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A Different Approach: Identifying and Reporting on Cyber Security Risks

Focusing on Cyber Security Risks in a dynamic threat landscape is key to a successful Security Risk Program. How do you reduce noise and focus on key metrics that effectively communicate your Cyber Security Risk posture across the organization? What are critical success factors in developing and maintaining an effective risk reporting program that not only meets regulatory requirements but effectively addresses risks that impact mission critical operations in your organization? 

In this session we will discuss: 

• Steps required to develop an effective risk reporting program 
• Critical Success Factors  
• Lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid when developing a robust risk reporting function that measures key Cyber Security Risks

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Data 2020, The Duality of Fueling AI and Addressing Data Risk

This year will offer a wake-up call for many, as the overall cost of getting data wrong will be realized. CIOs will be pulled between business growth strategies focusing on AI and the increasing cyber-imperative of addressing the critical data risk issues. As data is sourced from a complex portfolio of applications; successful transformations will need to balance convincing gatekeepers to say yes, the use of intelligent automation to deliver compelling initiatives for data cleansing, integration, and management, and the overall IT support of the exponentially increasing demand for data overall. Successful leaders will need to leverage concepts like technical debt to deliver the budget increases they need to deliver and manage the potential that data represents. 

Takeaways: 

• A technical debt view - how mishandling data drives financial cost 
• How AI improves predictability in safeguarding data  
• IT teams can be more effective at cleaning and organizing data

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Automating Cybersecurity

IT security professionals all face one major issue: being asked to do more, with less resources. Automation and integration are a necessity in order to meet the demands of an organization's security needs. Managing risk without diminishing the speed and quality of development is achievable by integrating security into agile processes, like DevOps or CI/CD. Since most security teams are understaffed, automated solutions are becoming a requirement, rather than an option to properly manage the ever-increasing workload. 

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2020 Focus: The People

Successful IT executives focus on the people. It's important for IT executives to partner with UX, HR and employee experience teams to aid with the shift in workforce dynamics, bringing emerging technologies or AI interactions to high-value business engagement. 

Takeaways: 

• Strategies for success through focus on the business software user 
• How employee training contributes to software success 
• Case studies for success building business engagement in the IT team

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Bring Your Own . . . Enhancement

Over the next 5 years, it's forecasted that roughly 30% of enterprises will augment BYOD policies to include "bring your own enhancement" (BYOE) to add focus to augmented staff members. It will be tempting for IT to try and regulate or control human augmentation technology, but the real focus should be to exploit the employee's interest in BYOE to advance the business. We are seeing manufacturing companies currently using wearables to promote worker safety, and companies in both travel and healthcare industries are using these devices to boost productivity. With these technologies constantly evolving, organizations should contemplate how these enhancements can be leveraged in both the personal and professional lives of the workforce. 

Takeaways: 

• Impactful examples of BYOE Technology 
• Strategies to encourage employees to use 
• AI Critical considerations for IT's need to regulate Augmented Technology

Presented by:

Bob Holzer, Sr. Director Technology Exploration, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

 

 

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Increasing Customer Value with RPA (Robotics Process Automation)

CIOs are turning to an emerging technology practice called robotic process automation (RPA) to streamline enterprise operations and reduce costs. With RPA, businesses can automate mundane rules-based business processes, enabling business users to devote more time to serving customers or other higher-value work. Looking at HCSC's Intelligent Automation will illustrate how this is possible. 

Takeaways 

1. What is Robotics Process Automation (RPA)  
2. What are the benefits and pitfalls of RPA 
3. What enterprise models/companies are successfully using RPA

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Unprotected Data: Your Risk of Internet-Enabled Psychological and Information Warfare

Since the last elections in the United States, France, and other nations, fake news has become a tool to manipulate voters. This creation of fake news creates a problem that ripples through an entire society creating division. However, the media has not scrutinized enough on data misuse. Daily it appears that there are breaches causing millions of users to have their personal information taken, exposed, and sold on the Dark Web in exchange of encrypted currencies. Recently, news has surfaced of major social media sites allowing emails to be read without user consent. 

Takeaways:  

• It is essential that organizations continuously review current data policies 
• Ensure that enterprises do not become victims of information warfare. 
• How can the misuse of data be used for information warfare and the exploitation of targeted groups?

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