CXO Xchange welcomes Ping Identity, FireMon & MixMode!

Ping Identity

Abstract
How to Secure Great Experiences
In today’s digital-first world, you face an endless frontier of opportunities and emerging threats. Consumers demand seamless, personalized experiences—quick, intuitive, and with as little friction as possible. On the other side, businesses are challenged to not only deliver these interactions but to secure them in a rapidly evolving environment. In this session, we’ll explore how security, often viewed as a barrier, can become a powerful enabler of exceptional digital experiences by harnessing the potential of digital identity.

Ashley Stevenson | Sr. Dir. Solution & Product Marketing
Ashley is the Senior Director of Product and Solution Marketing at Ping, currently focused on industry verticals and customer identity (CIAM). His passion for identity solutions spans over 20 years, including technical and leadership roles in the CTO and marketing organizations. Before joining Ping in 2015, he helped safeguard the nation's security as Chief Identity Architect for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 

FireMon

Abstract
Strategic Simplicity - How to Combat Complexity and Enhance Security Visibility
The CISO’s role today continues to evolve. Reporting to the C-suite must encompass how a company addresses change visibility and the staggering amount of growing complexity. Bad actors lie in wait to take advantage of misconfigurations, human error, and vulnerability exposure. These plus more can directly result from unnecessary complexity and a lack of visibility across the ever-changing hybrid landscape. In this presentation, we will discuss eliminating the potential paths a bad actor might exploit by challenging complexity and increasing change visibility.

Lisa Wallace | Senior Security Advisor
Lisa Wallace is the Senior Security Advisor at FireMon, where she supports clients in maximizing their outcomes with the FireMon platform and beyond. With over two decades of experience, her expertise in cybersecurity encompasses various sectors including financial services, utilities, and MSSPs. Having worked in consulting and compliance roles, Lisa effectively leverages her diverse background to assist clients and industry peers alike.

MixMode

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History of AI, evolving Threat Landscape and 2 of the Top ten concerns of CISO's and Cyber Teams

Vaughn Balter | Vice President of Sales, North America
Vaughn Balter currently serves as the Vice President for North America at MixMode.ai, a cyber security technology firm specializing in cyber threat detection and alerting.  Vaughn’s career spans over 30 years with experiences from Intelligence and Operations in the U.S. Military, various corporate IT management roles and technology sales management.
As a corporate IT practitioner, Vaughn served in a myriad of roles including application developer, server administrator, network administrator and finally as a director, managing large integration projects for Time Warner, American Red Cross, Boeing and RR Donnelly.
As an executive for IT vendors such as Splunk, Viptela, Cisco and Apptio, he has domain experience ranging from Security, Software-Defined WAN, IT Financial Management, Network-as-a-Service, Observability and Network Security.
Vaughn currently resides in the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex, volunteering for the Veterans Administration as well as with the Alzheimer’s Foundation charities.