In both our personal and professional lives, we're surrounded by
technology we all trust by default. Devices that we rely on to
communicate our most sensitive and personal messages.But, if headlines
about government hacking and mega-breaches have taught us nothing,
sometimes that trust can be betrayed.
Whether you're just starting a local business, a tech start-up, or
you’ve owned a small business for years the cyber security landscape
is always changing. You need the most up to date information to keep
you and your business safe.
Join Townsquared and the Christian Science Monitor's CYBERSECURITY
VERTICAL Passcode [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode] for an
evening exploring what “cybersecurity risks” really exist for
small businesses and start-ups. Learn how to begin building a
framework for deciding which services to rely-on, and how to start
evaluating the threats you face.
Leave with the knowledge of practical actions you can take today to
keep you and your enterprise safer from our expert speakers:
DEBRA J. FARBER
Debra J. Farber, @privacyguru [https://twitter.com/privacyguru], is a
data privacy and information security executive and entrepreneur with
15 years of strategy, operations, public policy, training, and
compliance experience across industries and regulatory frameworks.
Currently, she oversees U.S. Business Development for NotSoSecure,
Inc., a boutique security firm that specializes in pentesting and
ethical hacking training classes (“Web Hacking," “AppSec for
Developers,” “IoT Hacking,” etc.). Farber is also building a
yet-to-be-named privacy startup that brings privacy expertise to small
and medium-sized businesses.
JESSY IRWIN
Jessy Irwin, @jessysaurusrex [https://twitter.com/jessysaurusrex], is
a Vice President of Privacy + Security at Mercury Public Affairs,
where she is an expert in translating complex cyber security issues
into simple, relatable terms for non-experts and non-technical
audiences. Before joining Mercury, Jessy focused on password security
and hygiene as Security Evangelist at 1Password, and raised public
awareness of student privacy and security issues in education. Irwin
has a wealth of experience in startup, agency and freelance
environments where she gained over eight years of experience leading
strategy for technology companies in communications, content,
community, and media relations.
ALLISON MILLER
Allison Miller, @selenakyle [https://twitter.com/selenakyle], works in
product management at Google, mitigating security risks to the Google
platform and end-users - aka Google's "Underground
Cartographer". Prior to her current role, Miller held technical and
leadership roles in security, risk analytics and payments/commerce at
Electronic Arts, Tagged.com, PayPal/eBay and Visa International. She
is an expert in designing and implementing real-time risk prevention
and detection systems running at Internet-scale.
SEAN SPOSITO | MODERATOR
Sean Sposito, @seansposito [https://twitter.com/seansposito], is the
Assistant Director of Content Strategy at the Christian Science
Monitor. Previously, he worked as a reporter and data specialist at
various publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and American Banker.
Join us at the wonderful Capitol One Cafe where drinks and hearty
snacks will be provided.
THE EVENING'S FLOW:
6:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.: Networking
7:00 p.m. — 8:15 p.m.: Panel Discussion + Q&A
8:15 p.m. — 9 p.m.: Networking
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