Get Smarter Summit

April 24, 2024 | Virtual Summit

Introducing Human Risk Management

The theme of our “Get Smarter Summit” this spring is Human Risk Management (HRM). We are thankful to our sponsors Broadcom, Living Security, and ISMG for their continuing support. This event is poised to be an essential platform for understanding and innovating within the realm of human-centric security strategies in the digital age. HRM, a long-overdue evolution from traditional security awareness training, emphasizes the nuanced understanding of human behavior and its implications for cybersecurity and organizational resilience. Our summit is dedicated to unpacking the complexities of HRM, offering insights into how organizations can better anticipate, mitigate, and manage human-related risks in their increasingly complex environments. 

The “Get Smarter Summit” is not just an event; it’s a call to action for leaders, innovators, and thinkers to converge and collaborate towards creating safer, more resilient organizations, and we are thrilled to invite you to be a part of this pivotal conversation, where the focus on human risk management opens new pathways to securing our digital future.

Highlighted Topics

  • The Impact of Human Risk Management on Breach Prevention
  • The Catastrophic Systemic Cloud Failure: The Risk, Impact and Probability
  • The Convergence of Advanced Technologies Impact on Human Risk
  • The Evolution of Security Awareness Training to Human Risk Management
  • Startup Madness & Success – The Ultimate “All In”
  • Quantified Risk: The SEC 4 day Materiality Rule – How HRM can a prepare you for the SEC 4 day
    • Human Risk Management Needs a Zero Trust Strategy

Our Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Brandy Harris

Director of Learning and Organizational Development, CyberEd.io

Matthew Rosenquist

CISO, Mercury Risk

Ashley Rose

CEO, Founder, LivingSecurity

Edna Conway

Former VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer, Azure Infrastructure, Microsoft

Tom Field

Senior Vice President, Editorial, Information Security Media Group

Sandy Carter

COO, Unstoppable Domains

Alexandra Cusell

Founder & CEO, Jisell

David White

President, Co-Founder, Axio

Joe Breen

Research and Analysis for the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules, Axio

John Kindervag

Creator of Zero Trust, Chief Evangelist, Illumio

Greg Touhill

Director of CERT, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Chase Cunningham

Doctor of Zero Trust, VP Cybersecurity Research, G2

Eve Maler

CEO/Founder, Venn Factory

Tony Scott

CEO, Intrusion

Chuck Brooks

Professor, Johns Hopkins

Richard Bird

Father of Identity, Chief Security Officer, Traceable.ai

Agenda

9:00 AM PST – 2:30 PM PST

09:00 AM – 09:05 AM

Welcome Remarks

Anna Ingersoll, Senior Lecturer, CyberEd.io
09:05 AM - 09:30 AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Impact of Human Risk Management on Breach Prevention

Security awareness training has done little to decrease the percentage of cyber incidents involving human error.
Traditional training methods often fall short due to issues like lack of engagement, irrelevance to daily tasks, infrequent updates, and an overwhelming amount of information. These challenges highlight the need for an approach that addresses the human element in cybersecurity through a comprehensive Human Risk Management plan. Participants will leave with specific strategies designed to manage ongoing human risk and show measurable improvement.

Dr. Brandy Harris, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, CyberEd.io
09:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Managing The Complexities of Risks: The Human Factor

Cybersecurity is approaching a crisis point. It is being asked to do more with less while facing increased threats, and judged with an intolerance for any type of failure.
The industry must purposefully re-envision itself to deliver more valuable outcomes that support the overarching business goals. A value transformation is inevitable, either by choice or by survival.

Matthew Rosenquist, CISO, Mercury Risk
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM

The Evolution of Security Awareness Training to Human Risk Management

Ashley will describe the transformation from Security Awareness and Training to Human Risk Management that has begun to occur across our whole industry. This is not just a name change (aka mutton dressed as lamb)! It is a significant change of mindset, strategy, process, and technology about how we approach an old problem in a new world.
At Forrester, they define HRM solutions as; Solutions that manage and reduce cybersecurity risks posed by and to humans through: Detecting and measuring human security behaviors and quantifying the human risk, initiating policy and training interventions based on the human risk, educating and enabling the workforce to protect themselves and their organization against cyber-attacks, and building a positive security culture. Ashley will tie that definition to the LivingSecurity implementation and explain how it all works.

Ashley Rose, CEO, Founder, LivingSecurity
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM

Catastrophic Systemic Cloud Failure: The Risk, Impact and Probability

The concept of "systemic cyber risk" refers to the risk of a singular cyber failure having extensive and devastating effects.
Unlike typical cyber incidents that affect a limited group, a systemic cyber issue has the potential to cause harm on a national or global level, jeopardizing the digital foundations crucial for societies, economies, and governments.
Tom Field and Edna Conway debate the likelihood and impact of a catastrophic systemic cyber risk materializing in the near term.

Edna Conway, Former VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer, Azure Infrastructure, Microsoft
Tom Field, Senior Vice President, Editorial, Information Security Media Group
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM

The Convergence of Advanced Technologies Impact on Human Risk

We’re entering a new age of technology powered by advancements in Web3, the Metaverse and AI, three areas covered by Gartner’s Top Tech to Experiment with in 2023.
In this session, Sandy will explore how Web3 is changing what it means to exist online through advancements in digital identity and data ownership. She examines how the Metaverse is revolutionizing the future of community with presence and emotion, and how
AI is being leveraged as a partner to businesses. The common thread tying these technologies together is how digital identity will keep us grounded, allowing us to benefit from these advancements without having to give up control of our digital lives.

Sandy Carter, COO, Unstoppable Domains

Break

12:15 PM – 01:00 PM

Quantified Risk: The SEC 4 day Materiality Rule – How HRM can a prepare you for the SEC 4 day

Their presentation will focus on the issues surrounding the SEC’s new 4 day rule.
For notification and the determination of materiality for companies struggling with how to comply with this new regulation.

David White, President, Co-Founder, Axio
Joe Breen, Research and Analysis for the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules, Axio
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Startup Madness & Success - The Ultimate "All In"

Entrepreneurship is an arduous path, and for female founders, it is even harder.
As evidenced by the quantifiable data on funding and in the qualitative experience of this one alumni founder from the CMU Integrated Innovation Institute.

Alexandra Cusell, Founder & CEO, Jisell
01:20 PM - 02:00 PM

Human Risk Management Needs a Zero Trust Strategy

Rarely do you discuss Mainframes and Zero Trust in a single conversation, yet we've learned significant cybersecurity lessons from the Mainframe. “Protection by default” and the “principle of least privilege,” foundational in the original Mainframe security manager ACF/ACF2, evolved into today's standard of Zero Trust – “never trust, always verify.”
Join the Scottsdale Cybersecurity Dinner with Friends – a group of the world’s top experts in cybersecurity – as they explore “Securing the World’s Transactions Through Zero Trust.” These Cybered.io Senior Fellows discuss Zero Trust in the mainframe world with practical advice for those responsible for rethinking how we conduct cybersecurity defense, regardless of platform.

John Kindervag, Creator of Zero Trust, Chief Evangelist, Illumio
Dr. Chase Cunningham, Doctor of Zero Trust, VP Cybersecurity Research, G2
Eve Maler, CEO/Founder, Venn Factory
Tony Scott, CEO, Intrusion
Chuck Brooks, Professor, Johns Hopkins
Richard Bird, Father of Identity, Chief Security Officer, Traceable.ai
Greg Touhill, Director of CERT, Carnegie Mellon University

Closing Comments

02:00 PM PST – 02:05 PM PST

Don’t miss your chance to attend this dynamic and impactful event

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Who We Are

Our founders started out as cybersecurity practitioners and CISOs. They quickly recognized the pressing need for high-quality cybersecurity training to take their teams to the next level.
That’s why CyberEd.io provides one central source for the best real-world, hands-on training just for you and your team. All training and coursework required to close the cybersecurity skills gap is available here, allowing you to seamlessly manage progress. We take out the guesswork and do it all for you.

Mission & Goal

Our mission is to close the gap in cybersecurity talent and technical ability by providing enterprises and individuals the training they need to upskill and reskill.
All of our coursework is drawn from practical, hands-on experience and has been created by some of the top CISOs in the world. Our courses and learning paths are then curated by practitioners who understand the needs of enterprise security teams today and are passionate about elevating education in cybersecurity beyond the theoretical to the real world.