individuals seeking to build more awareness toward both soft and technical cybersecurity training.
Connie believes in the importance of giving back to the community, and she serves as:
– Founding member of EmpoWE-R Women of InfoSec
– Advisor to Tiffin University’s Cyber Security Program
– Central Ohio OWASP Board Member (Application Security Group)
– Central Ohio ISSA Board Member (Information Security Group)
– Volunteer of the Year for ISSA International
– Key advisor/organizer for the Central Ohio Info Security Conference for over 12 Years
– ICMCP Board Member– Columbus Chapter
– Named: 181 Top Women in Cybersecurity to follow on Twitter by Cybercrime Magazine
– Named as Who’s Who to follow in Columbus Business First
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Brad, and their two dogs Tex and Woody.
In either the public or private sectors, my mission is to bring a pragmatic, collaborative approach to solving business and information security challenges by balancing the uses of information while keeping core cybersecurity and privacy principles at the fore. With more than 30,000 employees across all state agencies, the State of Ohio has a complex information risk profile requiring a sophisticated, risk-based cybersecurity program. With this in mind, I build cybersecurity governance and technical maturity to protect Ohioians and their state government in today’s volatile threat landscape. I also thrive on leading diverse and skilled teams through transitions and change.
My information governance and management career spanned senior roles in private sector organizations ranging from mid-market to Fortune 50 in size where I developed privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance programs. Prior to joining the State of Ohio, I built a bespoke privacy program for The Ohio State University, one of the largest educational institutions in the United States. While there, I also led the cybersecurity governance teams, with responsibility for policy, control frameworks, training, risk assessment, disaster recovery, and data governance.
A graduate of The Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Capital University, I also maintain CIPP, CIPT, CISSP, and CISA certifications. Currently, I serve in a number of industry initiatives. Outside of work, I volunteer and advocate for literacy initiatives in my community.
Experienced Information Security Leader with a demonstrated track record of building successful security programs and creating diverse and highly effective teams. Cultural influencer, strategic, action oriented, authentic with a collaborative leadership style
Jay is an educator, cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur. He leads a product security engineering team for a Fortune 10 enterprise and is the founder of BreachSiren, a data breach intelligence startup.
Throughout his career, he has spoken across the nation at numerous events including South By Southwest Interactive, AfroTech San Francisco, Central Ohio InfoSec Summit, Third Party Risk Association’s Risk Roundup, Ruby Brigade, Tech Pint Cleveland, and BLK Hack.
As a technology executive with over 25 years experience, I help companies of all sizes protect critical assets and communicate risk while enabling lines of business to deliver to their customers. I always try to accomplish this with a balanced and pragmatic approach.
My 25 year background spans many sectors including retail, finance, technology, intelligence/government, gaming, and healthcare industries.
Over this time, I have founded and sold multiple companies as well as held senior leadership roles at L Brands, Ascena Retail Group, AT&T Easylink, and Cardinal Health. Currently, I am the Chief Information Security Officer at Victoria’s Secret & Company, a global Fortune 500 retailer.
Tony DeAngelo is the Chief Information Security Officer at Encova Insurance, where he has been working since 2004 when it was still known as Motorists Insurance Group. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Assurance from Norwich University, which he earned in 2009. Tony initially led the information security team for Motorists, but after the company’s affiliation with Brickstreet Mutual and the organizational rebranding to Encova, he was put in charge of the Security program for the new enterprise.
As a leader in Information Technology, Tony has played a key role in Encova’s digital transformation and cultural evolution. He currently chairs the Security Oversight Committee and manages the Information Security program, overseeing teams such as Security Operations, Identity Access Management, and AD Governance. Additionally, Tony is responsible for leading the End User Compute teams, which include the Workstation and Collaboration teams.
Tony’s focus is to balance the protection of the organization and addressing cyber risk issues with enabling innovation and providing strategic solutions. His expertise and leadership have been instrumental in Encova’s success as a leading insurance provider.
Experienced Chief Information Security Officer with a demonstrated history of working leading the information security program efforts to combat emerging threats of targeted attacks, cyber-crime and hacktavism leveraging a combination of business leadership and focused information security principles.
Columbus Cybersecurity Conference
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Live In Person @ Embassy Suites Columbus Dublin
In Person | Virtual | Hybrid
Earn up to 10 CPE credits
About the Event
FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training discovering cutting-edge security approaches, managing risk in the ever-changing threat of the cybersecurity workforce.
Join us as we talk with a panel of C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks.
Educating C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers) on the global cybercrime epidemic, and how to build Cyber Resilient organizations.
“Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem”
Gain the latest knowledge you need to enable applications while keeping your computing environment secure from advanced Cyber Threats. Demo the newest technology, and interact with the world’s security leaders and gain other pressing topics of interest to the information security community.
The FutureCon community will keep you updated on the future of the Cyberworld and allow you to interact with your peers and the world’s security leaders.
For sponsorship opportunities email sales@futureconevents.com
Featured Speakers
Connie Matthews
Founder & CEO
ReynCon Educational Services & Training
Brian Waeltz
Cardinal Health
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Holly Drake
Chief Information Security Officer
State of Ohio
Jana Moore
Chief Information Security Officer
Belron® International
Jay Bobo
Senior Manager
CoverMyMeds
Joy Kenyon
Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Cardinal Health
Mark Tomallo
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Victoria's Secret
Tony Deangelo
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Encova Insurance
Tremayne Smith
Chief Information Security Officer
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State Medical Center
Anthony Fisic
Chief Information Security Officer
Battelle
Rich Nagle
AVP & Chief Information Security Officer
The Ohio State University
Premier Platinum Sponsors
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world’s greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Gold Sponsors
Over the past 20 years, we’ve been recognized as a leader with 50 percent market share in core network services, which includes Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and IP address management (IPAM), collectively known as DDI. Building upon this proven foundation, we’re bringing DDI and core network services to the next level with our Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services. This enables all customers to go to the next level that’s right for them—whether their networks are completely on-premises, full cloud or hybrid cloud.
Cloudflare, Inc (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with each new site added. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer, named the Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company for two years running by the Wall Street Journal, and ranked among the world’s 50 most innovative companies by Fast Company. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cloudflare has offices in Austin, TX, Champaign, IL, Boston, MA, Washington, DC, London, and Singapore.
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Information Technology has become a vital part of today’s business. Technology enables you to operate in ways that were impossible a generation ago. Modern technology does more than keep your business running smoothly, it connects customers, employees, suppliers and partners to communicate better, plus enables business leaders to manage costs more efficiently, and sell products and services in new and different ways.
IP Pathways believes capital investments in technology should help businesses grow revenue, increase customer satisfaction, drive efficiencies, lower costs and create a competitive advantage. At IP Pathways, our mission is to be an expert provider of hybrid IT solutions by delivering world-class engineering services supported by high-touch customer service.
We were founded on a simple philosophy—do whatever it takes for the customer. We do this using a simple formula—deliver best-in-class technology and focus on the customer.
IP Pathways provides IT hardware and software, data center, cloud, professional and managed services, and hybrid IT solutions to small, medium-sized and enterprise customers throughout the Midwest. Our award-winning engineering team architects, implements, monitors, supports and manages private and hybrid cloud solutions for your data center, our data center or any data center. Named by CRN Magazine in 2015 as one of the 250 most certified, 500 largest and 100 fastest growing IT service providers in North America, IP Pathways helps IT move at the speed of business.
Recorded Future delivers the world’s most advanced security intelligence to disrupt adversaries, empower defenders, and protect organizations. With proactive and predictive intelligence, Recorded Future’s platform provides elite, context-rich, actionable intelligence in real time that’s ready for integration across the security ecosystem.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the largest network cyber security vendor globally, providing industry-leading solutions and protecting customers from cyberattacks with an unmatched catch rate of malware and other types of threats. Check Point offers a complete security architecture defending enterprises – from networks to mobile devices – in addition to the most comprehensive and intuitive security management. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes.
Silver Sponsors
Arctic Wolf® is the market leader in security operations. Using the cloud-native Arctic Wolf® Platform, we help organizations end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service. Highly-trained Concierge Security® experts work as an extension of internal teams to provide 24×7 monitoring, detection and response, as well as ongoing risk management to proactively protect organizations while continually strengthening their security posture.
ZeroFox delivers proactive external cybersecurity to outfox the adversary and disrupt, identify, and dismantle threats outside the traditional corporate perimeter. The ZeroFox Platform combines advanced AI-driven analysis to detect complex threats on the surface, Deep, and Dark Web with fully managed threat intelligence services and threat analysts who become an extension of your team – all while providing automated remediation to effectively disrupt threats.
Conceal enables organizations to protect users from malware and ransomware at the edge. Our Conceal Platform uses Zero Trust isolation technology to defend against sophisticated cyber threats. Conceal is used by Fortune 500 and government organizations to ensure users and IT operations remain secure, anonymous and isolated from cyber attacks.
Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software driven cloud networking solutions for large datacenter storage and computing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10 to 400 gigabits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.
AuditBoard is the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, and compliance management. More than 30% of the Fortune 500 leverage AuditBoard to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. AuditBoard is top-rated by customers on G2 and Gartner Peer Insights, and was recently ranked for the third year in a row as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America by Deloitte. To learn more, visit: AuditBoard.com.
AlgoSec, a global cybersecurity leader, empowers organizations to secure application connectivity by automating connectivity flows and security policy, anywhere. Living at the intersection of the infrastructure, security policy and the applications that run your business, AlgoSec enables greater visibility, reduced risk and zero-touch change automation across the entire hybrid network.
trackd.com is a modern patch management platform with a unique twist. Our solution records the experience of vulnerability remediation practitioners after they’ve applied a given patch (i.e. did it break something?), anonymizes that data, and then shares it in real-time with all other trackd platform users. The data enables remediation teams to identify the small percentage of patches that are likely to break something, as well as those with little or no history of disruption that can be considered strong candidates for auto-patching.
eSentire, Inc. is the Authority in Managed Detection and Response, protecting the critical data and applications of 1500+ organizations in 80+ countries, representing 35 industries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events. Combining cutting-edge machine learning XDR technology, 24/7 Threat Hunting, and proven security operations leadership, eSentire mitigates business risk, and enables security at scale. The Team eSentire difference means enterprises are protected by the best in the business with a named Cyber Risk Advisor, 24/7 access to SOC Cyber Analysts, Elite Threat Hunters, and industry-leading threat intelligence research from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU). eSentire provides Managed Risk, Managed Detection and Response and Incident Response services. For more information, visit www.esentire.com and follow @eSentire.
SPHERE Technology Solutions is an award-winning woman-owned cybersecurity business focusing on improving security and enhancing compliance. We put controls in place to secure your most sensitive data, create the right governance processes for your systems and assets, and make sure companies are compliant with the alphabet soup of regulations surrounding this space. Our Services – Ranging from strategic security advisory to SWAT-team remediation projects, SPHERE provides solutions to help companies understand their risks, create policies for a target end state, and remediate major vulnerabilities. Our Products – Leveraging years of experience in providing visibility around data, systems, and assets, SPHERE productized its services and released SPHEREboard; allowing customers to have the deep analytics and rich metrics to help them better govern their environment. Our Partners – SPHERE recognizes the need for third-party products and has partnered with the industry’s best-of-breed solutions. SPHERE provides guidance, along with technology integration capabilities to both the client’s technologies, along with SPHEREboard.
Garland Technology is an industry leader delivering network products and solutions for enterprise, service providers, and government agencies worldwide. Since 2011, Garland Technology has developed the industry’s most reliable test access points (TAPs) and packet brokers, enabling data centers to address IT challenges and gain complete network visibility. For more information, or learn more about the inventor of the first bypass TAP, visit GarlandTechnology.com or @GarlandTech.
LogicGate offers modern risk management technology empowering businesses to proactively transform risk enterprise-wide. Because risk is a team sport, we created the Risk Cloud Platform® — the most nimble and collaborative GRC solution out there. Rapidly adapt to changing business conditions. Confidently innovate and build new processes as you go. Collaborate on risk across your entire organization. Risk Cloud® gives you an interconnected view of risk across the organization that you just can’t get from point solutions. After all, great companies are built not by avoiding risks — but by choosing the right ones.
Netwrix makes data security easy. Since 2006, Netwrix solutions have been simplifying the lives of security professionals by enabling them to identify and protect sensitive data to reduce the risk of a breach, and to detect, respond to and recover from attacks, limiting their impact. More than 13,000 organizations worldwide rely on Netwrix solutions to strengthen their security and compliance posture across all three primary attack vectors: data, identity and infrastructure.
Optiv is a security solutions integrator – “one-stop” trusted partner with a singular focus on cybersecurity. Our end-to-end cybersecurity capabilities span risk management and transformation, cyber digital transformation, threat management, security operations, identity and data management, and integration and innovation, helping organizations realize stronger, simpler and more cost-efficient cybersecurity programs that support business requirements and outcomes. At Optiv, we are modernizing cybersecurity to enable clients to innovate their consumption models, integrate infrastructure and technology to maximize value, achieve measurable outcomes, and realize complete solutions and business alignment. For more information about Optiv, please visit us at www.optiv.com.
Armis offers the markets leading asset intelligence platform designed to address the new threat landscape that connected devices create
40 Fortune 100 companies trust our real-time, and continuous protection to see with full context all managed, unmanaged assets across IT, Cloud, IoT devices, medical devices (IoMT), operational technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and 5G.
Partners
(ISC)² is an international nonprofit membership association focused on inspiring a safe and secure cyber world. Best known for the acclaimed Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) certification, (ISC)² offers a portfolio of credentials that are part of a holistic, pragmatic approach to security. Our membership, more than 168,000 strong, is made up of certified cyber, information, software and infrastructure security professionals who are making a difference and helping to advance the industry.
Founded in 2012, the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) is a National 501(c)3 non-profit community, focused on empowering women to succeed in the cybersecurity industry. WSC’s mission is to advance women in cybersecurity careers by providing programs and partnerships that promote hands-on training, networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing and other professional opportunities.
WSC serves thousands of women across the globe by bringing awareness to, and advancing careers in, cybersecurity. The WSC community includes information security professionals, IT professionals, programmers, computer scientists and engineers, as well as women wanting to explore and join the field. Recognizing the importance of encouraging girls to embrace a future in STEM-related professions through its Cyberjutsu Girls Academy, WSC provides a unique hands-on curriculum focused on securing information technology. For more information, visit http://www.womenscyberjutsu.org.
The Pan Asian American Business Council (“PAABC”) is a non-profit organization consisting of Asian American businesses that would like to promote and grow their own and other Asian American businesses.
To enable Asian American owned businesses to develop and grow.
We put our heart and soul into this Cybersecurity Conference directory.
Way back in 2013 we had another website called “Concise Courses” which used to market and sell InfoSec training courses. We published a blog post listing all the upcoming InfoSec Conferences of that year, and Google loved the resource and put us right to the top of the search engines. That ‘accidental’ occurrence spawned this directory which is maintained by a small team comprising of Henry Dalziel and Charles Villaneuva and a bunch of freelance programmers.
What We Do:
We list, literally, every single Information Security conference, event and seminar within every niche in Cybersecurity.
We have a dedicated team that maintains our in-house tech stack, directory, and data curation.
Agenda
Times are subject to change
Opening Introductions | Check In | Networking
Presentation
Breaches - how to prepare and manage vulnerabilities in the cloud
Presentation
The Weaponization of DNS
Focused on the security benefits of enterprise-grade DNS controls, this talk walks through how the trusting nature of DNS has been abused by threat actors for years.
Looking to turn the tables and use DNS to our advantage, we discuss how security practitioners can gain unprecedented visibility into client communications, stop attacks as early as possible in the communication process, and leverage unique DNS threat intelligence across the security stack.
Networking
Sponsor Networking Time
Presentation
The Email Threat Landscape
This talk focuses on the increase in volume of email phishing attacks and some of the types of attacks being seen in the wild. Additionally, some guidance around how to protect yourself or organization will be talked about.
Networking
Sponsor Networking Time
Lunch
"New SEC Ruling, White House And Other Regulations That Companies Need To Be Aware Of"
Networking
Sponsor Networking Time
Presentation
How (and why) to think like a threat actor in the cloud
Presentation
The Cybersecurity ‘Market For Lemons’: Why Good Companies Buy Bad Products (And How to Fix it)
It is hard to tell a good cybersecurity solution from a bad one in today’s market. This leads to well-meaning companies making poor security decisions. Using George Akerlof’s findings from his seminal 1970 paper on the negative effects of information asymmetry, this presentation will explore how the current cybersecurity landscape punishes quality, promotes adverse selection practices, and breeds a ‘race to the bottom’ mentality. In other words, we will discuss how the cybersecurity market is a “market for lemons”. We will then discuss ways we can work to fix this problem and how companies can make smarter cybersecurity investments.
Networking
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Networking
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Panel Discussion
