IT Summit - Fall
Monday-Tuesday, October 30-31, 2017
SynerComm's 15th Annual IT Conference, at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
Presentation: Building, Funding, and Executing an Information Security Program
Monday • 1:15PM - 2:10PM
• Room: Serenity
Abstract
This session will guide the audience through a 10-step process including the keys to success and common pitfalls learned in the trenches that identify and mitigate risk while keeping your information security program aligned with your compliance and business needs. The output of this process is an effective, executable, cybersecurity roadmap that will get funded. The session will conclude with a discussion of the often misunderstood role of cyber insurance on your information security program and four vulnerabilities every organization must address to mitigate the impact of today's common threats like phishing attacks and ransomware.
Presented by
Thomas L. Norman
Award-winning Author
Ingram Micro
Bio
Mr. Norman is an award-winning security industry author and internationally acclaimed security consultant with over 35 years' experience in international security, anti-terrorism and cybersecurity serving the U.S., foreign governments and major NGOs such as international peacekeeping forces. Mr. Norman resided in Beirut, Lebanon during much of this time and his work focused on conflict regions (North Africa, the Middle-East, the Gulf and South Asia). Mr. Norman has specific expertise in cybersecurity & Cyber War Defense Planning, Threat Assessment, Security Cost/Benefit Analysis, and Threat/Countermeasure Balancing.