Digital Library

Chief Cathy Lanier – National  Football League (NFL) Chief Security Officer (CSO) - shares information  security insights, lessons, and priorities informed by her decades of  experience securing the NFL and Washington DC. Mission Critical  Executive Director Joyce Hunter and Chief Lanier discuss emerging topics  including drones, security governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion  efforts, and strategies for proactively effecting change.  

Dr. David Mussington – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency  (CISA) Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security (ISD) -  explains why policymakers, the private sector, and the public should  prioritize critical infrastructure security and resilience.   

Michael Clark delves into the evolving intersection of technology and human factors in cybersecurity. Clark also discusses employees’ critical role in safeguarding data, the necessity of fostering a culture of awareness and adaptability, and the importance of human-centric strategies in an increasingly digitized world.

Mark Montgomery emphasizes the importance of understanding and  prioritizing US Critical Infrastructure.

Robert Metzger explains the Chevron Deference and offers realistic  analysis of current and future impacts that the recent Supreme Court  decision to repeal the Chevron Deference will have on cybersecurity  governance.

Don Maclean emphasizes how adopting a Continuous Authority to Operate  (cATO) model can helps an organization improve security, maximize  resource allocation, and proactively develop resiliency. 

Pete Slade, ThreatWarrior CTO & Founder, provides definitions,  examples, and profiles for insider threats categories. Afterward, Pete  advises on the most effective non-technical (governance, culture, etc)  and technical (zero trust, UBA, machine learning, etc) strategies  organizations can adopt to deter and mitigate each category of insider  threat.  

Itzik Kotler, SafeBreach CTO & Co-Founder, explains how adversarial  simulation and preventative prediction can help critical infrastructure  stakeholders improve their security postures, invest in proactive  solutions, and thwart adversarial attack campaigns. 

Joyce Hunter - Former USDA Acting CIO and Deputy CIO - explains the  importance of the security and resilience of the Food and Agriculture  sector and discusses how to attract and retain rising cyber talent. 

Malcolm Harkins - Chief Security and Trust Officer, HiddenLayer - discusses the nuances, opportunities, and risks associated with the  convergence of critical infrastructure and artificial intelligence.