RVAsec is pleased to present Access IT Group as an RVAsec 15 Gold sponsor!
AccessIT Group is a specialized cybersecurity solutions provider offering a full range of advanced security services that assist organizations.
https://accessitgroup.com
X (Twitter): @AccessITGroup
Alert Fatigue Is a Misdiagnosis (<– add to your schedule)
“Alert fatigue” is a misdiagnosis of a deeper problem: the cognitive decay of the human defender. This talk brings the receipts on how a high-consumption information diet hijacks the prefrontal cortex — and why the answer isn’t more automation, but rebuilding the creative muscle that makes humans worth keeping in the loop.
Kim Mahan:
Kim Mahan is the Founding Apprentice at MAXX Potential, a technology consulting firm whose “earn-while-you-learn” model has produced hundreds of engineers—including cybersecurity professionals—now at Capital One, AWS, Google and beyond. A CISSP and Six Sigma Black Belt with 20+ years in enterprise technology leadership at GE and Genworth Financial, Kim specializes in hacking the human element.
She is a contributing author of Lead With Empathy (with Chris Voss), where she coined “Operational Empathy”—the tactical art of building systems around what people actually need to succeed, rather than what credentialing systems say they should know. Her current work, Human Amplified, applies neuroscience to the “Information Diet,” framing passive consumption as a primary driver of cognitive atrophy and a critical vulnerability in the modern workforce. Previously named an “Innovator Changing the South” by Fast Company and Entrepreneur of the Year by NAWBO.
RVAsec is pleased to present Proofpoint as an RVAsec 15 Gold sponsor!
Proofpoint helps protect people, data and brands against cyber attacks. Offering compliance and cybersecurity solutions for email, web, cloud, and more.
https://proofpoint.com
X (Twitter): @proofpoint
Community is a Control: Strengthening Cybersecurity Through Connection (<– add to your schedule)
Strong cybersecurity programs are not built by tools alone. This session explores how trust, mentorship, and community can directly impact incident response effectiveness, analyst retention, and long term resilience within security teams.
Chelsea Bryan:
Chelsea Bryan is a Security Operations Analyst at Virginia Commonwealth University with four years of hands on experience supporting enterprise security operations in a complex higher education environment. She works daily with SIEM platforms, endpoint detection and response tools, and network monitoring systems to triage alerts, investigate suspicious activity, respond to phishing and malware incidents, and contribute to continuous improvement of detection and response processes. In addition to her operational responsibilities, Chelsea is deeply committed to mentoring aspiring cybersecurity professionals and career changers who are working to break into the field. She provides practical guidance on building foundational knowledge, and navigating early career growth. She believes strong security teams are built through consistency, collaboration, and investing in people, and she is passionate about helping the next generation of analysts build confidence and capability in cybersecurity.
RVAsec is pleased to present Secure Ideas as an RVAsec 15 Gold sponsor!
We help reduce your security risk through our analysis & recommendations. We are experts in penetration testing & identifying security risks.
RVAsec is pleased to present algosec as an RVAsec 15 Silver sponsor!
Algosec helps to securely accelerate application delivery by automating application connectivity and security policy across the hybrid network estate
https://algosec.com
X (Twitter): @AlgoSec
RVAsec is pleased to present Witness AI as an RVAsec 15 Hospitality sponsor!
WitnessAI is the AI security and governance platform with network visibility, intent-based controls & runtime defense to secure every employee, model, application & agent.
https://witness.ai/
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RVAsec is pleased to present Cribl as an RVAsec 15 Gold sponsor!
Cribl is built for IT and Security data and provides a unified data management platform for exploring, collecting, processing, and accessing that data at scale.
https://cribl.io
X (Twitter): @cribl_io
RVAsec is pleased to present Expel as an RVAsec 15 Gold sponsor!
Expel is a recognized, leading managed detection and response (MDR) provider offering transparent service and a 17-minute MTTR on high/critical incidents.
https://expel.com
X (Twitter): @ExpelSecurity
RVAsec is pleased to present Island as an RVAsec 15 Silver sponsor!
Island is the ideal environment for enterprise work, where modern business requirements like enterprise AI, secure access, and data protection are built into the workplace itself — so organizations can finally stop choosing between enabling their workforce and protecting their data.
https://island.io
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