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WEBINAR URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016215373350/WN_ZGyquvFLQ1aTdU9Y8VsmNQ
ABSTRACT:
The recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack is the most recent in an accelerating number of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure over the past decade. With over 8 billion connected devices deployed today & expected to grow to 20 billion connected devices by 2025, critical infrastructure is the fastest-growing attack surface in global cyber-security & ransomware. The resiliency of our critical infrastructure is gravely threatened by a combination of lack of IT recruitment & training, insufficient IT infrastructure spending in heavily regulated budgets, ease of ransomware transactions through cryptocurrencies & access to cheap military-grade attack tools in the dark web. This event co-hosted by The Hive Think Tank & Avanta Ventures brings together an expert panel to analyze this emerging crisis & explore a combination of technology, human behavior, regulations, & industrial process-based approaches to counter it.
SPEAKERS:
Duncan Greatwood - CEO, Xage Security
Most recently, Duncan was an executive at Apple, leading search-technology projects & products. Prior to Apple, Duncan was C.E.O. of Topsy, the pioneer in social media search & analytics acquired by Apple in 2013. Prior to Topsy, he was founder & C.E.O. of PostPath, the email & security company acquired by Cisco in 2008. Previously, Duncan held sales & marketing Vice President roles at Virata/Globespan/Conexant, as well as earlier engineering & marketing positions at Madge Networks.
Jack Kudale - Founder & CEO, CowBell Cyber
Jack Kudale is the founder of Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider that aims to make cyber coverage protection accessible to all businesses. Jack brings 25 years of enterprise software experience, having led 3 venture-backed silicon valley cybersecurity & data analytics startups after a long stint as an executive in charge of distribution at a Fortune 500 software company. Cowbell delivers standalone, admitted, & customized cyber policies in 5 minutes using proprietary data, artificial intelligence, & its patent-pending risk rating factors -- Cowbell Factors.
Ben Sooter - Principal Project Manager: Cyber Security, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Ben Sooter is a Principal Project Manager in Cyber Security at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), where he has worked since 2006. Ben Sooters current activities include managing multiple Cyber Security projects including our Incident Management & Threat Management research areas. This research areas include topics such as Integrated Security Operations Centers (ISOC), Threat Automation, & Embedded Device Forensics. He leads the Cybersecurity Substation Research Lab (CSRL) in Knoxville, TN that evaluates cutting edge technologies for their use in electric utility environments.
Steve Bernardez - Partner, Avanta Ventures [MODERATOR]
Steve is a Partner at Avanta Ventures. Steves investment areas of focus include Mobility, InsurTech, AI, IoT/Connected Home & distributed ledger technology. Prior to Avanta Ventures, Steve was a Partner at ONSET Ventures focusing on early stage B2B software in the enterprise SaaS application, AI/analytics, & cybersecurity spaces. Over his twelve years with ONSET, Steve worked at the board level alongside passionate entrepreneurs at over twenty startups, helping to craft lasting business models, forge strategic partnerships, & exit profitably. Steve came to ONSET Ventures from Microsoft, where he insourced innovation by building relationships within the VC & startup communities. Before Microsoft, Steve led business development at ecommerce search startup Mercado Software (acquired by Omniture), was a strategy consultant at Accenture, a research analyst at Bailard, & a Eurobond hedging desk clerk at Citibank London.
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