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@morgothan

Nat Hirsch is the Director of the Red Team at a large financial institution. He has been doing Red Teaming, Pentesting, and other offensive focused security assessments for the last decade.

Brian Brurok is senior director of Security Software Engineering at Capital One focusing on delivering software solutions and automations for Security Operations teams. He develops and deploys custom applications focusing on Data Analysis, Incident Management, Automation and Live Response. His software tools have been used across teams to improve hunt operations, analyst performance, and incident management. Prior to Capital One, Brian spent 16 years in security operations building, maturing and managing over 50 security operations centers across DoD, Intel, Defense Contractor and Federal spaces. He’s active in the cyber community speaking at various conferences, and also regularly hosts and builds realistic training scenarios for multiple Capture the Flag events.

Building a Better Catfish

Picture this, a Red Team and a Blue Team working together to make the organization more secure, and not just trying to prove that they are better then the other one. This is how we did it.

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www.assuraconsulting.com

@assura_inc

Karen Cole is the CEO of Assura, Inc. a cybersecurity consulting firm located in Ashland, Virginia. Her company just celebrated its 11th year in business and is considered in the top 1% of women-owned companies in the United States according to a recent study by the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Throughout her 20+ year career, Karen has worked with various executives, boards of directors, and legislators to bring cybersecurity to the executive level and get programs the support and resources they need. Many times, she has helped them work through their own 5 Stages of Grief to get them to embrace their new corporate responsibilities.

From Grief to Enlightenment: Getting the Executive Support for Information Security

Most information security professionals got into the field to enjoy the technical challenges of keeping the hackers at bay. However, as information security has moved into the executive level of organizations, most professionals struggle to get connect with executives and get the support they need for their programs. Karen Cole has been successfully handling the most ardent opponents of information security (think politicians, board members, and C-suite executives) for 16 years getting her clients what they need. This session is focused on real-world actions you can take to get the support and resources for your program. Leave your governance theory at the door. This session is going to get real!

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