Webinar Event: Ransomware: Prevention vs. Cure
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Cybersecurity Business Roundtable
Date: June 23, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 EST Presentation Sponsor: SentryBay https://www.sentrybay.com/
Topic: Ransomware: Prevention vs. Cure
Overview: Ransomware is causing serious damage to our critical infrastructure daily and is now seen as our next 9/11 event. We are hosting a panel to provide an executive level discussion on Ransomware impacts and review the recent legislative mandates company must meet through the White House E.O. In addition, we will be providing practical tips from CISOs on what high level next steps should be taken in responding to and prevention of ransomware impacts to your organization.
Moderator: Danyetta Fleming Magana, CISSP CEO/Founder of Covenant Security Solutions Intl. Inc.
Panelist:
Michael Echols, CISSP, MBA - Board Member IACI and CEO Max Cybersecurity LLC
Michael A. Echols (Mike), is the author of the 2020 book Secure Cyber Life: The Government is Not Coming to Save You. Mike spent 10 years in critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was also the Designated Federal Official for the President’s NSTAC (30 CEO level members from across IT, Comms and Defense)
Anne La Lena- Industry-Government Relations. External Affairs Consultant
Anne F. La Lena is a policy, implementation, and communications consultant with more than 30 years of experience she recently supported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at DHS where she created election security, cybersecurity, emergency communications and critical infrastructure resilience program and service products and wrote in-depth speeches for senior CISA executives on cyber services and programs for industry
Michael Phillips- CISO, vSEC, LLC
Michael Phillips is the Co-Founder of vSEC, LLC and Owner of Luminant Group, LLC where he specializes as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). Formerly the Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Privacy Officer (DPO) at Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC. Between 2000 and 2006 he served as Assistant Vice President & Information Security Officer (ISO) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Steve Toomey – CIO, COO of Gallantree (formerly ENSO) - Just Added Bio forthcoming!
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Date: June 23, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 EST Presentation Sponsor: SentryBay https://www.sentrybay.com/
Topic: Ransomware: Prevention vs. Cure
Overview: Ransomware is causing serious damage to our critical infrastructure daily and is now seen as our next 9/11 event. We are hosting a panel to provide an executive level discussion on Ransomware impacts and review the recent legislative mandates company must meet through the White House E.O. In addition, we will be providing practical tips from CISOs on what high level next steps should be taken in responding to and prevention of ransomware impacts to your organization.
Moderator: Danyetta Fleming Magana, CISSP CEO/Founder of Covenant Security Solutions Intl. Inc.
Panelist:
Michael Echols, CISSP, MBA - Board Member IACI and CEO Max Cybersecurity LLC
Michael A. Echols (Mike), is the author of the 2020 book Secure Cyber Life: The Government is Not Coming to Save You. Mike spent 10 years in critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was also the Designated Federal Official for the President’s NSTAC (30 CEO level members from across IT, Comms and Defense)
Anne La Lena- Industry-Government Relations. External Affairs Consultant
Anne F. La Lena is a policy, implementation, and communications consultant with more than 30 years of experience she recently supported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at DHS where she created election security, cybersecurity, emergency communications and critical infrastructure resilience program and service products and wrote in-depth speeches for senior CISA executives on cyber services and programs for industry
Michael Phillips- CISO, vSEC, LLC
Michael Phillips is the Co-Founder of vSEC, LLC and Owner of Luminant Group, LLC where he specializes as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). Formerly the Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Privacy Officer (DPO) at Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC. Between 2000 and 2006 he served as Assistant Vice President & Information Security Officer (ISO) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Steve Toomey – CIO, COO of Gallantree (formerly ENSO) - Just Added Bio forthcoming!
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