This half-day seminar will explore the strategic approaches to organizational security and the landscape changes and emerging technologies that impact the overall security strategy. Sessions will examine architectural trends and approaches modern security design as well as frameworks for defining roles and responsibilities within the security organization.
September 4, 2025 | 8:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM ET in Virtual Seminars
PART 1: Leadership Panel: The CISO Perspective: Security Strategy & Architecture
This panel of CISOs will discuss approaches to developing a robust security strategy for the organization and explore different ways to navigate challenges related to roles, responsibilities, resources, and accountability.
Moderator: Widya Junus, Head of Strategy & Operations, Office of CISO, Google
Panelists: Jenny Menna, CISO, Sallie Mae, Roya Gordon, CISO, Engie North America, and Dave Ruedger, VP, Product Security & BISO, Precisely
PART 2: Traditional Sessions
Session 1: Transformational Security Leadership: Strategic Planning, AI Architecture, and More
Modern security leaders must keep up with constant changes to the business, technology, and threat landscape. Transforming your team requires an understanding of how security can protect and enable key business objectives. Come learn how to build a strategic plan, create a business case that resonates with leadership, and secure GenAI architectures in a sustainable way.
Speaker: Frank Kim, Fellow, SANS Institute
Session 2: Security Strategy Framework: Defining Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountability
A typical organization has about 73 security jobs spread across security, technology, and business teams. This session will feature a standard that describes what security jobs exist in an organization and how to set up accountability/responsibility effectively. Will also look at some career antipatterns (common mistakes) for business leaders, security leaders, and security practitioners and provide tips for security practitioners, aspiring leaders, and current leaders.
Speaker: Mark Simos, Lead Cybersecurity Architect, Microsoft
Session 3: Strengthening the Global Financial Sector: Collaborative Approaches to Cybersecurity Threats
Cybersecurity is a team sport. So why should you be part of the team? Fostering a corporate culture of collaboration and information sharing is critical – before an incident occurs. Having processes and procedures left of boom matters, especially when trying to make sense of early warnings and consumption of signals that may require proactive measures to shore up cybersecurity defenses. Key topics will include the value proposition of intelligence sharing, pitfalls and pendulums of getting approval to share, trusted communication practices, and strategies for tackling current and emerging threats.
Speaker: John Denning, CISO, FSICAS
This virtual seminar is sponsored by Wiz. Wiz transforms cloud security for customers – including over 45% of the Fortune 100 – by enabling a new operating model. Our CNAPP empowers security and development teams to build fast and securely by providing visibility into their cloud environments. With Wiz, organizations can prioritize risk and stay agile
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