Not If, But When: Cyber Security for Companies in an Age of Inevitable Hacks, Attacks & Breaches
National Association of Corporate Directors, New England Chapter
Mar
10
2015
Date: March 10, 2015
Time: 3:30AM - 5:00AM
Location: Newton Marriott Hotel, Newton, MA
Topics
- Not If, But When: Cyber Security for Companies in an Age of Inevitable Hacks, Attacks & Breaches
With the recent SONY issues, the report on credit card hackings of several companies, and companies merging to take advantage of “big data”, what are the current issues in cyber security? The question for boards and executives is no longer “if you are attacked,” but “when and are you ready.”
Topics
- How does a board work with management to exercise cyber security?
- Can cyber security risks be effectively managed?
- What metrics can a board use?
- How do you know it is good enough?
- How should a board prepare for the inevitable breach?
- What is the risk of failure?
- What are the most likely blind spots that companies risk?
- What are the common mistakes?
Speakers
Cynthia J. Larose
Moderator
Cynthia J. Larose is Chair of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, a Certified Information Privacy Professional-US (CIPP-US), and a Certified Information Privacy Professional-Europe (CIPP-E). She works with clients in various industries to develop comprehensive information security programs on the front end, and provides timely counsel when it becomes necessary to respond to a data breach.
Brigadier General (retired) Gregory J. Touhill
Speaker
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Operations and Programs, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)