Name: Election Takeaways for Cybersecurity Leaders
Start: 2021-01-20T17:00:00Z
End: 2021-01-20T17:01:00.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4.7

From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure.

We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperative fabric. Our unique security fabric combines Security Processors, an intuitive operating system, and applied threat intelligence to give you proven security, exceptional performance, and better visibility and control--while providing easier administration.

Our flagship enterprise firewall platform, FortiGate, is available in a wide range of sizes and form factors to fit any environment and provides a broad array of next-generation security and networking functions. Complementary products can be deployed with a FortiGate to enable a simplified, end-to-end security infrastructure covering:

Network security
Multi-Cloud security
Web Application Security
Email security
Advanced Threat Protection
Secure Unified Access
Endpoint security
Management and Analytics

Our market position and solution effectiveness have been widely validated by industry analysts, independent testing labs, business organizations, and media outlets worldwide. We are proud to count the majority of Fortune 500 companies among our satisfied customers.

Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices around the globe. Founded in 2000 by Ken Xie, the visionary founder and former president and CEO of NetScreen, Fortinet is led by a strong management team with deep experience in networking and security.

Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shows 1 in 7 recent survey respondents reporting more than 40% of their apps running on public cloud to realize the benefits of cloud agility and improved user experience. 

Security teams need to support these efforts, but there are challenges to ensure consistency: 
• Each cloud is architected differently, preventing an accurate view of overall security,
• The dynamic nature of applications and cloud infrastructure makes security monitoring difficult,
• Cloud-native and on-prem apps require different policies and technologies.

Watch this custom ESG talk as our experts evaluate how to overcome the top 7 public cloud security challenges, reveal 6 urgent threats to cloud environments, and explain how Fortinet and AWS help customers temper these cloud risks with new approaches to security architecture and policy automation. 

Our panel includes Melinda Marks, Practice Director of Cybersecurity at ESG; Brian Mendenhall, Worldwide Head of Security Partners at AWS; and Aiden Walden, Global Director of Cloud DevOps Engineering and Architecture at Fortinet.

Evolved Network and Application Security Architectures on AWS

Azure Virtual WAN is a managed, globally distributed network as a service which brings together networking, connectivity, security, monitoring and routing. It includes branch connectivity solutions like ExpressRoute, VPN for Site to Site and Point to Site connection, as well as the integration of SD-WAN, VPN CPE, and most recently, firewall solutions. This expert panel will discuss how Azure Virtual WAN helps organizations improve networking as well how to secure traffic as it transverses the virtual hub. 

Speakers
Nick Cavalancia, Founder at Techvangelism
Daniel Schrader, Director of Product Marketing, Cloud Security at Fortinet
Bruce Cosden, Azure Networking Global Black Belt at Microsoft
Piotr Nowotarski, Consulting System Engineer - Public Cloud at Fortinet

Securing Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN: A Microsoft & Fortinet Panel Discussion

Many businesses are moving their EBS to OCI. Learn why it may be beneficial for you and what security measures you may need to take.

Benefits of Moving E-Business Suite into OCI

Organizations have recognized that digital acceleration is about securing applications no matter where they live.  As a result, securing the application journey starts from on-premises at the data center, into the cloud, and toward edge compute.  Between migrating to new cloud architectures and incorporating new applications or infrastructures, it is easy to find yourself with an overwhelming number of moving parts. In fact, recent ESG data shows that over half of organizations believe their IT infrastructures are more complex than two years ago. Without the right digital strategy and end-to-end visibility, teams may find themselves vulnerable to cyber attacks and wasting critical resources.

It should be no surprise then that many companies are turning towards integrated platforms and dedicated cloud-native strategies wherever possible, in order to streamline their operations. To develop a truly resilient cybersecurity protocol, it is important that organizations consider adopting a platform approach that accommodates broad cloud and hybrid cloud use cases and encompasses a cloud-native approach across their public cloud deployments.  Moreover, security solutions need to be well-integrated with cloud-native services to reduce friction in the cloud. And while DevSecOps adoption is beginning to emerge on the scene, this is currently an underutilized area rife for exploration.

In this webinar from Fortinet and ESG, industry experts will shed light on the most important cloud-native trends and best practices to adopt to simplify security application journeys from the data center and edge compute into and across clouds.

Tune in to hear more about:
● Turning security tool sprawl and complexity into a consolidated system
● How cloud-native security strategies are developing in 2023
● Using DevSecOps across the application lifecycle
● And much more

Cloud-Native Security: Trends and Best Practices

Cyber adversaries are embracing defense evasion, triple extortion, wiper malware and the accelerated exploit chain, and that is significantly reshaping the threat landscape that CISOs have to deal with, according to Derek Manky, head of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.

In a video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2022, Manky discusses:
-Why adversaries have embraced new techniques;
-What makes these techniques so tough to defend against;
-What organizations can do to improve their odds.

Manky calls on his over 16 years of cybersecurity experience when formulating security strategy. His ultimate goal is to have a positive effect in the global war on cybercrime. Manky provides thought leadership to the industry and has presented research and strategy worldwide at premier security conferences. As a cybersecurity expert, his work includes meeting with leading political figures and key policy stakeholders, including law enforcement authorities. He is actively involved with several global threat intelligence initiatives, including NATO NICP, Interpol Expert Working Group, the Cyber Threat Alliance working committee and FIRST - all in effort to shape the future of actionable threat intelligence and proactive security strategy.

4 Emerging Attack Techniques Cyber Adversaries Are Using

As digital transformation and cloud adoption continue to accelerate, cybercriminals are getting smarter about the ways they are able to gain access to your network. Cloud-native protection platforms that natively integrate with Cloud Service Providers’ security services can provide a comprehensive, full-stack cloud security solution for securing cloud workloads.
 
However, many organizations are still struggling with data overload and security teams are not able to separate through the noise to get to the core concerns that matter most. By simplifying cloud security and proactively managing cloud risk, organizations can contextualize security findings and prioritize the most critical resources with actionable insights.
 
Join this discussion to learn more about:
 
• Insights on simplifying cloud security across cloud platforms
• Ways to Increase productivity with context-rich, actionable insights
• Actionable ways to maximize the value of your security investments

Securing Cloud Workloads With Context-Rich Insights

As cloud adoption continues to soar, IT and cybersecurity leaders must work together to keep up with the evolving market. Cloud and cybersecurity strategies should align in order for organizations to reap the most benefit from their IT investments, minimize threats and help prevent disruptions within the business. 

This discussion with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) analyst, Melinda Marks and Fortinet will cover how organizations can modernize cybersecurity practices for the cloud. Discover: 

•        Keys to operationalizing data 
•        Uses of workflow automation 
•        How organizations can incorporate DevOps into their security practice

Modernizing the Security Practice for Cloud

According to The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2021 report by the Information Security Systems Association, the ongoing cybersecurity skills crisis has steadily continued for over five years. Organizations are consistently on the prowl for talented cybersecurity professionals to combat increasingly prevalent and sophisticated cyber attacks. However, is hiring the “best fit” the only option organizations have to address the ongoing cybersecurity skills shortage? 

After working alongside the constant cybersecurity skills shortage, CISOs understand that only looking to hire talent won’t cure the longstanding problem. So how are security executives addressing the growing need for cybersecurity skills? Join Hosts Dan and Earl with guests as they take a deeper look into the cybersecurity skills shortage and:

- Innovative new strategies organizations are utilizing to tackle the cybersecurity skill shortage from integrated security architectures to partnerships with third party services or vendors
- Investing in IT and security staff through cybersecurity training
- Embracing automation and analytics to streamline security processes

The Cybersecurity Skills Shortage: Why, How, and What To Do About It

With businesses across industries leveraging cloud technologies to optimise their operations and processes, cloud services have never been in such high demand. As more of the organisation leverages the cloud, IT spends are skyrocketing and organisations are quickly realising the enormous burden that managing and maintaining the infrastructure places on internal developers. 

In response, cloud providers are adapting their service offerings, moving away from the conventional subscription-based model to offer more custom services, tailored to organisations’ individual needs. 

In Episode 34 of Digital Transformation in Action, we're exploring how the cloud industry is adapting its offerings to empower IT teams to accelerate innovation in the multi-cloud world.

Topics for discussion include:

- The cost of digitisation: how IT needs are shifting as company-wide digital transformation initiatives take force
- From subscription to service model: how cloud providers are adapting their offerings to help IT teams accelerate innovation
- Adapting to IT evolution: what does the uptick of as-a-service offerings tell us about the future of business?
- And more…

Adapting Cloud Services to Keep Up with Business Innovation

How Risk Management Can Simplify Your Cloud-native Protection

Securing Cloud Workloads with Cloud-native Security

This is an in-depth conversation between American Digital's Director of SAP Solutions, Michael “MJ” Johnson, and Aiden Walden, Director, Public Cloud Architecture & Engineering at Fortinet.

It dives into the challenges that SAP users have today. Aidan and MJ discuss the reality of the threat landscape, including vulnerabilities, attack factors, and what SAP customers can do to protect themselves from ongoing threats.  

Both Aidan and Michael close out the podcast by offering their expertise to those interested in learning more about Fortinet’s solutions and how they can help protect SAP users.

Please reach out to them via LinkedIn to learn more.

Cloud and SAP Security in the Modern World

According to Statista, ‘the total installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide is projected to amount to 30.9 billion units by 2025, a sharp jump from the 13.8 billion units that are expected in 2021.’ The amount of data that these devices produce that needs to be processed is almost hard to fathom, and cloud alone cannot cope with the sheer number of data sets. Which is where Edge computing comes in.

Edge computing sees the deployment of computing and storage at the location where data is produced, be that a supermarket, a factory or a university. With Edge vs Cloud being a hotly debated topic in recent years, it’s time to address their definitions and how they can strengthen each other - and the businesses that utilize them.

Join Alex Hilton, CEO of Cloud Industry Forum, and guests in this live panel where they do just this and more - including:

- Use cases for cloud and Edge computing in 2022 and beyond
- How cloud and Edge computing can not just peacefully co-exist, but work in synergy 
- Why Edge is no longer just for devices anymore, and what this means for cloud
- How Edge and cloud can work together to help businesses thrive in the AI and 5G era
- And more

Better Together: Exploring Cloud and Edge Computing Synergies

C-Level executives are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals: according to an IBM survey, “64% of CFOs, CHROs and CMOs feel the least engaged in cybersecurity threat management activities, yet are the stewards of data most coveted by cybercriminals.” With cybersecurity no longer limited to the concerns of the IT department and the broader workforce, in 2021 the risk of breaches and attacks touch every part of the organisation.

Integrating security controls at all business levels, sharing incident data and making cybersecurity an essential pillar of business considerations and training goes a long way to help CISOs and security leaders navigate the increasing threats and vulnerabilities. 

In this month’s episode of The (Security) Balancing Act we’ll be sharing how IT security leaders can ensure everyone - and every part - of the business is safe. Join as we evaluate:

-  To what extent cybersecurity should be a priority in the C-Suite
-  How C-Level execs should consider their role in relation to cybersecurity
-  How training and education can help CISOs navigate increased risk at all business levels
-  And more

This episode is part of The (Security) Balancing Act original series with Diana Kelley. We welcome viewer participation and questions during this interactive panel session.

Cybersecurity in the C-Suite

Working remotely has become the new normal. This, and many other changes organizations adopted last year in response to the pandemic are likely to stay for the long term. According to Gallup, about two-thirds of U.S. remote workers want to continue to work remotely. So, how can organizations continue to support their growing distributed workforce at a time where reports of security threats have increased by 400% compared to pre-pandemic levels? 

Here is where the zero-trust approach to security comes into play. 

Join this month's episode of The (Security) Balancing Act with Diana Kelley and guests as they discuss the emergence of zero trust (“Trust Nothing, Verify Everything”) and what it helps achieve for enterprises in the age of cloud and remote work.

Viewers will learn about:
- The evolution of the security perimeter and the shift to zero trust
- Why zero trust is an approach and not a product
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTA) vs. corporate VPN
- Real-world stories and practical hands-on guidance from people who have deployed a ZTA

Speakers:
- Mari Galloway, CEO, Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
- Jonathan Nguyen Duy, Vice President, Global Field CISO Team, Fortinet
- Bob Rudis, Chief Data Scientist, Rapid7

This episode is part of The (Security) Balancing Act original series with Diana Kelley. We welcome viewer participation and questions during this interactive panel session.

Zero Trust for the New Normal

Fewer than half of organizations are very or extremely confident in their application security, reports Fortinet, and it’s not hard to see why. Businesses have embraced digitization, with an average of 25 software updates published each month — yet only 21% of teams confirm they are testing each code change, leaving their operations vulnerable. As cyberthreats grow more advanced, the risk of security breach is high and companies need to find a solution. One compelling answer: artificial intelligence.

AI-based threat hunting levels up existing cyber security protocols by adding an additional layer of screening — automatically. The technology is able to identify attack patterns and aggregate them into security incidents, to better sort threat detection. By separating real threats from informational alerts and false positives, machine learning reduces the human burden of manual corrections. Organizations that have been looking for a way to increase security while lessening friction may have their answer.

Tune into this latest webinar from the security experts at Fortinet, to uncover how AI can upgrade your cybersecurity. 
Our panel will dive into:
— Why traditional WAF applications are insufficient in today’s environment 
— What “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” actually do in practice
— How an AI-based system can reduce risk without adding friction points

AI-Based Threat Hunting & the True Impact of Machine Learning on Cybersecurity

Digital transformation has been a critical enabler for the rapid acceleration in cloud adoption.  Despite the benefits, rapid adoption has also outpaced many organizations’ cloud security expertise, preventing them from properly securing their cloud environments and leaving them exposed to potential threats.  With over 80% of organizations adopting the cloud, security risk often accumulates faster than it is resolved and mitigated.  Understanding the risks in the cloud and how to best work as a team is essential for effectively mitigating risk and choosing the right tools.  This session will highlight some of the most common cloud risks and explore the ways to mitigate them.

Managing cloud security risks…IYKYK

The 2020 US presidential election is behind us, but the key cybersecurity issues surrounding election integrity could linger for years to come. From ransomware attacks on local governments, to the untamed spread of disinformation, to experimenting with online voting apps and the myriad of vulnerabilities uncovered across election infrastructures, cybersecurity had never before taken such a central place in the national conversation as it did in 2020.
  
So, what have we learned in the aftermath? And how can we apply it to better protect upcoming elections as well as enterprises, customers and employees?

Join this interactive panel with security experts and tech leaders to learn the biggest lessons from the election from a cybersecurity and privacy standpoint. Discover what went down, what could have gone better and how to prepare for the midterm elections in 2022.

- Can we build a hack-free election
- Does misinformation on social sites impact how people vote and what can be done to stop the spread
- What was new this time and what should security leaders keep in mind for their organizations
- Would it be safer if we brought the voting process online or in app
- Can nation state actors change voter rolls or polling data
- What the biggest election threats mean for industry
- Key takeaways for cybersecurity leaders

Panelists:
- Jim Richberg, Public Sector Field CISO at Fortinet
- W. Curtis Preston, Chief Technical Evangelist, Druva

This episode is part of The (Security) Balancing Act original series with Diana Kelley. We welcome viewer participation and questions during this interactive panel session.

Election Takeaways for Cybersecurity Leaders

Election Security

Enterprise Security

Ransomware

Disinformation

Local Government

Voting Apps

Application Security

Privacy

Nation State Actors

Cyber Attacks

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